Help


[permalink] [id link]
+
Page "British and Irish Lions" ¶ 7
from Wikipedia
Edit
Promote Demote Fragment Fix

Some Related Sentences

slight and differences
Later it was found at Montebras, Creuse, France, and at Hebron in Maine ; and because of slight differences in optical character and chemical composition the names montebrasite and hebronite have been applied to the mineral from these localities.
Although the butterfly effect may appear to be an esoteric and unlikely behavior, it is exhibited by very simple systems: for example, a ball placed at the crest of a hill may roll into any of several valleys depending on, among other things, slight differences in initial position.
Occasionally these dies have slight differences.
Due to potentially large differences in value over slight differences in a coin's condition, some commercial coin dealers will repeatedly resubmit a coin to a grading service in the hope of a higher grade.
In his short story " Crabs on the Island " ( 1958 ) Anatoli Dneprov speculated on the idea that since the replication process is never 100 % accurate, leading to slight differences in the descendants, over several generations of replication the machines would be subjected to evolution similar to that of living organisms.
Although the isosahedral structure is extremely common among viruses because of size differences slight variations exist between virions.
High inside pressure inhibits motion because the temperature differences are not enough to push the vanes through the higher concentration of air: there is too much air resistance for " eddy currents " to occur, and any slight air movement caused by the temperature difference is damped by the higher pressure before the currents can " wrap around " to the other side.
Some individuals can detect slight differences in color better than others.
The historical classification of Diprotodon consisted of eight species ( Diprotodon optatum Owen, 1838 ; Diprotodon australis Owen, 1844 ; D. annextans McCoy, 1861 ; D. minor Huxley, 1862 ; D. longiceps McCoy 1865 ; D. loderi Krefft, 1873a ; D. bennettii Krefft, 1873b ( nec D. bennettii Owen, 1877 ); and D. bennettii Owen, 1877 ( nec D. bennettii Krefft, 1873b ); based on size or slight morphological differences of single specimens collected from isolated geographic regions.
In some cases this is due to the dearth of fossils, in other cases it is due to the slight differences used to classify species in the Homo genus.
While mutually comprehensible with other dialects ( especially Sakkwatanci, and to a lesser extent Gaananci ), the northernmost dialects have slight grammatical and lexical differences owing to frequent contact with the Zarma and Tuareg groups and cultural changes owing to the geographical differences between the grassland and desert zones.
Some regions, such as Kalimantan and Sumatra, experience only slight differences in rainfall and temperature between the seasons, whereas others, such as Nusa Tenggara, experience far more pronounced differences with droughts in the dry season, and floods in the wet.
The corresponding Modern English verb to ken survives only in highly remote English dialects, and also in the language Scots in the form ( slight differences between dialects ) of tae ken, other than the derivative existing in the standard language in the set expression beyond one ’ s ken, “ beyond the scope of one ’ s knowledge ” and in the phonologically altered form uncanny, “ surreal ” or “ supernatural ”.
However, the distinction between mass and weight becomes important for measurements with a precision better than a few percent ( because of slight differences in the strength of the Earth's gravitational field at different places ), and for places far from the surface of the Earth, such as in space or on other planets.
The elimination half-life of morphine is approximately 120 minutes, though there may be slight differences between men and women.
The above differences are realised in the various subgroups of Orthodoxy, which maintain significant social differences, and slight differences in understanding Halakha.
The inhabitants of different regions of Poland speak " standard " Polish somewhat differently, although the differences between these broad " dialects " appear slight.
The differences are slight compared to the variety of dialects in English.
Most of these are slight differences in the wording of the prayers ; for instance, Oriental Sephardic and some Hasidic prayer books state " חננו מאתך חכמה בינה ודעת ", " Graciously bestow upon us from You wisdom ( ḥochmah ), understanding ( binah ) and knowledge ( daat )", in allusion to the Kabbalistic sefirot of those names, while the Nusach Ashkenaz, as well as Western Sephardic and other Hasidic versions retain the older wording " חננו מאתך דעה בינה והשכל ", " Graciously bestow upon us from You knowledge, understanding, and reason ".

