| 单词 | acid test |
| 例句 | In chemistry and physics the acid test of one’s understanding of a system is whether one can successfully predict its future behavior. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Here are some of today’s more overworked condiments. acid test. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The acid test, when you meet analysts, is are they people you would like to be like? Adam Phillips: a life in writing 2012-06-01T21:55:08Z Setting up your ex with someone new is an acid test for whether you are truly over that person. Match of the day: meet the people who helped their ex find new love 2019-10-22T04:00:00Z Tears are the acid test for me with opera — and often with musicals, even cheerful ones. ArtsBeat: Critics Discuss 'Porgy and Bess' 2012-01-17T13:00:25Z It passes the acid test, in that it is much-loved by people who work locally, not just museum visitors. Museum food: eat the ancestors 2010-05-14T09:15:00Z The acid test for me with Shakespeare, even more than with other plays, is whether the behavior of the people onstage corresponds to how the characters describe one another. ArtsBeat: London Journal: Shakespeare’s Liars and Lovers 2013-07-05T15:47:54Z For me, one acid test of any “Into the Woods” is “Agony,” which isn’t as funny if the princes nail the lyrics but can’t much sing the mock heroic tune. Into the woods of musicals’ sounds: Two critics on what sings on stage and screen 2014-12-18T05:00:00Z Here she is 10 months later with the theatrical acid test: a second play that will reveal whether she was a mere one-hit wonder. Theater Review: Chekhov's Villain Gives an Audience Someone to Root For 2011-05-31T13:30:06Z For many, of course, the acid test will – must – be the aforementioned quality of the novels, in which case the prize has been a failure. Not the Booker prize: and the winners are ... 2010-10-12T11:31:00Z The acid test is whether it works in the moment, in the dark, in the shared dream at the local multiplex. Film review: Inception 2010-07-09T23:17:00Z That continuing power of inspiration, it might be argued, is the acid test of Burle Marx’s greatness. This Brazilian artist and landscape architect was bound only by the limits of his imagination 2019-07-07T04:00:00Z I posed the question to people of all stripes and have come to realize that the question is itself a theatrical acid test: It gives way to passionate replies on both sides. Just Say ‘Cats,’ and Watch the Fur Fly 2016-07-20T04:00:00Z I even make it through a children’s birthday party, surely an acid test of anyone’s nerves. I just took the world’s first 20-hour flight: Here’s what it did to me 2019-10-22T04:00:00Z Because of its length and the fact that it is produced less than, say, Die Walküre as a standalone opera, Götterdämmerung is the acid test for any Brünnhilde. Nina Stemme: 'I am always questioning myself – could it be better?' 2013-05-02T12:51:45Z If not quite the acid test of their aspirations under the Australian, everyone connected with Spurs knew this visit into enemy territory would provide the sternest examination so far. 'Spurs making big strides under Postecoglou' 2023-09-24T04:00:00Z Silver acid test kits are available online or at major jewelry stores. How To Check Silver Authenticity 2018-02-05T05:00:00Z One way of checking to see if your gold is real is by using an acid test. How To Test For Real Gold 2018-03-21T04:00:00Z “The acid test is that I could not see your DMs even if there was a gun to my head,” Musk tweeted on Tuesday. Secure messaging arrives on Twitter – sort of. ‘Don’t trust it yet,’ Musk warns 2023-05-11T04:00:00Z The acid test is that I could not see your DMs even if… Twitter to add encrypted messages and video calls, Musk says 2023-05-10T04:00:00Z "The acid test is people use the system and find it to be a good source of truth, or they don't," Mr Musk told our reporter. Twitter and hate speech: What's the evidence? 2023-04-12T04:00:00Z “The three-month deferral is taking that 33 days and tripling it to be extra sure, extra cautious about this period in the nucleic acid test.” FDA to ease blood donation ban on gay men, allow monogamous to give 2023-01-26T05:00:00Z However, travellers from overseas will still be required to present a negative nucleic acid test certificate for entry, the government said. Macau to drop COVID tests for arriving passengers 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z “It was an acid test for this whole squad but this squad proved how strong we are,” Messi said. Messi evokes Maradona comparisons on road to World Cup final 2022-12-14T05:00:00Z At the China-Japan Friendship Hospital’s fever clinic in Beijing, a dozen people waited for nucleic acid test results. China reduces COVID-19 case number reporting as virus surges 2022-12-13T05:00:00Z "I'm very happy because previously, I had to do a nucleic acid test nearly every day, so this is more convenient," she said. Chinese consumers wary of splurging after Beijing relaxes COVID strictures 2022-12-11T05:00:00Z Entrants do not need to provide a certificate of a negative nucleic acid test, the Beijing News, a newspaper owned by the Chinese Communist Party, said. Beijing Capital Airport drops negative COVID test requirement from Tuesday 2022-12-06T05:00:00Z Rising infections would benefit drugmakers and producers of medical equipment, he said, but he advised against holding shares in makers of nucleic acid tests used by the authorities, as testing requirements ease. Investors bet China's rally on easing COVID curbs will be furious but fleeting 2022-12-05T05:00:00Z Authorities will also step up antigen tests for the new coronavirus and reduce the frequency of mass testing and regular nucleic acid tests, the two sources said. China to allow some positive COVID-19 cases to quarantine at home - sources 2022-12-01T05:00:00Z "Nucleic acid tests and quarantine cabins should not be the backdrop of this country, but self-confidence and openness. RIP," says one, posting a picture of Mr Jiang smiling with former western leaders. Chinese web users bypass censors to remember Jiang Zemin 2022-11-30T05:00:00Z “Later we shouted, ‘No nucleic acid tests, we want freedom’ and ‘No to health codes,’” she said. After a Deadly Blaze, a Surge of Defiance Against China’s Covid Policies 2022-11-27T05:00:00Z It had also been requiring guests to show a negative nucleic acid test, which helps detect viruses and bacteria, up to three days before entering the park and resort grounds, according to NPR. Visitors locked inside Shanghai Disney during indefinite COVID-19 closure 2022-10-31T04:00:00Z Gallup used to argue that election polls were acid tests, proxies for measuring the effectiveness of surveys of all types. The polls were way off in 2020. Have pollsters learned their lesson ahead of 2022 midterms? 