The highly experienced Swiss flight crew of the Swiss Ambulance Challenger Jet had to pay special attention to ultra soft landings at fuel stops and special climb step procedures, not to harm the patient's critical condition during the long haul transfer flight.

In its fresh condition this protist is soft and cartilaginous, varying in color from a greenish-yellow, through red, to a dark purple or purplish-brown.

* Presbylarynx is a condition in which age-related atrophy of the soft tissues of the larynx results in weak voice and restricted vocal range and stamina.

* Laryngomalacia is a very common condition of infancy, in which the soft, immature cartilage of the upper larynx collapses inward during inhalation, causing airway obstruction.

Dental subluxation is a non-dental-urgency condition, i. e., unlikely to result in significant morbidity if not seen within 24 hours by a dentist, and usually treated conservatively ; good oral hygiene with 0. 12 % chlorhexidine gluconate mouthwash, a soft and cold diet, and avoidance of smoking for several days.

This condition continues for several days, passing through the opalescent changes of soft pink, silvery white and finally yellow green.

Many types of coil spring are wound in an annealed ( soft ) condition and then tempered to achieve their strength as a spring.

Research into malignant hyperthermia was limited until the discovery of " porcine stress syndrome " ( PSS ) in Danish Landrace and other pig breeds selected for muscling, a condition in which stressed pigs develop " pale, soft, exudative " flesh ( a manifestation of the effects of malignant hyperthermia ) rendering their meat less marketable at slaughter.

However, Helio Gracie was able to perform ukemi, as demonstrated by his earlier match with Kamura's fellow judoka Kado, was in excellent condition, benefited from the soft mat used in competition, and showed a strong will to win and refusal to lose-he was undeterred.

Many sandstones are held together by an infinitesimal amount of colloid or cryptocrystalline silica ; when freshly dug from the quarry they are soft and easily trimmed, but after exposure to the air for some time they become much harder, as their siliceous cement sets and passes into a rigid condition.

As these cool slowly, they are left in an annealed ( soft ) condition, while the plate, having been hot rolled and quenched during manufacture, remains relatively hard.

In many cases, conservative treatment consisting of physical therapy and new shoes with soft, spacious toe boxes is enough to resolve the condition, while in more severe or longstanding cases orthopedic surgery may be necessary to correct the deformity.

And to be " womanly " is to be gentle, fearful, pitying, wavering, and soft, a condition signified by tears.

Reaction time was assessed by the West at one to three hours in the normal soft site readiness condition, and five to fifteen minutes in the normal hard site readiness condition.

The allowable hold time in a highly alert condition ( reaction time equals three to five minutes ) is long — many hours for soft sites, and days for hard sites.

They found only 4 percent of Philippine reefs in excellent condition ( i. e., over 75 percent hard or soft coral cover ), 28 percent in good condition ( 50-75 percent coral cover ), 42 percent in fair condition ( 25-50 percent coral cover ), and 27 percent in poor condition ( less than 25 percent coral cover ).

Hagen makes a deal with patriarch Mickey Shea ( Joseph Kennedy ) that the Corleone family would help get his son James ( John F. Kennedy ) elected President on the condition that his youngest son, Danny ( Robert Kennedy ), the new attorney general, would take a soft stance on organized crime.

The softened scales can then be brushed away with a soft brush, comb or cloth, but if not done very gently, this can worsen the condition and bring about temporary hair loss.

When well developed it may reach 50 ft. in thickness in beds of from I to 5 ft .; in this condition it naturally forms a conspicuous feature in the landscape because it stands out by its superior hardness from the soft shales above and below.

This condition does not involve any type of bacteria or fungi and generally resolves on its own ; the recommended treatment is to brush the tongue with a soft toothbrush twice per day.

There is a trend today to bemoan the fact that Americans are too `` soft ''.

It is not our bodies but our hearts and heads that have grown too soft.

When we become firm enough to stand for those ideals which we know to be right, when we become hard enough to refuse to aid nations which do not permit self-determination, when we become strong enough to resist any more drifts towards socialism in our own Nation, when we recognize that our enemy is Communism not war, and when we realize that concessions to Communists do not insure peace or freedom, then, and only then will we no longer be `` soft ''.

Turn off at any one of the marked picnic areas ( gasoline companies have touring service bureaus that issue booklets on national parks to tell you where you have barbecue facilities ) and -- with soft drinks cooled from morning loading up, hamburger, buns, an array of relishes, and fresh fruit -- your lunch is 75% cheaper than at a restaurant, and 100% more fun.

In soft woods with pronounced grain, there is sometimes a tendency for the hole to wander, due to the varying hardness of the wood.

The second walk through the heart of Rome should be taken after lunch, so that you will reach the Pincian Hill when the soft light of the late afternoon is at its best.

One of the finest soft shoe tunes ever invented, `` Once In Love With Amy '' is also, of course, one of the most tantalizingly persistent of light love lyrics to come out of American musical comedy in our era.

And although there was plenty of vigor in the performance, the ensemble was at its best when the playing was soft and lyrical, yet full of the suppressed tension that is one of the hallmarks of Beethoven.

A piece of soft fabric or rubber is placed behind the beads so that they do not move inadvertently.

Yellow arsenic is soft and waxy, and somewhat similar to tetraphosphorus ().

Actinium is a soft, silvery-white, radioactive, metallic element.

Americium is a relatively soft radioactive metal with silvery appearance.

A marked difference from the text exists in Moran's portrayal, where she is shown to be an attractive, fashionable and emotional woman showing an occassional soft corner for Poirot.

Today, a soft version is sold under the same name which follows an entirely different recipe.

When initially expelled by or removed from the whale, the fatty precursor of ambergris is pale white in color ( sometimes streaked with black ), soft, with a strong fecal smell.

The bond forms because the adhesive is soft enough to flow ( i. e. " wet ") to the adherend.

Spin is induced by gun barrels having rifling which engages a soft metal band around the projectile, called a " driving band " ( UK ) or " rotating band " ( U. S .).

In between lies Strathmore, a derivation of the Gaelic for the Great Valley, which is a fertile agricultural area noted for the growing of potatoes, soft fruit and the raising of Angus cattle.

Another use of agar-agar is in Ptich ' ye moloko ( Bird's Milk ), a rich gellied custard ( or soft meringue ) used as a cake filling or chocolate-glazed as individual sweets.

Beadwork is the art or craft of attaching beads to one another or to cloth, usually by the use of a needle and thread or soft, flexible wire.

It is famous for the exceptional preservation of the soft parts of its fossils.

This is mainly due to the limited extent of burrowing activity ; as such bioturbation became more prevalent throughout the Cambrian, environments capable of preserving organisms ' soft parts became much rarer.

There is also a fountain ( şadırvan ) where worshipers can perform ritual ablutions before prayer ; the dome over the şadırvan is capped by a skylight which creates a soft, serene light below ; thus playing an important role in the illumination of the large building.