(n.) A chold's apron covering the upper part of the body, and tied with tape or cord; a pinafore.
(v. t.) A row or rank, especially one of two or more rows placed one above, or higher than, another; as, a tier of seats in a theater.
Example Sentences:
(1) Mike Ashley told Lee Charnley that maybe he could talk with me last week but I said: ‘Listen, we cannot say too much so I think it’s better if we wait.’ The message Mike Ashley is sending is quite positive, but it was better to talk after we play Tottenham.” Benítez will ask Ashley for written assurances over his transfer budget, control of transfers and other spheres of club autonomy, but can also reassure the owner that the prospect of managing in the second tier holds few fears for him.
(2) In a triple tier configuration, females concentrated 66% of their travel on the top tier.
(3) Not because we are “chippy, moronic gits” (thank you, Twitter), but because we do not see the social benefit of a two-tier education system that provides a small minority with vastly more opportunities than the rest.
(4) Oregon’s governor on Wednesday signed trailblazing legislation that will raise the minimum wage to nearly $15 in six years, and do so through a three-tiered system that has not been tried anywhere else in the country.
(5) Tier one comprises the nosological diagnosis, and tier two a detailed depiction of the component psychological dysfunctions.
(6) A 28 kDa calcium-binding protein (CaBP, or calbindin-D28 kDa) is expressed in dorsal tier mesostriatal dopaminergic neurons.
(7) A new, two-tier system for biotyping Salmonella typhimurium gives a finer and more reliable differentiation of strains than the Kristensen scheme and is capable of future extension by the addition of new types and new tests.
(8) The first two games from that partnership will be based on the company’s b-tier franchises Animal Crossing and Fire Emblem.
(9) It also represents the legalisation of a two-tiered system of tenants' rights – those who can afford to have rights and those who can't."
(10) Instead it said that the changing of the settings – which previously required users to navigate through up to 150 different settings to control who could see their data, to a simpler four-tiered version plus a "customise" option – was "merely a red herring".
(11) It's a pacey device, and one that serves the game-show content of the novel, and this is a good book; mid-tier King.
(12) The testing found that ATEbank would have a Tier 1 capital ratio of 4.36% under the most adverse scenario, leaving it short of €242.6m.
(13) In the year of the credit crunch, 2007, the bank's crucial tier one ratio – a measure of its financial health – was 4.7%.
(14) Such a compromise would have been difficult to reach even with such a deal, because many Democrats fear it would create a “two-tier” workforce.
(15) This tier system appears to provide a considered and careful approach to the requirement to assess the ocular tolerance of those materials for which conventional animal tests are not essential.
(16) The rhabdom of the larval eye, if cut longitudinally, exhibits a "banded" structure over its entire length; in the adult the banded part is confined to the distal end, and the rhabdom is tiered.
(17) Last month he told MPs on the education select committee he doubted there was any proof of noncompliance with the standards by academies, which Oliver has warned risks creating a two-tier system where some pupils receive healthy food and others do not.
(18) The tier system approach to Subdivision M guidelines allows for an effective screen (Tier I), and for in-depth (Tier II) evaluation of biochemical pesticides as immunotoxic agents.
(19) Auditors are also concerned about the longer-term financial sustainability of single-tier and county councils, reporting that 52% of these authorities are not well placed to deliver their medium-term financial strategies.” The report concludes that the DCLG “does not monitor in a coordinated way the impact of funding reductions on services, and relies on other departments and inspectorates to alert it to individual service failures.
(20) As the government pushes ahead with funding cuts of more than a third in local government, the National Audit Office said many single-tier and county councils feared for core services including education and social care.
Tire
Definition:
(n.) A tier, row, or rank. See Tier.
(n.) Attire; apparel.
(n.) A covering for the head; a headdress.
(n.) A child's apron, covering the breast and having no sleeves; a pinafore; a tier.
(n.) Furniture; apparatus; equipment.
(n.) A hoop or band, as of metal, on the circumference of the wheel of a vehicle, to impart strength and receive the wear.
(v. t.) To adorn; to attire; to dress.
(v. i.) To seize, pull, and tear prey, as a hawk does.
(v. i.) To seize, rend, or tear something as prey; to be fixed upon, or engaged with, anything.
(v. i.) To become weary; to be fatigued; to have the strength fail; to have the patience exhausted; as, a feeble person soon tires.
(v. t.) To exhaust the strength of, as by toil or labor; to exhaust the patience of; to wear out (one's interest, attention, or the like); to weary; to fatigue; to jade.
Example Sentences:
(1) As he sits in Athens wondering when the International Monetary Fund is going to deliver another bailout, George Papandreou might be tempted to hum a few lines of Tired of Waiting for You.
(2) I was so tired I just used to fall asleep on my feet.
(3) According to articles presented by Breitbart, Clinton is tired and ailing.
(4) That may sound familiar to Tottenham fans, who grew tired with their team’s aimless, sideways passing under André Villas-Boas.
(5) I’m personally sick and tired of Pristina and Belgrade, because we’ve been victimised by high politicians.” Facebook Twitter Pinterest The bridge connecting the Albanian and Serb parts of Mitrovica.
(6) An example calculation of rolling resistance for a polyurethane tire is given in detail.
(7) The extent of inadequate rest has prompted fears that many people are too tired to do their jobs properly, with some so sleep-deprived their brains are as confused as if they had consumed too much alcohol.
(8) Do you not get tired of the mass surveillance in this country?” Finicum told reporters.
(9) We’re tired of answering these questions,” one woman said.
(10) I’m tired, man.” But he hopes that it might be done quickly.
(11) I, along with many others, am tired of this toxic propaganda.
(12) Further the diabetics claimed to be more tired and diabetic males had more sexual concerns.
(13) Apart from that, it’s becoming increasingly tiring to see people posing about how there is no point voting because it’s all rigged, the politicians are all the same and the rest.
(14) In any case, people had tired of combative rhetoric and wanted softer platitudes.
(15) There is no guarantee of surgical success with such an injury but Murray was tiring of the constant reliance on pain killers to get through tough matches.
(16) The concentrations of 1-NP and airborne particulates changed significantly in all examined areas in parallel with the rise and fall of the frequencies of studded tire use.
(17) Transposable and interspersed repetitive elements (TIREs) are ubiquitous features of both prokaryotic and eukaryotic genomes.
(18) The players come to Australia tired and exhausted already because they’ve been going since mid-November.” Another issue is the way the women treat their practice time.
(19) But when you're tired, you've played in 94 or 95 minutes, players choose power rather than technique, rather than placing it.
(20) On the return journey, the tired passengers exchange smuggling anecdotes and safety tips.