2022-10-25T04:00:00Z Under the new arrangements, locally based air crew can return home after obtaining a negative result of the nucleic acid test conducted at the airport, the statement said. Hong Kong govt scraps quarantine rules for air crew 2022-09-09T04:00:00Z Earlier this week, officials in the city began requiring residents to provide 24-hour Covid nucleic acid tests in order to enter residential compounds and commercial offices, and they shut down public venues and entertainment businesses. China Locks Down Major Southern City of Chengdu 2022-09-01T04:00:00Z The city will require all teachers and students to take nucleic acid tests for the coronavirus every day before leaving campus, according to a statement published by the Shanghai Municipal Education Commission. Shanghai to reopen all schools Sept. 1 with daily COVID testing 2022-08-14T04:00:00Z Citizens without a record of a nucleic acid test from within seven days will be assigned a yellow code on Shanghai's health code system, the official notice said. Shanghai extends weekly COVID-19 testing requirement until end of September 2022-08-13T04:00:00Z Ahead of his arrival Thursday, thousands of guests — including top officials, lawmakers and diplomats — checked in to quarantine hotels earlier this week and have been taking daily nucleic acid tests as part of coronavirus precautions. Hong Kong gears up to welcome Xi for handover anniversary 2022-06-29T04:00:00Z Journalists covering the events must have daily COVID-19 nucleic acid tests starting last Sunday and must stay in a quarantine hotel beginning Wednesday. Hong Kong bars some journalists from handover anniversary 2022-06-29T04:00:00Z People leaving Macau must also hold a certificate of negative nucleic acid test results within 24 hours for customs clearance, it said. Macau to begin mass COVID testing on Sunday amid locally transmitted cases 2022-06-19T04:00:00Z "We want to ramp up the volume of convictions - I think that will be ultimately the acid test," he added. Rape trials: Courts to pilot new technology and training 2022-06-15T04:00:00Z “Please be polite and stop slandering nucleic acid tests by splashing dirty water,” Mr. Hu said. China pushes for regular mass testing in its ‘zero Covid’ pursuit. 2022-05-25T04:00:00Z Authorities in Sanhe city, which is comprised of Yanjiao and nine other towns, said on Wednesday residents "would be restricted from entering and exiting Beijing" after "an abnormal nucleic acid test" was reported. COVID lockdowns upset the rice bowls of China's commuter workers 2022-04-28T04:00:00Z "This whole April, up to now, we have done 16 nucleic acid tests - this costs a huge amount of taxpayer's money," one Shanghai resident said in a post on the WeChat social media platform. Beijing presses on with mass COVID testing as locked-down Shanghai seethes 2022-04-27T04:00:00Z Only workers who have received two vaccination doses will be allowed to enter the factory, and each will take daily nucleic acid tests for the first three days back. Tesla workers in Shanghai will reportedly sleep and eat in the factory after COVID shutdowns 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z Some residents will be asked to take nucleic acid tests, while the rest will be asked to self-test using antigen tests, city officials said at a news conference. Shanghai to start another round of city-wide COVID tests 2022-04-06T04:00:00Z Shanghai authorities told a press conference on Wednesday that since the lockdown began on Monday they had conducted 9.1 million nucleic acid tests. Shanghai expands COVID lockdown as new daily caseload surges by a third 2022-03-30T04:00:00Z “There was some hope of treatment. Unfortunately, we had to wait for a nucleic acid test report and missed the best treatment time.” 'Refuse quarantine!': frustrations mount as China replays COVID controls 2022-03-22T04:00:00Z In Shanghai, those who must leave the city, as well as those entering the city, must show a negative nucleic acid test taken in the past 48 hours. China’s zero covid wavers as infections spread and complaints over lockdowns surge 2022-03-16T04:00:00Z "The long-distance bus station has been closed, and nucleic acid tests are required when travelling to other provinces," said Loyd Ge, 34, a Shanghai resident. China records more local COVID cases this year than in whole of 2021 2022-03-14T04:00:00Z “Those who come or return to Shanghai must have a negative nucleic acid test report within 48 hours before arrival,” said a city health agency statement. China’s virus cases rise, access to Shanghai tightened 2022-03-12T05:00:00Z In the financial hub of Shanghai, the Disneyland resort said it would reduce its guest capacity and from Sunday require visitors to present negative nucleic acid test results taken within 24 hours. China daily local COVID cases hit two-year high of over 1,500 2022-03-12T05:00:00Z “It’s really going to be an acid test,” said John Culver, a retired Central Intelligence Agency officer who studied China. Ukraine Invasion Tests the Ties That Bind Putin and Xi 