Since much of the double bass's range lies below the standard bass clef, it is notated an octave higher than it sounds.

The double bass's large size and relative fragility make it cumbersome to handle and transport.

Here again is another anomaly which makes one question the true involvement of Jones, the great Venetian window, centre piece of the south front and centre piece of the double cube room is not the dead centre of the room, the other windows in the room are not symmetrically placed, and the central fireplace and Venetian window are not opposite each other as the proportions of a room designed as an architectural feature in itself would demand.

The work calls for a large orchestra of typical late Romantic proportions, double chorus with semichorus, and usually three soloists.

The most common are the twist drill, the solid center shaft with interchangeable cutting blades, the double spur bit, and the power wood bit.

* In the Ethiopic family, vowels are marked by modifying the shapes of the consonants, and one of these pulls double duty for final consonants.

Some, like Rambert, are exiles in double measure since they are not only cut off from those they want to be with but they do not have the luxury of being in their own homes.

German and international students are educated in more than 20 international or foreign-oriented programs and can acquire German as well as international degrees ( Bachelor / Master ) or Doppeldiplome ( double degrees ).

The standard symbol for the arcsecond is the double prime (″) ( U + 2033 ), though a double quote (") ( U + 0022 ) is commonly used where only ASCII characters are permitted.

For bridged alkenes, the Bredt's rule states that a double bond cannot be placed at the bridgehead of a bridged ring system, unless the rings are large enough.

If the two carbon atoms at the double bond are linked to a different number of hydrogen atoms, the halogen is found preferentially at the carbon with fewer hydrogen substituents ( Markovnikov's rule ).

* Compounds with three or more adjacent carbon-carbon double bonds are called cumulenes.

Exterior " latex " house paints may also be a " co-polymer " blend, but the very best exterior water-based paints are 100 % acrylic, due to elasticity and others, but 100 percent acrylic resins cost double as much as vinyl and PVA ( polyvinyl acetate ) is even cheaper, so paint companies make many combinations of them to match the market.

These persons are then made up, and in some cases altered to look like the target, with the body double then taking the place of the person in high risk situations.

Sadie Hawkins Day and double whammy are two terms attributed to Al Capp that have entered the English language.

Eastern tribes have a completely different beadwork aesthetic, and Innu, Mi ' kmaq, Penobscot, and Haudenosaunee tribes are known for symmetrical scroll motifs in white beads, called the " double curve.

There is a total of, ( double track ( as of 1998 )), of which are electrified, mainly at 3, 000 volts DC but with at 25 kV 50 Hz AC ( 2004 ) and all on standard gauge of.

Intentional walks are a strategic defensive maneuver, usually done to bypass one hitter for one the defensive team believes is less likely to initiate a run-scoring play ( e. g., a home run, sacrifice fly, or RBI base hit ), or to set up a double play or force out situation for the next batter.

In more recent years, pure steals of home are rare, although a player may steal home plate during a " delayed double steal ," in which a runner on first attempts to steal second, while the runner on third breaks for home as soon as the catcher throws to second base.

Fatty acids are considered the monomer in that case, and may be saturated ( no double bonds in the carbon chain ) or unsaturated ( one or more double bonds in the carbon chain ).

Non-controlling players may double their wager or decline to do so, but they are bound by the controlling player's decision to take only one card.

" Players who doubled their opponent, seeing the opponent beaver the cube, may in turn then double the stakes once again (" raccoon ") as part of that cube phase before any dice are rolled.

** Nine of his centuries are double centuries ( surpassed only by Donald Bradman )

4-Both cells synthesize a complementary strand to produce a double stranded circular plasmid and also reproduce pili ; both cells are now viable donors.

Factory-made six-string prima balalaikas with three sets of double courses are also common and popular, particularly in Ukraine.

Using the rules of double entry, these journal summaries are then transferred to their respective accounts in the ledger, or book of accounts.

The criterion of double dissimilarity views a reported saying or action of Jesus as possibly authentic, if it is dissimilar from both the Judaism of his time and also from the traditions of the early Christianity that immediately followed him.

Interestingly, cumulenes with ( 1 ) an even number of consecutive double bonds and ( 2 ) dissimilar substituents on either end can be chiral even though they lack a classical stereocenter.