slight and were
After only eighteen years of non-interference, there were already indications of melioration, though `` in a slight degree '', to be sure.
There were slight fibrosis and marked arteriolosclerosis.
Just as Hart Crane had little influence on anyone except very reactionary writers -- like Allen Tate, for instance, to whom Valery was the last word in modern poetry and the felicities of an Apollinaire, let alone a Paul Eluard were nonsense -- so Dylan Thomas's influence has been slight indeed.
At this apparent slight, R. Ḥiyya manifested chagrin, and R. Abbahu hastened to comfort him by comparing himself to the pedler of glittering fineries that always attracted the eyes of the masses, while his rival was a trader in precious stones, the virtues and values of which were appreciated only by the connoisseur.
The family's periodic attempts to return to the mountains were often prompted by Granny due to a perceived slight she received from one of the " city-folk.
There were 4. 668 million land telephone lines in use in Belgium in 2007, a slight decrease on the 4. 769 million in use in 1997.
Shielded as they were from observation by a slight fold in the land, their commander, Brigadier-General Van Pallandt, ordered the regimental colours to be left in place on the edge of the plateau to convince their opponents they were still in their initial position.
If the descent were truly unbroken, father-to-son, since Confucius's lifetime, the males in the family would all have the same Y chromosome as their direct male ancestor, with slight mutations due to the passage of time.
While both types of gun were effective against wooden ships, neither had the capability to pierce the armour of ironclads ; due to reports of slight problems with the breeches of the Armstrong gun, and their higher cost, the older muzzle-loaders were selected to remain in service, instead.
They were later verified by observations such as the slight bending of starlight by the Sun during a solar eclipse in 1919, and such considerations are now an integral part of the software that runs the GPS system.
The Gregorian calendar reforms made slight changes to the system for determining which years were leap years and thus contained a 29-day February.
A brand new Godzilla suit was designed for this film and some slight alterations were done to his overall appearance.
While slight variations on the standard code had been predicted earlier, none were discovered until 1979, when researchers studying human mitochondrial genes discovered they used an alternative code.
Casualties were slight compared to later battles, rarely amounting to more than 5 % of the losing side, but the slain often included the most prominent citizens and generals who led from the front.
Therefore, the logical basis for the theory is deeply flawed, since it presumes that early Americans, despite being only a slight fraction of the population of industrial era America and armed with rudimentary tools, were many times more destructive than later historic humans who engaged in the often deliberate eradication of species.
Following criticism, especially the arguments from Richard Kirwan who thought Hutton's ideas were atheistic and not logical, Hutton published a two volume version of his theory in 1795, consisting of the 1788 version of his theory ( with slight additions ) along with a lot of material drawn from shorter papers Hutton already had to hand on various subjects such as the origin of granite.
The first few seasons of the series were rather even, with the Cardinals holding a slight advantage with a 14 – 13 record through the 2003 season.
In consequence of a slight indisposition, an anodyne had been prescribed, from the effects of which he fell asleep in his chair at the moment that he was reading the following sentence, or words of the same substance, in ' Purchas's Pilgrimage :' ' Here the Khan Kubla commanded a palace to be built, and a stately garden thereunto: and thus ten miles of fertile ground were inclosed with a wall.
The search was largely abandoned in the early 1990s, when a study of measurements made by the Voyager 2 spacecraft found that the irregularities observed in Uranus's orbit were due to a slight overestimation of Neptune's mass.
By 1873, there were descriptions of a differential stethoscope that could connect to slightly different locations to create a slight stereo effect, though this did not become a standard tool in clinical practice.
There were four principal variants of the Trabant, the P50, also known as the Trabant 500, produced 1957 – 1962 ; the Trabant 600, produced 1962 – 1964 ; the Trabant 601, produced 1963 – 1991 ; and the Trabant 1. 1 produced 1990 – 1991 with a VW engine ( making the " 1. 1 " a slight misnomer ).

slight and red
One possible explanation for the lack of white dwarfs is that when a red giant expels its outer layers to become a planetary nebula, a slight asymmetry in the loss of material could give the star a ' kick ' of a few kilometres per second, enough to eject it from the cluster.
This suggests that red wolves are habitat generalists and can thrive in most settings where prey populations are adequate and persecution by humans is slight.
The Prussian ambassador noted that she had large blue eyes, fair hair with a slight tinge of red, a wide mouth and a notably strong body.
* In 1959 Robert Pound and Glen A. Rebka measured the very slight gravitational red shift in the frequency of light emitted at a lower height, where Earth's gravitational field is relatively more intense.
Hummingbirds show a slight preference for red, tubular flowers as a nectar source.
During handling, powdered sulfur tends to acquire a slight negative charge, while red lead tends to acquire a slight positive charge.
The categorical risks are general thunderstorms ( green shaded area / previously brown line before April 2011 ), " SEE TEXT " ( black, textual label on map indicating potential for isolated severe storms or near-severe storms ), " SLGT " ( yellow shaded area / previously green line indicating slight risk of severe weather ), " MDT " ( red shaded area / previously red line indicating moderate risk of severe weather ), and " HIGH " ( pink shaded area / previously fuchsia line indicating high risk of severe weather ).
The Grand Prix Sedan also had a slight tail light revision, Using the Amber over red as opposed to the red over amber in years past, however the coupe's tail lights remained the same.
## Erythroid hyperplasia with accelerated production of red cells, reflected by reticulocytosis, and slight macrocytosis in peripheral blood
The all red ribbon of the Navy Good Conduct Medal created a slight oddity during the Spanish – American War when the Navy created the Specially Meritorious Service Medal which also used an all red ribbon.
It ripens in late autumn, is pale orange with a red cheek, often covered with a slight glaucous bloom.
When they reproduce, males take on a slight green or red colouration.
A single copy of the cream gene dilutes red pigment in the coat to gold or yellow, and has a slight effect on the skin and eye color.
There has been some slight retouching of her features in red, and the edge of the veil in ochre.
The array was encased in a red plastic housing, bearing a slight resemblance to an overgrown touch-tone telephone.
He wears brown and red armor, a blue mask on his head, has aqua green skin and speaks with a slight Scottish accent.
Reese, the youngest son of William Reese and former actress Sonia Darrin, had a verbal precocity, red hair and slight lisp, all of which made him a recognizable figure.
After a slight blip when they lost 2 – 1 to Cleveland Internationals after receiving two red cards, normal service was resumed with a 7 – 1 hammering of West Michigan Edge in the next game ( which featured a Kenny Uzoigwe hat trick ), and the Bucks strolled to their sixth divisional title.

0.694 seconds.