2022-02-27T05:00:00Z As an additional precaution, Beijing will require travelers to take nucleic acid tests within 72 hours of entering the city starting Jan. 22. Beijing residents disappointed Olympics will be closed event 2022-01-19T05:00:00Z As an additional precaution, Beijing will require travelers to take nucleic acid tests within 72 hours of entry starting Jan. 22. Single omicron case in Beijing draws national attention 2022-01-17T05:00:00Z Beijing Daily reported Sunday that the capital will require travelers to take nucleic acid tests within 72 hours of entry starting Jan. 22. China anti-virus measures in full-force after Beijing case 2022-01-16T05:00:00Z Residents are to remain where they are until the results of all the nucleic acid tests are received, the official Xinhua News Agency said. China’s Tianjin orders more testing on 14 million residents 2022-01-11T05:00:00Z "In our view COP26 was all about setting ambitions. The acid test will be how quickly these are implemented. The time now is to really roll up the sleeves and put these pledges into practice." Business Review of 2021: Climate change and Covid 2021-12-24T05:00:00Z “Waited an hour for a nucleic acid test. After buying my ticket, I was told I would need a special certificate from my local neighborhood office,” the post began. One person caught the coronavirus. China locked down 200,000 of their neighbors. 2021-12-22T05:00:00Z “When you asked us to get booster shots, I complied. Nucleic acid tests, I also complied. But three years of not going home is too much,” another wrote. As omicron arrives in China, covid restrictions leave millions facing holidays without family 2021-12-16T05:00:00Z They also need to take two nucleic acid tests with 96 hours of boarding their flights and receive a green health code issued by the Chinese government showing they are virus-free. Beijing Games relying on charters, temporary flights 2021-12-10T05:00:00Z The case, filed by Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance, will provide an acid test of Weisselberg’s loyalty to the family he has served for nearly five decades. Analysis-Serious tax charges test loyalty of longtime Trump ally 2021-07-02T04:00:00Z People leaving Guangdong by plane, train, bus or private car after 10 p.m. on Monday must present results of a nucleic acid test within the past 72 hours, the provincial government announced. China re-imposes travel curbs on province after virus cases 2021-05-30T04:00:00Z “And so far, that acid test has not been met.” Big Businesses Say They Want a Price on Carbon 2021-04-14T04:00:00Z The new patients were discovered following a routine nucliec acid test of the city’s key population, the Yunnan health commission said in a statement, but did not say how they were infected. Chinese city on Myanmar border orders home quarantine over new COVID cases 2021-03-31T04:00:00Z These "acid tests" would be one pathway from the Beat Generation to the hippie movement in the years to come. The true story of Michel Foucault's LSD trip that changed history 2021-03-13T05:00:00Z Residents of the city with such a passport and a negative COVID-19 nucleic acid test result should be able to travel to the mainland without being subject to the quarantine requirements, he said. Chinese delegates to propose vaccine passports at annual meetings: Global Times 2021-03-03T05:00:00Z Those who are going anyway must to present a nucleic acid test with negative results taken in the seven days before returning home. China's peak Lunar New Year air travel season fizzles as COVID cases rise 2021-01-26T05:00:00Z “Too many uncertainties. We might be asked to do nucleic acid tests.” Chinese tourists, gripped by coronavirus fears, scale back domestic travel plans 2020-12-30T05:00:00Z Zhou said authorities would run regular nucleic acid tests for high-risk cargo workers and offer them emergency use of vaccines on a voluntary basis. Shanghai Covid outbreak 'traced to cargo from North America' 2020-11-23T05:00:00Z “After the nucleic acid test screening, the people and administrative officials felt at ease,” said Wu Zunyou, chief epidemiologist for the Chinese Centre for Disease Control, in an interview with local media. Organised 'overkill': China shows off rapid lockdown system after latest outbreak 2020-10-30T04:00:00Z The nucleic acid tests were developed by Cambridge spinout company Diagnostics for the Real World, using technology originally developed for ono-the-spot HIV tests in Africa. Nasal swab followed by antibody test may catch incorrect Covid-19 diagnoses 2020-09-02T04:00:00Z Nucleic acid tests must be completed within five days of embarkation, the Civil Aviation Administration of China said on its website. What you need to know about the coronavirus right now 2020-07-22T04:00:00Z The nucleic acid tests must be completed five days before embarking, the Civil Aviation Administration of China said in a statement on its website. China requires negative COVID-19 tests for arriving air passengers 2020-07-21T04:00:00Z China also foresaw the importance of nucleic acid test kits, which can detect coronavirus infections. China Dominates Medical Supplies, in This Outbreak and the Next 2020-07-05T04:00:00Z That July vote was seen as an acid test of Chinese influence. US v China: is this the start of a new cold war? 2020-06-22T04:00:00Z Chinese state media, Xinhua, said on Monday more than 60,000 nucleic acid tests were conducted on Sunday, finding no asymptomatic cases in Wuhan. Global report: Wuhan reports no asymptomatic cases for first time 2020-06-01T04:00:00Z State media, Xinhua, said on Monday more than 60,000 nucleic acid tests were conducted on Sunday, finding no asymptomatic cases. Coronavirus live news: Manila eases lockdown as Japan considers allowing visitors from selected countries 2020-06-01T04:00:00Z Reuters, citing an internal document to district officials, reported on May 11 that the city planned to conduct the campaign