(1) But the question of what Wray will do after his tenure as FBI director may prompt some skepticism, the former agent said.
(2) There are all sorts of permutations here, not least that founders Ed Wray and Andrew "Bert" Black – who still own 19% of the company – could retain their shares in a company CVC takes private.
(3) The youngest challenger, 42-year-old Norman Wray , represents the Ruptura de los 25 movement, which also encompasses many former government supporters who are now unhappy with the president.
(4) Professor Geoffrey Wood, University of Sheffield Beverley Woodburn, Ruskin College, Oxford David Wray, University of Northumbria Caroline Wright, University of Bristol Tessa Wright, London Metropolitan University Aylwin Yafele, Bournemouth University Olly Zanetti, Open University
(5) The WRAY live-vaccine strain gave no aro+ recombinants in crosses with aroA point mutations to one side of the insertion, indicating a deletion from Tn10 through the sites of these point mutations.
(6) A review of the historical development of oral contraceptives saw Pincus in the 50's revolutionizing steroid chemistry by using his weapons, eloquence and persuasion, to persuade the Searle Company; Syntex; John rock;, and Edris Rice-Wray to carry out research and clinical studies in the field of contraceptives.
(7) 55, 357 (1983)] and later expanded upon by Tofts and Wray.
(8) Wray’s choice to leave public service for a much more lucrative job as a criminal defense attorney will probably be viewed as a typical decision for many federal prosecutors, the former FBI agent who served in Philadelphia said.
(9) Wray worked as an assistant US attorney in Georgia and spent two years as the assistant attorney general in charge of the justice department’s criminal division, before returning to private practice.
(10) Wray was raised in New York and attended Phillips Academy, the same posh New England boarding school as the former presidents George Bush and George W Bush.
(11) As the search for Comey’s replacement kicked off, one former FBI official, Ron Hosko, said: “What some reasonable people might fear is that this might become a game of FBI Apprentice.” In a statement on Wednesday, Jeff Sessions, the attorney general, said America was “fortunate” that Wray had decided “he is willing to make this personal commitment to serve”.
(12) We previously hypothesized (L. V. Wray, M. M. Witte, R. C. Dickson, and M. I. Riley, Mol.
(13) comey cover up Further questions about Wray’s suitability for the FBI job may arise because a partner at the law firm he is poised to depart, King & Spalding, currently serves as an ethics counsel to the trust that holds Trump’s business assets.
(14) Jake Poinier, Wray’s high school friend, college roommate and best man, said Wray was a serious-minded student who was conservative but not politically active.
(15) In a statement Wednesday morning, Thomas O’Connor, the association’s president, did not endorse or oppose Wray’s nomination, but said the group “looks forward to meeting with Mr Wray” and that it was “critically important that the FBIAA understands his views on the FBI, special agents, and the criminal and national security threats that agents combat daily”.
(16) An infant girl with chronic eczema, recurrent infections, elevated IgE and impaired neutrophil chemotaxis appeared to belong to the group of patients described by Buckley, Wray & Belmaker (1972).
(17) But former FBI agents played down the significance of Wray’s link to a Trump associate.
(18) White called Wray “smart, independent” and “widely regarded as a strong leader”.
(19) Who is Christopher Wray, Trump's pick to replace Comey as FBI director?
(20) We have less freedom," says protester Carlotta Wray.
Wry
Definition:
(v. t.) To cover.
(superl.) Turned to one side; twisted; distorted; as, a wry mouth.
(superl.) Hence, deviating from the right direction; misdirected; out of place; as, wry words.
(superl.) Wrested; perverted.
(v. i.) To twist; to writhe; to bend or wind.
(v. i.) To deviate from the right way; to go away or astray; to turn side; to swerve.
(a.) To twist; to distort; to writhe; to wrest; to vex.
Example Sentences:
(1) When I commiserate about the overnight flight that brought them here, Linney gives a wry grimace.
(2) The image was widely shared online and taken as a wry comment on pictures of Donald Trump’s all-male Oval Office team.
(3) Putin could have been forgiven for allowing himself a wry grin, as another court comprehensively trashed Berezovsky's reputation.
(4) No wry observations or whoops-a-daisy trombones to subvert the conceit for period lolz.
(5) She frequently talks about herself as an object of wry or amused discovery.
(6) It was described as the "Twitter revolution" , but almost a year on from Iran's disputed presidential elections, during which the use of social media by the opposition movement made headlines around the world, such claims prompt wry smiles from seasoned observers.
(7) Enigmatic and elusive, they may have named themselves after the US video director because they enjoy his work, or it may be a wry comment on something or other.
(8) Franzen did seem to have a certain sense of humour about himself, and in person has a wry, awkward charm.
(9) Coal plants are the most polluting of all power stations and the World Resources Institute (WRI) identified 1,200 coal plants in planning across 59 countries, with about three-quarters in China and India.
(10) The cover art for the Cranberries' Bury the Hatchet (1999) was an evocation of paranoia – a giant eye bearing down on a crouching figure – that did neither band nor artist many favours; his image for Muse's Black Holes and Revelations (2006) amounted to a thin revival of his work for the Floyd that, if you were being generous, suggested a wry comment on that band's unconvincing attempts to revive the excesses of 1970s progressive rock.
(11) He was a nice man, unpretentious and with a wry manner.
(12) The secretary of state also made a wry comparison between the bipartisan co-operation underpinning the new Afghan government and the polarised state of American domestic politics.
(13) But he is courteous, wry, insightful and very much on the left of his party.
(14) "I think I know what's to come," Chua says with a wry smile.
(15) "I don't think that Plaid Cymru can overturn world capitalism," she says, with a wry smile.
(16) "They were very happy," Wazir recalls with a wry smile.
(17) We are seeing a shift in the expansion of tree cover loss to a second tier of smaller countries that traditionally get much less attention from environmental groups.” He added: “These countries are recovering from years of civil conflicts that have made them off limits to investors who are now looking for opportunities – it is a new frontier of investments.” The WRI analysis suggests that a rapidly growing palm oil industry is one of the biggest contributors to the change.
(18) Guy Shrubsole, at Friends of the Earth, said of the WRI report: "This is a scary number of coal-fired plants being planned.
(19) The WRI report also found that, after a slight dip during the economic troubles of 2008, the global coal trade has rebounded and rose by 13% in 2010.
(20) But he is far from being a show-off: 'In fact, he comes over as a modest individual with a wry sense of humour', says a colleague.