(a.) Formed into a sum; summed up; reduced into a narrow compass, or into few words; short; brief; concise; compendious; as, a summary statement of facts.
(a.) Hence, rapidly performed; quickly executed; as, a summary process; to take summary vengeance.
(a.) A general or comprehensive statement; an abridged account; an abstract, abridgment, or compendium, containing the sum or substance of a fuller account.
Example Sentences:
(1) In summary, GABAergic tone did not effect basal acid secretion in anesthetized rats.
(2) The key warning from the Fed chair A summary of Bernanke's hearing Earlier... MPs in London quizzed the Bank of England on Libor.
(3) The summary statistics examined are (a) the slope of the least-squares regression of the marker, (b) the average of the last r measurements, and (c) the difference between the averages of the last r and the first s measurements.
(4) Hospital discharge summary data were used to identify and study all 2,870 Rhode Island residents hospitalized in-state with head injuries during 1979 and 1980.
(5) This review of androgenetic alopecia (AA) in women provides a summary of hair physiology and biochemistry, a general discussion of AA, and a brief description of other types of hair loss in women.
(6) Russia's most widely watched television station, state-controlled Channel One, followed a bulletin about his death with a summary of the crimes he is accused of committing, including the siphoning of millions of dollars from national airline Aeroflot.
(7) In summary, these studies show: 1) that the H-35 cell IGF-II receptor is synthesized first as a 245-kDa precursor having 4-6 high-mannose oligosaccharide side chains, 2) processing of the receptor oligosaccharides by mannose removal and terminal sialylation converts the 245-kDa precursor to the 250-kDa mature product which has been previously identified as the functional receptor in the plasma membrane, 3) the apparent molecular mass of the receptor in the absence of N-glycosylation is 232-kDa, and 4) glycosylation of the IGF-II receptor is required for the acquisition of IGF-II binding activity.
(8) It was a waspish summary in which he noted that, while Pope Francis "may have renounced his own infallibility", Margaret Thatcher never did.
(9) In summary, the risk of uterine rupture in patients who have previously undergone cesarean section but are allowed a trial of labor is low and not associated with serious complications.
(10) The summary adjusted relative risk for a Down syndrome livebirth for all those of North African or Asian origin, compared to those for women of European origin, was about 1.56.
(11) Sixty-one percent of all discharge summaries omitted the diagnosis of diabetes.
(12) In summary, we have isolated a novel inositol phospholipid in rat brain, PIP3, the parent compound for inositol tetrakisphosphate (IP4).
(13) Results of analyses for cell surface antigens on lymphocytes and for cellular DNA content were reported to the College of American Pathologists Computer Center and the summary data were mailed to participants.
(14) In summary, the present results indicate that both the vasodilator and systolic pressor responses to adrenaline are enhanced in endurance-trained subjects.
(15) 9.59am GMT Summary We’ll leave you with a summary of what transpired here throughout the day: • Julia Gillard announced a contest for her position as prime minister following calls by Simon Crean, a senior minister in her government, for her to be replaced by her predecessor, Kevin Rudd • Shortly before the ballot was to take place Kevin Rudd announced he would not stand for the Labor Party leadership , re-iterating his promise to the Australian people that he would not challenge Julia Gillard • When it came time for the ballot, Gillard was the only person who stood for the leadership and she and her deputy Wayne Swan were elected unopposed .
(16) In summary, we found that LY253963 inhibited influenza A and B virus replication in several cell types, but that it was associated with cytostatic effects at low concentrations.
(17) The study outcome of primary interest was the radiologist's report of the adequacy of examination as indicated in the written summary of the results of the barium enema procedure.
(18) During those conversations, Monaco underscored US support for Yemen, according to White House summaries.
(19) Updated at 7.42pm BST 7.19pm BST Summary Here's a summary of Obama's statement and Q&A: President Obama said that to avoid 'the abyss', Iraq must form a new, inclusive government.
(20) Depressed patients who received ECT had more temporal horn atrophy and greater subcortical abnormality summary scores than normal subjects.
Upshot
Definition:
(n.) Final issue; conclusion; the sum and substance; the end; the result; the consummation.
Example Sentences:
(1) One upshot of this alliance is a weekly, free HIV testing and support service for sex workers in the Westminster area.
(2) The upshot of that is that the government's finances did the splits: the tax take collapsed just as welfare spending shot upwards.
(3) Perhaps the principal upshot of this was what would become known as the "impasse" in development studies.
(4) 39 min: After a 22-man debate about the rights and wrongs of the red card, hot heat particularly emanating from Puyol, the upshot of it all is that Barcelona have a free-kick just outside the Chelsea area.
(5) The New York Times Upshot model gives Democrats a 57% chance of winning the Senate, and may even seriously erode the Republican party’s tighter grip on the House of Representatives.
(6) A debt-to-GDP ratio in excess of 200% is the upshot of more than two decades of sluggish growth and repeated attempts to pump-prime the economy.
(7) The upshot of all this is simple, but so at odds with Westminster groupthink that it feels almost funny.
(8) The upshot is that fans will get a full day's action to watch in Paris .
(9) The upshot is that the Bank of Japan still has plenty of work to do to boost price pressures.” The Nikkei benchmark index opened sharply higher on Monday, gaining more than 3% off the back of gains on Wall Street and in Europe on Friday, as well as encouraging US retail sales figures.
(10) That’s what appears to be the upshot of the Gawker v Hulk Hogan trial so far.
(11) The upshot is that it's hard to compare this year's result to previous years.
(12) She depicts an exquisitely awkward meeting during which the dads had to be set to DIY, otherwise they would all have just sat around wondering whether or not to talk about cancer – the upshot of which was that they assembled her an exercise bike, which sits pristine in the corner of the room.
(13) But the upshot was that the elders allegedly said, 'Go back to Ann Cryer and tell her it's nothing to do with us.
(14) The upshot was that she had to go through a very challenging and upsetting complaints procedure over many, many months, even though the outcome was sanction of the old male academic in question.
(15) I've just spent half an hour on the phone to various Labour party people, and here is the not-exactly-revelatory upshot: " bigotgate " – if you want to call it that – is beyond grim.
(16) The upshot is that we would not necessarily expect a sustained rise in Treasury yields even if the Fed, perhaps mindful of the implications for its balance sheet and eventual exit strategy, does scale back its purchases later in the year.
(17) One upshot, some would argue, is that he fits bill of a classic lone wolf – a profile that had been much feared by security officials.
(18) The upshot, after a second meeting the following year, was an experiment: could they get to know each other by number-crunching their lives, one topic per week, with only a handful of coloured pens to bring their data to life?
(19) This is something that we can go out and make a real impact by casting a vote directly for the issue.’ I think the voters get that.” The upshot of the 2014 midterms: minimum wage is an issue that draws voters even without the multimillion-dollar campaigns devoted to other issues, like labelling genetically modified foods .
(20) While it may be the only standalone data journalism website, it’s competing with sections in numerous other newspapers: The Upshot, in the New York Times; Wonkblog in the Washington Post; and the Guardian’s own data blog (now five years old) to name just a handful.