of city-wide nucleic acid tests over 10 days. China's Wuhan says tested almost a third of residents for coronavirus since April 2020-05-15T04:00:00Z “A nucleic acid test is your responsibility to yourself, your family and society,” read a post from the Changqing Garden No. 2 Neighborhood District Committee. Here’s How Wuhan Plans to Test All 11 Million of Its People for Coronavirus 2020-05-14T04:00:00Z “Each district should make plans and arrangements to conduct nucleic acid tests on the entire population in its jurisdiction within a 10-day time limit,” the notice said, although it was unclear when testing would begin. Wuhan plans to test all 11 million residents for coronavirus 2020-05-12T04:00:00Z Three official documents were needed: A green health code, home neighborhood approval and a recent nucleic acid test. Leaving Wuhan: Getting into virus-hit city was the easy part 2020-04-22T04:00:00Z Patients in China are discharged after two negative nucleic acid tests, taken at least 24 hours apart, and if they no longer show symptoms. Recovered, almost: China's early patients unable to shed coronavirus 2020-04-22T04:00:00Z Foxconn told the Post in a statement that it was implementing “all recommended health and hygiene practices . . . including the use of nucleic acid tests and chest X-rays when required.” Foxconn workers in China face daily temperature checks, thermal screenings 2020-04-14T04:00:00Z The government will expand nucleic acid test coverage, especially for people who leave Wuhan and who will work in teaching, the medical sectors and public services, it said. China will step up coronavirus testing for people leaving Wuhan 2020-04-13T04:00:00Z Foxconn said in a statement that it was implementing “all recommended health and hygiene practices . . . including the use of nucleic acid tests and chest X-rays when required.” Infrared cameras, personal towels: China factories go to extremes to fend off virus 2020-04-08T04:00:00Z Some forced multiple nucleic acid tests on journalists and 48 hours of quarantine. Leaving Wuhan: Getting into virus-hit city was the easy part 2020-04-22T04:00:00Z People leaving the city still face numerous hurdles at their final destinations, such as 14-day quarantines and nucleic acid tests. Masked crowds fill streets and trains in post-lockdown Wuhan 2020-04-08T04:00:00Z That includes being required to undergo 14-day quarantines and submit to nucleic acid tests. 65,000 flee Wuhan within hours as lockdown ends 2020-04-07T04:00:00Z Li was finally able to administer a nucleic acid test on Friday; the result returned positive for coronavirus but ambiguous. Coronavirus deaths climb as China corrals sick in quarantine facilities in outbreak epicenter 2020-02-09T05:00:00Z This will be the acid test of their mental strength, because even a draw would hand the initiative to Liverpool in the title race. Premier League: 10 things to look out for this weekend 2019-04-19T04:00:00Z Encouraged by left-wing activists and the media, Democrats are performing acid tests like lab technicians. Opinion | Democrats are conspiring to reelect Trump 2019-03-22T04:00:00Z Sunday will be a powerful acid test for McVay and his team. Patriots have habit of Super Bowl trips, Rams are newcomers 2019-02-01T05:00:00Z Phil Robertson, deputy Asia director for Human Rights Watch, said Facebook’s actions in Myanmar would be “the acid test” to see if it became “a responsible platform manager with its own enforceable code of conduct.” Facebook Admits It Was Used to Incite Violence in Myanmar 2018-11-06T05:00:00Z This is putting my views about utopia to the acid test. Philosophy Has Made Plenty of Progress 2018-11-04T04:00:00Z Many small EU states see the willingness of big powers to risk trade with Britain to protect Ireland as an acid test of the value of EU membership. Take it or leave it? EU offers May few options on Brexit deal 2018-10-18T04:00:00Z Regardless of who is selected, however, the acid test will be presenting the American people with a positive alternative rather than simply being the anti-Trump candidate. What we know about Donald Trump’s 2020 opponent: Top Democrats evaluate their bench 2018-09-28T04:00:00Z “This was sort of an acid test of whether or not the ordered rightwing populism that had produced Brexit and Trump and others was going to occur in Canada,” he said. Ontario election pits progressives against populists, with echoes of Trump 2018-06-05T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, Ryan’s plans to cut benefit programs faced the acid test last year as well, during last year’s health care debacle. Speaker Ryan’s legacy to include new tax code, busted budget 2018-04-12T04:00:00Z One of the country’s most solidly conservative states is an acid test for the “blue wave”: no Democrat has won a statewide election in Texas since 1994. Texas primary: Democratic turnout soars as Republicans stand their ground 2018-03-07T05:00:00Z This mightily impressive display was only a start – acid tests against Germany and the United States follow in the remaining games of the SheBelieves tournament. SheBelieves Cup 2018: USA v France – live! 2018-03-04T05:00:00Z The acid test, though, will be to drill where the map thus generated suggests. Searching for lithium deposits with satellites 2018-02-08T05:00:00Z In such debates there tends to be an implicit acid test, as if Wonder Woman’s golden Lasso of Truth might ascertain the measure of a given story’s feminism. Drama queens: why it’s all about women and power on screen right now 2017-07-22T04:00:00Z Now scientists are tackling a tougher next step, what Haining calls “the acid test”: Making T cells target far more common cancers — solid tumors like lung, breast or brain cancer. Living drugs: The new frontier for cancer patients out of options 2017-06-12T04:00:00Z Now scientists are tackling a tougher next step, what Haining calls “the acid test”: Making T cells target far more common cancers - solid tumors like lung, breast or brain cancer. New frontier in cancer care: Turning blood into living drugs 2017-06-12T04:00:00Z Eight percent of offspring of pregnant women in U.S. territories with a positive nucleic acid test for Zika infection in the first trimester had birth defects linked to the virus. 