(n.) The act or process of washing ores in a buddle.
Example Sentences:
(1) Behind her balcony, decorated with a flourishing pothos plant and a monarch butterfly chrysalis tied to a succulent with dental floss, sits the university’s power plant.
(2) Theresa May signals support for UK-EU membership deal Read more Faull’s fix, largely accepted by Britain, also ties the hands of national governments.
(3) The quantity of social ties, the quality of relationships as modified by type of intimate, and the baseline level of symptoms measured five years earlier were significant predictors of psychosomatic symptoms among this sample of women.
(4) They are just literally lying.” In August Microsoft severed its ties, saying Alec’s stance on climate change and several other issues “conflicted directly with Microsoft’s values”.
(5) There is a gradual loosening of the adolescent's emotional dependence on her parents and a transfer of dependency ties to peers.
(6) We have reported on a simple and secure method of tying up hair during transplantation surgery for alopecia.
(7) Maybe it’s because they are skulking, sedentary creatures, tied to their post; the theatre critic isn’t going anywhere other than the stalls, and then back home to write.
(8) Beijing has no interest in seeing strained ties affecting development plans either.” The Moranbong band was founded by Kim Jong-un , with each member reportedly selected by a leader eager to make his mark on the cultural scene.
(9) Two years ago I met a wonderful man and we now feel it’s time to tie the knot.
(10) The glory lay in the defiance, although the outcome of the tie scarcely looks promising for Arsenal when the return at Camp Nou next Tuesday is borne in mind.
(11) Alec played a role in the resignation of the UK defence secretary Liam Fox last year over his close ties to his friend Adam Werritty.
(12) The Dodgers and Braves are tied 1-1 in the third inning and the Detroit Tigers and Oakland A's ALDS will start at 9:37pm EST.
(13) And if that ties up with one another then Oscar has got a major problem."
(14) Los Angeles were relentless in their vicious pursuit of a game-tying goal on Wednesday, bidding to send Game 4 into overtime.
(15) "This is the guy we've all seen in Borders or HMV on a Friday afternoon, possibly after a drink or two, tie slightly undone, buying two CDs, a DVD and maybe a book - fifty quid's worth - and frantically computing how he's going to convince his partner that this is a really, really worthwhile investment."
(16) The levy would also confirm the dramatically changing nature of Pakistan's ties with its western partners, from a strategic alliance to a transactional relationship, with deep suspicions on both sides.
(17) Trade unions criticised the corporation’s 1% offer, tied to a minimum of just £390, for those staff earning under £50,000, calling it “completely unacceptable” .
(18) Unlike most CDU politicians, he keeps close ties to the British Conservatives despite their differences on Europe .
(19) Last week, the army major who ordered Dar to be tied to the vehicle was awarded a commendation for his counter-insurgency work in the region.
(20) He added, however, that the US would "remain the world's leading military and economic power for the next two to three decades" and he ruled out a radical shift in bilateral ties.
Vying
Definition:
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Vie
() a. & n. from Vie.
Example Sentences:
(1) Skin tyrosinase levels and the eumelanin and phaeomelanin contents of the hair were measured in pubertal and adult C3H-HeA*vy mice that grow dark and golden yellow hair respectively.
(2) If the billions that have been thrown at this programme had been invested in providing teachers with decent, evidence-based training which is “on-the-job”, then standards would have sky-rocketed and we would be vying with the best education systems in the world, such as those in Finland and Singapore.
(3) The congresswoman, who had been vying forthe Republican nomination, finished sixth in the caucus on Tuesday night.
(4) SpaceX is among four firms vying to build space taxis to fly astronauts, tourists and non-Nasa researchers.
(5) The two-dimensional modulation transfer function [MTF(vx, vy)] has been determined for the EMI CT head scanner by measuring the point spread function (PSF) in different locations in the field of view.
(6) One of the companies vying to make the idea a reality, Hyperloop One , which changed its name from Hyperloop Technologies on Wednesday to coincide with the open-air propulsion test in the Nevada desert, has also closed an $80m series B funding round which includes investment from the French national rail company SNCF.
(7) This is a stupid country in so many ways,” said the Republican frontrunner who is vying to become the successor to Ronald Reagan, with his city upon a hill.
(8) It’s just plain wrong, and certainly wrong coming from someone who is vying to become president of the United States.” 'I maxed out my credit card': Trump University graduates speak out Read more Trump said last week that Judge Gonzalo Curiel’s Mexican heritage represented an “absolute conflict” of interest in two class-action fraud cases against Trump University that Curiel is presiding over in California.
(9) Across the country motorcycle taxi drivers, cobblers, parking attendants, construction workers and nursery teachers are vying for seats in the country's various legislatures.
(10) Top floor: a roomful of sombre youths vying for individual supremacy using some form of networked arcade strategy game that uses collectible cards.
(11) The films now vying for a prize in the 2014 documentary category are the most politically sensitive yet to be considered for attention at the annual Los Angeles ceremony.
(12) Arsène Wenger was left with bitter regrets as Arsenal departed the Champions League , with the antics of Arjen Robben, refereeing decisions and a serious hamstring injury to Mesut Özil vying for prominence.
(13) Even before the Bank of England cut interest rates to a record low of 0.25%, lenders were vying with each other to offer the most attractive home loan packages.
(14) All the major broadcasters are vying to host debates , with Sky News, Channel 4 and ITV pushing to air coverage of a contest between the campaigns for staying in or leaving the European Union ahead of the referendum that is due to take place in June.
(15) It was the first time our opponent has been much better than us.” Mané’s duel with Gomes continued into the second half when they collided again while vying for a deflected Targett cross.
(16) On the other hand, most neurons in the VY receive monosynaptic inputs from the i8N, and some of these neurons project to the ipsilateral flocculus.
(17) The other two judges vying to become president are Lord Mance, a highly regarded supreme court justice who is an expert in commercial law, and the master of the rolls, Lord Neuberger – widely tipped to be the eventual winner.
(18) The onset and end of individual movements are detected on the basis of a preselected V, Vx or Vy threshold and, for every movement thus identified, the integral function of V(t), Vx(t) or Vy(t), characteristic of the type of movement, is generated in such a way that its final value represents ball displacement.
(19) Manchester United are at the centre of a bidding war for a kit deal that could be worth a record £70m a year, with Nike, Adidas, Warrior and Puma reportedly vying to win the contract.
(20) But with Asda, Waitrose, Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Ocado and Morrisons vying for our custom, canny shoppers can take advantage of the competition and shave pounds off delivery costs – and even demand free delivery in return for loyalty.