(1) The alterations of haematological parameters in albino rats were studied after oral administration of an aqueous extract of silken styles of corn (Zea maize Linn.)
(2) And when Cameron goes home to sleep in Number 10, and President Xi tucks himself under the silken bedspread of the Belgian Suite, one can only hope that, for a moment at least, they might be painfully aware that just a mile or so away, in an exhibition at the Royal Academy of Art, a replica of a Chinese political prisoner is lying in a mock-up prison cell for all the world to see.
(3) Ingham, whose gruffness camouflages an intellect of silken agility, was addressing the specific question of his boss’s public image, and asking, by implication, if the Iron Lady could – well – melt, just a little.
(4) From the luxuriant hair to the defiant pose to the silken red dress, there is nothing not regal about this photograph.
(5) From the first scene, following the flight of a rudimentary hot air balloon, we're whisked away by silken camera moves and stark compositions to a time and place where we're no less confused, amazed or terrified than Rublev himself.
(6) A silken thread was inserted in the extracorporeal shunt between the carotid artery and the jugular vein.
(7) Chunn, however, also senses the silken whisper of celebrity endorsement at work.
(8) "I am a Christian, I believe in the social market and I think we do tend to forget the difference between value and price, not just in the Conservative party but across the spectrum in this country," is his silken summary of where he stands.
(9) The results emphasize that the biochemical changes caused through aqueous extract of silken styles of corn (Zea maize Linn.)
(10) Essentials Vanessa stayed at the Hotel Silken Amara, double rooms from €119, and travelled with Brittany Ferries, which sails into Bilbao or Santander from Portsmouth or Plymouth.
(11) When compared with a soy-flour meal containing an equal amount of protein, iron absorption was found to be significantly improved with silken tofu, natto, tempeh, rice miso, barley miso, and soybean miso.
(12) "I was just beginning to feel cocky, when he turned on me with a silken question about how the Telegraph acquired the expenses files.
(13) David had escaped on a silken ladder from this world of bored luxury.
(14) Photograph: Alamy Caterpillars have orange brown backs with blueish-grey bands and build nests that form white silken clumps near the tops of pine trees.
Slick
Definition:
(n.) See Schlich.
(a.) Sleek; smooth.
(v. t.) To make sleek or smoth.
(n.) A wide paring chisel.
Example Sentences:
(1) BP sprayed almost 2m gallons of Corexit on the slick and at the leak site on the seabed.
(2) There is effective use of a scuba-like neoprene fabric which is slickly practical and gives a bold, shell-like silhouette to hooded coats and to sweatshirts which seems to reference the balloon and cocoon shapes that Cristobal Balenciaga invented to great acclaim in the 1950s.
(3) Here, anyway, is what increasingly seems to be the future: slick corporate logos flashing from prisons, hospitals, schools, detention centres, defence facilities, police stations and more, and a cut-price society pitched somewhere between Margaret Thatcher and Philip K Dick .
(4) If he ever scores a better goal than his first in United's slick 2-0 win over West Ham United , we may have to stop football altogether, because there would be nothing left to see.
(5) Held on the nineteenth floor of Broadgate Tower in the city, complete with panoramic views and a stunning sunset, this show delivered a wardrobe of polished separates, slick tailoring and chic dresses.
(6) But at the same time, it is a polished, slick, and highly-effective product in a billion-pound global business.
(7) Bush has also provided a taste of how he might spend some of the $100m he has raised from Super Pac donors, filming a series of slick ads (currently paid for by the campaign) that paint him as the business-friendly face of grownup America.
(8) Arguments rage, however, about how real this development is; whether it is slick and superficial or has reached deep into the city’s deprivation.
(9) The slick advert, released this week, shows a young couple flirting at a polling site , before the woman grabs the man by the neck and pulls him into the election booth as heavy breaths accompany a techno soundtrack.
(10) HTB's services, the preaching, even the miracles, are all slick and informal and the atmosphere seems to most people genuinely friendly.
(11) Grilled cuttlefish on a bed of chestnut purée comes dramatically drizzled with black squid ink and shredded fried leek, while the innocuous-sounding champi con foie conceals mushroom, foie gras, creamy alioli (garlic mayonnaise) and a slick of salsa verde.
(12) While its impact on retail is unquestionable, from user reviews of products through to its persistence in developing a slick, global department store, Rayner points out that there has also been plenty of pain for Amazon’s gain.
(13) Neither did the 66-year-old man with the look of a geography teacher in retirement speak in soundbites nor appear in slick suits.
(14) And the best car – the Aston Martin DB5 with smokescreen, oil slick, front-wing machine guns and passenger ejector seat, all of which Bond employs against carfuls of henchmen in pursuit … to no avail, because he ends up totalling it and getting captured anyway.
(15) Their focus on supernatural faith – on healing and speaking in tongues – is shared with LoveBristol, but E 5 put less emphasis on woolly jumpers and green politics and more on slick online videos and social media .
(16) That combination had earned them the lead, the England striker’s first Liverpool goal converted slickly to suggest a cakewalk ahead.
(17) They were definitely convinced by the slick [Isis] media.
(18) The equaliser was slickly constructed, the ball shifted smartly from left to right at pace with home defenders lunging in but unable to intercept, before Mohamed Salah curled a delicious shot beyond Petr Cech.
(19) And City – calm, professional, slick, assured – made absolutely certain the title race had experienced its final twist.
(20) With his sharp punching and slick ringcraft, Saunders had already proved himself by the time he arrived in Beijing.