5% of U.S. Pregnant Women With Zika Had Baby With a Birth Defect 2017-06-08T04:00:00Z “All our ideas, all our calculations, all our hopes lie there before me, waiting to undergo the acid test of flight. For me, it seems to contain the whole future of aviation.” Found photos offer look at Charles Lindbergh in San Diego before his famous solo flight 2017-05-07T04:00:00Z The incubator was Stewart Brand and Ramon Sender’s three-day Trips Festival, a kind of “super acid test,” in Tom Wolfe’s famed account. The Mastermind Behind Coachella 2017-04-10T04:00:00Z On Tuesday, Senate Republicans faced an acid test, and they failed. Opinion | Senate Republicans failed the test on DeVos 2017-02-09T05:00:00Z The acid tests of 1960s San Francisco have morphed into something quite different in today’s Silicon Valley. First look at LSD in action reveals acid-trip biochemistry 2017-01-25T05:00:00Z “They’ll test in the marketplace whether this is rational. That will be the acid test.” Is It Possible to Make a Less Allergenic Peanut? 2016-12-15T05:00:00Z “Jonathan was the first true acid test for that.” What would a more patient Redskins organization look like? A lot like the Ravens 2016-10-07T04:00:00Z It felt like an acid test of his team’s credentials. Son Heung-min secures Tottenham Hotspur vital win in Moscow 2016-09-27T04:00:00Z The agency urged blood centers to use one of two experimental tests intended to detect active infections, called nucleic acid tests, before releasing donated blood for use in transfusions. All Donated Blood in U.S. Should Be Tested for Zika, F.D.A. Says 2016-08-26T04:00:00Z Since then his acid test has been: Is it ornery, unusual or different? Louisville picker knows what he likes 2016-09-18T04:00:00Z To get around this problem, the FDA’s new guidance calls for testing all donated blood using a so-called nucleic acid test. All blood in the U.S. should be screened for Zika, FDA says 2016-08-26T04:00:00Z Smith suggested that the first acid test of the filly’s career will do her good. Songbird is up to the challenge at Saratoga 2016-07-24T04:00:00Z England have said and done all the right things to show they mean business and are behind Hodgson - but the acid test will come in Nice on Monday. Euro 2016: England v Iceland is day of destiny for Roy Hodgson 2016-06-25T04:00:00Z “Rome, for better or for worse, would be its acid test.” Unruly Rome’s Mayoral Election Offers Opportunity for Upstart 5 Star Movement 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z But their first acid test will come in the November election. Editorials from around Oregon 2016-05-23T04:00:00Z In the future, if a pathogen reduction technology becomes available for red blood cells or for whole blood, these methods could be used instead of a nucleic acid test, the FDA said. All blood in the U.S. should be screened for Zika, FDA says 2016-08-26T04:00:00Z The acid test lies in proper progression of a scene which was surely boosted by events at Augusta National. Wonder of Danny Willett: now English golf must master the art of legacy | Ewan Murray 2016-04-13T04:00:00Z After his second place finish in New Hampshire, the Ohio Governor targeted next Tuesday’s contest in Michigan as must-win, but now he’s saying Ohio is the acid test a week later. Trump and Clinton Advance 2016-03-02T05:00:00Z The acid test will be seeing if such loan terms help the crowdfunding platforms weather a sharp housing market downturn. House flippers turn to crowdfunding platforms for financing 2016-02-12T05:00:00Z The first episode — really, the first 15 minutes of the first episode — is the perfect acid test for whether this kind of wide-eyed but arch faux-earnestness is your thing. Here's your chance to sing along with Galavant before its season two premiere 2016-01-01T05:00:00Z “The acid test is always predicting something that hasn’t happened yet,” Love says. Can electric signals in Earth’s atmosphere predict earthquakes? 2015-12-21T05:00:00Z It would also tip the earth toward catastrophic global warming, activists say, and for that reason they’ve fought off approval for years, turning a routine review into a political acid test. TransCanada asks Obama administration to suspend Keystone permit application 2015-11-02T05:00:00Z The acid test of a scientific claim, I explained, is prediction and falsification. The Difference between Science and Pseudoscience 2015-09-29T04:00:00Z Still, the Times allows, it might be a different story come February, when The Donald undergoes the acid test of actual primary votes. The Donald’s Enemies List: Megyn, Meet Jose 2015-08-26T04:00:00Z In any case, the acid test of productivity growth is whether it leads to higher wages and living standards for most of the population. Amazon and the Realities of the “New Economy” 2015-08-19T04:00:00Z This, however, could certainly be seen as an acid test for Mourinho. Chelsea 2-2 Barcelona (Chelsea win 4-2 on penalties) | Match report 2015-07-28T04:00:00Z The acid test is whether active managers believe their own advice. Does Your Actively Managed Fund Pay Off? 