(1) I'm sure they would love to add to their valiance and industry the occasional Ferrero Rocher or a potato that's not in a tin.
Variance
Definition:
(n.) The quality or state of being variant; change of condition; variation.
(n.) Difference that produce dispute or controversy; disagreement; dissension; discord; dispute; quarrel.
(n.) A disagreement or difference between two parts of the same legal proceeding, which, to be effectual, ought to agree, -- as between the writ and the declaration, or between the allegation and the proof.
Example Sentences:
(1) Under resting conditions, the variance of cerebral metabolism seems to be primarily related to regions which are closely involved with the limbic system.
(2) Comparisons of ICR locations were made between flexion and extension, between left and right limbs, and between living and dead dogs, using analysis of variance.
(3) Calbindin-D9K (immunoassay) was decreased in SHR vs WKY rats by 27%, 64%, and 67% in segments A1, B1, and C1, respectively (P < 0.01); its mRNA was decreased to a similar extent (69%, 82%, and 80%, respectively; P < 0.002 by analysis of variance).
(4) During recovery, while the heart rate decreased and the RR interval variance increased, there was a relative increase in LF and a relative decrease in HF in normal subjects (either sedentary or athletic).
(5) The total amount of variance explained in the frequency of utilization (47%) exceeded that explained by other studies of utilization of various health services by the elderly.
(6) However, consistent data collection procedures appeared to reduce within-subject variance.
(7) The tissue counts and specific activity were analyzed by three-way analysis of variance.
(8) The pattern of day to day variability in egg counts from individuals can be characterized by the linear relationship between the logarithms of the variances and means.
(9) It appears impossible to define a "positive" tilt test that would adequately identify patients with clinically significant dehydration or blood loss; this is due to the large variance in patients' orthostatic measurements both in a healthy and in an ill state and the lack of a significant correlation of orthostatic measurements to a level of dehydration.
(10) There was a large variance of the obtained values in all groups.
(11) The excellent comparability of paired platelet counts, at variance to that found in some previous studies, indicates that skin puncture blood can be used for platelet estimation providing an appropriate counting method is used.
(12) Analysis of variance confirmed that the intra-individual variations (CV = 36%) exceeded all other variance components involved.
(13) Child weight accounted for 72 and 78% of the variance in RMR in studies 1 and 2, respectively.
(14) Study I findings did not provide support for synergistic mechanisms; nonorthogonal analysis of variance showed interaction effects (CRT x IT) restricted to tactile-perceptual speed.
(15) The PvuII-CIII and PvuII-AIV polymorphisms were both associated with differences in apo AI levels, explaining 3.7%-5.7% of the sample variance.
(16) Fifty-two percent of the variance in visit volume were explained; compared with the findings reported in similar studies, alignment with a regular source of care was more closely associated with visit volume and physician contact.
(17) The best was the oral version of the Symbol Digit Modalities test, which by itself accounted for 70% of the variance of the full-sized-vehicle driving score.
(18) Both the indirect and direct measures of attitude and social norm explained a significant amount of the variance in intention and BSE frequency.
(19) The analysis of variance proved the parallelity and linearity of the dose-response curves.
(20) Although large metropolitan programs generally followed the guidelines of the American Thoracic Society and the Center for Disease Control for tuberculosis chemoprophylaxis, some major variances in practice were reported.