G. E. M. Anscombe objects to consequentialism on the grounds that it does not provide guidance in what one ought to do because there is no distinction between consequences that are foreseen and those that are intended ( see Principle of double effect ).

In those member states, national rules governing double jeopardy may or may not comply with the provision cited above.

The earliest records are those represented in the paintings of the Egyptian tombs, in which they are shown as single or double doors, each in a single piece of wood.

However, this view neglects the fact that i ) both modern cyanobacteria and alpha-proteobacteria are Gram negative bacteria, which are surrounded by double membranes ; ii ) the outer membranes of the endosymbiotic organelles ( chloroplasts and mitochondria ) are very similar to those of these bacteria in their lipid and protein compositions.

Accumulating biochemical data strongly suggest that the double membrane enclosing chloroplasts and mitochondria derived from those of the ancestral bacteria, and the phagosomal membrane disappeared during organelle evolution.

All ARU double raps suggesting the presence of an Ivory-billed Woodpecker should be reconsidered in light of the phenomenon of duck wingtip collisions, especially those recorded in the winter months, when duck flocks are common across flooded bottomlands of the southeastern United States.

Compared to fellow First Ladies when their husbands left office, Reagan's approval was higher than those of Rosalynn Carter and Hillary Rodham Clinton, however she was less popular than Barbara Bush and her disapproval rating was double that of Carter's.

Let those who have been wearing themselves out in both body and soul now work for a double honor.

This increase in size ( almost double vertically ) reduces the range of potential predators to those with much bigger mouths.

The minimalist styled bridge is designed as a sweeping double curve of black granite and the sides are formed of bronze posts that give the impression, from certain angles, of forming a solid wall whereas from others, and to those on the bridge, they are clearly individual entities that allow a view of the water beyond.

However, the achievements of Jean Germain are criticised by the municipal opposition for a lack of ambition: no large building projects comparable with those of Jean Royer have been instituted under his double mandate.

In order to make the Germans aim short, the British used the double agents to exaggerate the number of V-1s falling in the north and west of London and not to report, when possible, those in the south and east.

Supporters of The World Calendar do not deny that their system is at odds with the traditions of a significant portion of the world's population, but argue that Worldsdays and Leapyear Days can be treated as " double " holy days by those who wish to maintain the seven-day week sequence.

This ( with the addition of a ' double tressure fleury counter-fleury ' border ) went on to become the Royal standard of Scotland, still used today but quartered with those of England and of Ireland.

Although the XFL began with better-than-expected TV ratings ( the opening-week games actually delivered ratings double those of what NBC had promised advertisers and the Saturday broadcast had more viewers than the NFL Pro Bowl ) and fair publicity, the audience declined sharply after the first week of the season, going from a 9. 5 rating to a 4. 6 in just one week, and the media attacked the league for what was perceived as a poor quality of play.

When dividends are paid, individual shareholders in many countries suffer from double taxation of those dividends:

* 2138 BC: Babylon: A solar eclipse on 9 May and a lunar eclipse on 24 May occurred and are believed to be the double eclipse that took place 23 years after the ascension of king Shulgi of Babylon by those holding to the long chronology.

During the Song and earlier periods, barge ships occasionally crashed and wrecked along the Shanyang Yundao section of the Grand Canal while passing the double slipways, and more often than not those were then robbed of the tax grain by local bandits.

In both instances where those circumstances arose prior to the Whitlam Government, in 1914 and 1951, the Governor-General dissolved Parliament for a " double dissolution " election on the advice of the Prime Minister.

Some note that women who are disabled face what is called a " double disability ", meaning they must not only deal with the stereotypes and challenges posed by femininity, but they must also deal with those posed by being disabled.

In some escapements ( for example the duplex escapement ), the hand advances every two beats ( full period ) of the balance wheel, typically 1 / 2 second in those watches, or even every four beats ( two periods, 1 second ), in the double duplex escapement.

They then went on to show that the double knockout mice for ApoER2 and VLDLR, which both interact with Dab1, had cortical layering defects similar to those in reeler.

In the book, Howard-Bury includes an account of crossing the " Lhakpa-la " at where he found footprints that he believed " were probably caused by a large ' loping ' grey wolf, which in the soft snow formed double tracks rather like a those of a bare-footed man ".