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z “And that becomes our acid test. Would you take one of our seven shirts out of your drawer and replace it with this one?” In Sea of T-Shirts, N.B.A. Hits All of Its Marketing Notes 2015-05-18T04:00:00Z The acid test is in performance, not promises. Late Singapore Leader Lee Kuan Yew's Opinions on Everything 2015-03-22T04:00:00Z Today doctors have nucleic acid tests that can diagnose an H.I.V. infection within nine to 11 days of exposure, and all blood donations have to be tested before being shipped for transfusion. F.D.A. Easing Ban on Gays, to Let Some Give Blood 2014-12-23T05:00:00Z It can neutralize a tense situation and even erase a good bit of bad blood. Additionally, it is a strategic tactic, because playing the bigger person is also an acid test. Mitch McConnell Will Be the Adult in the Room in the Next Congress 2014-11-20T05:00:00Z This is the acid test, but he dictated affairs here. England 'on road to rehabilitation' 2014-11-19T05:00:00Z Common sense is not the acid test; that’s what research is for.” What does it take to get your grant targeted by Congress? 2014-11-07T05:00:00Z The acid test I applied to every theory or scheme was: Would it work? Late Singapore Leader Lee Kuan Yew's Opinions on Everything 2015-03-22T04:00:00Z Obama’s biggest challenge — his acid test, if you will — is whether he can revitalize his foreign policy team so he can make the most of these opportunities. Obama’s fourth-quarter agenda for foreign policy Another acid test of the job market is whether a rising number of jobs is leading to increased wages. A Strong Jobs Report, Charted 2014-10-03T04:00:00Z A commitment to avoid "boots on the ground" is seen as the acid test of President Obama's commitment to avoid drawing the US into another extended war in Iraq. Obama to address troops on IS plan 2014-09-17T04:00:00Z But the acid test is what they would do with their own money: would they trust their government enough to keep it at home, or would they rather send it abroad? Trillion-dollar boo-boo 2014-07-24T04:00:00Z Three weeks later, the Belmont’s acid test — a long distance over the racetrack’s unusual and tiring sandy surface, facing a slew of well-rested adversaries — usually exposes the champ’s flaws. Hard Lessons From Belmont 2014-06-06T04:00:00Z "For the AAP, the election assumes a greater significance as it will be an acid test for the new party's perceived erosion of support base," it adds. Indian media: Celebrating democracy 2014-04-10T09:05:43Z "It is a deliberate acid test, not a "B team", and this is certainly no lack of respect to our hosts." England v Germany 2013-11-19T18:13:59Z But then came the acid test in parliament and she voted against limits on rent increases. Merkel's challenger redoubles attacks as polls improve 2013-09-12T14:14:26Z The acid test for the M&A market is beyond the natural evolutions of add-ons. Summer deals lift banks' hopes of M&A tipping point 2013-09-04T16:11:40Z How that debt relief is provided - if it is ultimately needed, as the IMF and most economists believe - will be an acid test for Germany and northern creditor countries, for which write-offs are anathema. Analysis: New Greek rescue promises euro drama, not crisis 2013-08-22T13:39:08Z "This is an acid test," said Sam Cohen, executive vice president of Pro-Gun New Hampshire, which describes itself as the state's largest gun rights group. New Jersey Governor Christie nudged by gun rights group in key primary state 2013-08-03T04:12:36Z The meeting was "the acid test," Bury says; he wasn't certain whether institutes would be willing to put time and money into the initiative, he confesses. Top European Life Science Institutes Join Forces 2013-05-30T22:30:00Z An acid test going back to 2005 was what it was going to do to participation levels in the game. ECB lays out its ambitious plan to thrill thousands and secure success 2013-05-21T17:23:51Z There is a by-election next month, an acid test for the beleaguered Socialist government. French organic farms feel the pinch 2013-05-15T16:53:32Z Christmas 2013 will likely be the acid test for the CEO, who has presided over a 15 percent rise in M&S's share price since he joined, partly due to periodic bouts of takeover speculation. Marks & Spencer CEO faces crucial tests 2013-04-26T12:07:36Z Going on a getaway together is well known as the acid test of a new romantic relationship. How to Vet a Potential Co-Founder 2013-04-22T14:25:04Z If the acid test of female leadership is how much they help other women, Margaret Thatcher failed. Margaret Thatcher's Death Marks an End to the 'Heroic Soloist' Era 2013-04-09T15:33:00Z For Swansea, after successive defeats, this was the acid test, not just for their mettle but also for their admirable passing game. Swansea City 1-1 Manchester United 2012-12-23T15:36:23Z The acid test is whether an athlete feels that they are missing out by not being there. UK Athletics' Loughborough hub not guaranteed success – Dave Brailsford 2012-11-27T19:54:07Z For Frances Hasler, a leading figure in the social care sector who has worked closely with the disability movement, the acid test is public transport. Behind the Paralympics, the reality for disabled people in Britain 2012 2012-08-20T18:05:01Z The unbeaten Pearl Secret, nearside, faces his acid test in the Nunthorpe Stakes at York next week. David Barron has speedy Pearl Secret ready for Nunthorpe Stakes 2012-08-17T15:29:55Z The acid test will be whether the real world behaves the way Mr. Lenton says it will. Op-Ed Contributor: The Climate Change Tipping Point 2012-07-21T04:45:31Z The next month will be an acid test for May's Home Office. Olympics: will Theresa May pay for choosing politics over pragmatism? 2012-07-14T20:36:31Z Indeed, energy reform is generally seen as the acid test for the incoming government, as state ownership of Mexico's natural resources is enshrined in the constitution. Viewpoint: Mexico faces key reforms 2012-07-12T09:53:21Z That debate rages on, with the next acid test only four months away — an election that will give voters a chance to undo much of Mr. Obama’s progressive legacy. Health Care Ruling May Secure Obama’s Place in History 2012-06-28T23:25:30Z The acid test will be the British Grand Prix in two weeks' time. Gary Anderson's European Grand Prix review 2012-06-25T09:23:42Z Admire her though I do, the day we apply Jeremy Clarkson's acid test for style is the day fashion meets its maker. Should tattooed ladies be allowed into Ascot? 