hitherto
Meanwhile, opium production dipped in 2009,
with the area of poppy cultivation down by a third in Helmand -
the province under British control that has hitherto
been the poppy centre of the country.
ignite
When the vessels later reinflated,they were thought to ignite spasms
in the bronchial tubes, like tingling in warming fingers.
"And that probably does happen," Dr. Randolph says.
indulge
If the government follows a pacifist policy,
the separatists and jihadis will indulge in bullying tactics
and recruit more youth to extremism.
inherit
Yet most ancestry testing only considers a single lineage,
either the Y chromosome inherited through men in a father's line
or mitochondrial DNA, which is passed down only from mothers.
lapse
But some disagree about whether the affair was a lapse
or an emotional breakthrough for a man
who struggled with his feelings toward women.
linear
The linear no-threshold (LNT) theory
is used by all the world's radiation authorities -
the UN Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation,
the International Commission on Radiological Protection
to estimate risks at low doses.
mechanism
G.E., with its partner Hitachi, wants to put the molybdenum,
in a pencil-like shape, on the mechanism that usually holds
the neutron-measuring instrument.
merge
Democratic Representative of New York,in his opening statement
in a hearing of the House Oversight Committee; Towns and others
accused Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke of putting pressure on Bank of America
to merge with Merrill Lynch last December.
laptop
A: I think there must be something wrong with my laptop.
B: Let me have a look. Maybe I can fix it.