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This new resistance locus is particularly interesting because it lies so close to genes that are gatekeepers for the malaria parasite's invasion machinery, we now need to drill down at this locus to characterise these complex patterns of genetic variation more precisely and to understand the molecular mechanisms by which they act. – Dominic Kwiatkowski	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
There are still growth headwinds, currency headwinds, so prices will struggle to maintain rallies. This risk-on, risk-off mentality will characterise our summer period and the weeks ahead of us look to be pretty choppy. – Robin Bhar	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
We have been talking about it being the beginning of the end and that's still the way I would characterise it, what it will have done, I think, is raised some doubts in people's minds that the bull run is not without end. – Daragh Maher	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
Seven things characterise the wise man, and seven the blockhead. The wise man speaks not before those who are his superiors, either in age or wisdom. He interrupts not others in the midst of their discourse. He replies not hastily. His questions are relevant to the subject, his answers, to the purpose. In delivering his sentiments he taketh the first in order first, the last, last. What he understands not he says, ?I understand not.? He acknowledges his error, and is open to conviction. The reverse of all this characterises the blockhead. – The Talmud	added by anonymous 12 years ago
Noble birth is an accident of fortune, noble actions characterise the great. – Goldoni	added by anonymous 12 years ago

This new resistance locus is particularly interesting because it lies so close to genes that are gatekeepers for the malaria parasite's invasion machinery, we now need to drill down at this locus to characterise these complex patterns of genetic variation more precisely and to understand the molecular mechanisms by which they act.

– Dominic Kwiatkowski

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

There are still growth headwinds, currency headwinds, so prices will struggle to maintain rallies. This risk-on, risk-off mentality will characterise our summer period and the weeks ahead of us look to be pretty choppy.

– Robin Bhar

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

We have been talking about it being the beginning of the end and that's still the way I would characterise it, what it will have done, I think, is raised some doubts in people's minds that the bull run is not without end.

– Daragh Maher

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

Seven things characterise the wise man, and seven the blockhead. The wise man speaks not before those who are his superiors, either in age or wisdom. He interrupts not others in the midst of their discourse. He replies not hastily. His questions are relevant to the subject, his answers, to the purpose. In delivering his sentiments he taketh the first in order first, the last, last. What he understands not he says, ?I understand not.? He acknowledges his error, and is open to conviction. The reverse of all this characterises the blockhead.

– The Talmud

added by anonymous
12 years ago

Noble birth is an accident of fortune, noble actions characterise the great.

– Goldoni

added by anonymous
12 years ago

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