2012-06-23T17:00:01Z Irish stamina faced the acid test; not that those swathed in green in the crowd were found wanting. Spain 4-0 Ireland 2012-06-14T20:53:26Z Amnesty says the UN meeting to agree an Arms Trade Treaty in July will be an acid test for politicians to place rights over self-interest and profit. Amnesty bemoans 'lack of action' 2012-05-23T23:59:32Z "The U.N. meeting .... will be an acid test for politicians to place rights over self-interest and profit," Amnesty said. Amnesty accuses U.N. council of "failed leadership" 2012-05-23T23:14:15Z The highly sensitive nucleic acid test, which U.S. blood banks introduced in 1999, will pick up HIV infections that occurred as recently as 12 days before the test, he said. With better HIV tests, should FDA end its ban on gay men donating blood? 2012-04-16T20:15:22Z The acid test is whether farmers continue to use the new approaches after aid support ends. African agriculture: Dirt poor 2012-03-28T17:20:24.933Z It's time to give them the acid test. Six One-Act Plays 2012-03-26T02:00:36.910Z The following year, Ken Kesey’s Merry Pranksters started holding the first “acid test” revels, accompanied by the Grateful Dead. The Legacy of the CIA's Secret LSD Experiments on America 2012-03-25T18:05:37Z Will it not be an acid test applied to our alleged democratic institutions? Unicorns 2012-03-14T02:00:26.677Z This he called the "acid test," which showed that the curd was in the right condition to be made into cheese. How We are Fed A Geographical Reader 2012-02-07T03:00:10.237Z He was looking at me now as though the phrase were a sort of acid test which brought out in me traits unsuspected before. A Woman of Genius 2012-01-18T03:00:09.517Z The subsidy cut has become the acid test of whether or not President Goodluck Jonathan will succeed in his effort to reform the economy of Africa's most populous country, and one of its most corrupt. Nigeria Paralyzed by 'Occupy' Strike Over Gas Prices 2012-01-09T22:35:00Z The acid test of this growing openness may be the new Republican presidential front-runner, Newt Gingrich. Letter From Washington: Gingrich May Test Voters' Limits 2011-12-04T17:40:08Z There is, I am convinced, no single minor rule that critics may formulate which will stand a rigid acid test. Atlantic Narratives Modern Short Stories 2011-12-01T03:00:20.193Z "ACID TEST" "This is an acid test of the NTC's authority," said Henry Smith, Libya analyst for London-based consultancy Control Risks. Analysis: Arrest of Gaddafi's son poses challenge for new Libya 2011-11-19T17:51:47Z After all, he had scarcely hoped to fool Lunn, for the latter and Granger had been intimately acquainted for some time, and this was putting the ruse to the acid test. The Gray Phantom's Return 2011-09-22T02:00:27.150Z But of what use was love, he reflected, if it could not stand the fire and acid tests of life's problematical moments. The Secret Toll 2011-09-12T02:00:26.853Z “September will be the acid test of underlying demand for the rest of the year as headwinds from tight inventory and the debt ceiling debacle dissipate, in our view.” Car Sales Improved in August Over a Year Ago 2011-09-01T14:25:29Z "I maintain it will be 2013 that is the acid test." TV advertisers tighten their belts again 2011-08-28T21:10:01Z Perhaps the acid test of England's 30-man squad, which will be unveiled formally at a gala evening at Twickenham on Monday, is to ask a similar question of those rejected. Riki Flutey set to miss out on England Rugby World Cup squad 2011-08-21T16:32:38Z And the England series was the acid test. Indian press reaction: 'This team doesn't have a champion's character' 2011-08-02T10:35:10Z It has become, at least in England, the acid test of a footballer. Why wet, windy Stoke has the answer to everything 2011-07-29T21:54:01Z Sentiment, the world over, has little sympathy with laboratory processes, and the woman who loves does not apply acid tests and call the object of her love a coward. The Real Man 2011-07-29T02:00:28.280Z The acid test would be to fit the animals with tags that carry a variety of instruments, and see how they use their novel electric sense to hunt. The dolphin that hunts with electric sense 2011-07-26T23:23:41Z We are determined to apply the acid test to these noble professions of faith. The Issue The Case for Sinn Fein 2011-07-26T02:00:19.407Z “Their next deal is the acid test for management strategy,” said Ben Uglow, an analyst with Morgan Stanley in London. Siemens Record Cash Fans Fear of Overpaying for Deals: Real M&A 2011-06-05T22:48:33Z He agreed that this spring’s fighting season could be an “acid test” as the Taliban tries to reverse recent losses. Petraeus: Taliban momentum halted in Afghanistan, but harder fighting ahead 2011-03-15T15:26:00Z Yet Franklin, in voluminous practice, enjoying tremendous international vogue, proved that his theories bore the acid test of effectiveness. Benjamin Franklin Representative selections, with introduction, bibliograpy, and notes 2011-03-08T03:00:46.777Z India are going to be the acid test. Time for England to prove their one-day mettle against India| Duncan Fletcher 2011-02-26T00:08:06Z “This year will be the acid test as to whether they can monetize those advantages,” said Mark Chapman, an analyst with researcher CreditSights in London. Cable Operators in Europe Eye IPOs, M&A as Digital Homes Boom 2011-02-15T05:26:44Z Rugby World Cups, for better or worse, remain the acid test of a team's qualities. England braced for their defining moment against Wales 2011-02-04T08:00:02Z "I don't have anything to prove," she added, although success in the four major tournaments is generally considered the acid test for greatness. Federer opens Melbourne defence haunted by Nadal bid 2011-01-16T11:07:36Z Tottenham's defence is not known for its robustness and this was the acid test of it. Tottenham 1-1 Chelsea 2010-12-12T18:36:00Z "The vote on tuition fees will be the first ... acid test of how the coalition holds together," said Ben Page, chief executive of pollsters Ipsos MORI. UK parliament to vote on divisive student fees rise 2010-12-09T12:33:00Z "The real acid test comes after the float when we see whether the market believes in the story from the book-building process and the road shows," said Halle Isfeldt. Statoil says IPO covered in upper half of price range 2010-10-20T12:06:00Z The pact is "the acid test" for whether a larger trade agenda can be rejuvenated, said William C. Lane, a lobbyist for Caterpillar. South Korea free trade pact back on U.S. agenda 2010-08-23T04:00:00Z Pressure groups say Zimbabwe is now an acid test of its credibility. Zimbabwe: Spectre of 'blood diamond' returns as Harare seeks go-ahead for gem sales 2010-06-26T23:04:00Z They tested 3,151 people seeking HIV testing at sites in San Diego County using both the nucleic acid test and the rapid test. Sensitive test spots newest HIV infections 2010-06-17T20:14:00Z They tested more than 3,100 people seeking HIV testing at sites in San Diego County using both the nucleic acid test and the rapid test. Sensitive test spots newest HIV infections 2010-06-16T18:51:00Z “The acid test of the reform will be: Will it manage, will it control, ‘too big to fail’?” he said. Bernanke Forecasts a Plodding Recovery 2010-06-08T03:01:00Z Analysts said the government had outlined an ambitious program but the acid test would be how the coalition hung together when managing unexpected turbulence. UK government plans political reform 2010-05-25T16:56:00Z Analysts said the acid test would be how the coalition hung together when managing unexpected turbulence. UK government plans political reform 2010-05-25T13:38:00Z "The acid test will then be to find out if such drugs reduce the risk of heart attacks and strokes in large clinical trials." Blood protein boosts heart risk 2010-04-29T23:11:00Z The acid test is this: do the proposals include the promise of a long-term national initiative to tackle empty homes in a sustained and co-ordinated way? Response: Central government should take a lead on empty homes 2010-04-13T23:05:00Z The acid test of a movie's popularity is its staying power. Box Office Weekend: Tina Topples, or Ties, Titans 2010-04-11T20:50:00Z Even if leaders on both sides want good ties, they may succumb to the acid test of any foreign policy: domestic support. How to Think About China 2010-04-08T08:50:00Z In short, my young friend, you have faced an acid test of ordeal, and you have borne yourself with neither the defiance of braggadocio, nor the visible hint of flinching. The Law of Hemlock Mountain "My hide is tough, and I rather like to be put through the acid test once in a while." The Bachelors A Novel Surely, I felt, this was indeed a great sight—this acid test of the nerves of men and animals pitted against one another. The Social Gangster A more important test than the acid test, from the standpoint of the butter and cheese maker, and even the milk dealer, is the fermentation test. Outlines of dairy bacteriology A concise manual for the use of students in dairying As for the latter, he reflected that few professional beauties could have stood, as this woman did, the acid test of that mercilessly brilliant morning. The Destroying Angel Despite their neat lines, and scale of miles and inherent air of authority, they are deceivers ever, and apt to prove hollow delusions and snares when given the acid test of implicit confidence. In the Oregon Country Out-Doors in Oregon, Washington, and California Together with some Legendary Lore, and Glimpses of the Modern West in the Making He still called him "Daddalums," and that, I take it, was what the papers would call an "acid test" of his piety. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, June 23, 1920 There are periods in a man’s life when he ought to submit his desires to the acid test. The Bartlett Mystery Of the above tests the sediment and acid tests are more frequently used. Outlines of dairy bacteriology A concise manual for the use of students in dairying He was the stoic awaiting the end, with a smile of welcome for the acid test which held, for him, no fear. The Portal of Dreams It was a case of funk, I could see that; and maybe I wa'n't feelin' like I'd carried a gold brick down to the subtreasury and asked for the acid test. Side-stepping with Shorty Obviously, we must take into account the primordial substructure and arrange for the upholding of culture by methods which will stand the acid test of stress and conflicting ambitions. Writings in the United Amateur, 1915-1922 The Christian's attitude towards the Man Christ Jesus is the "acid test" of the sincerity of his faith. Monophysitism Past and Present A Study in Christology Like the dying––or the reborn––Northrup put his loved ones to the acid test. At the Crossroads The willingness to assume leadership is the acid test of community loyalty, for only through the development of a maximum of leadership can the best life of the community be achieved. The Farmer and His Community But the acid test of whether or not you should extend and borrow is not the amount of business that can be done, but the amount of money that can be spared. The Automobile Storage Battery Its Care And Repair It was an acid test of his sanity and he knew as he worked that his reasoning faculties at least had suffered no impairment. The Man from Time His great mission is to put the acid test to existing institutions, and to strip the veils off them. Rosinante to the Road Again The whisky seemed to have been an acid test for his features, dissolving all that was not brutal. Rimrock Trail His love did not stand the acid test. Bandit Love The writer believes for city milk inspectors that the acid test would serve a very useful purpose. Outlines of Dairy Bacteriology, 8th edition A Concise Manual for the Use of Students in Dairying Lean and muscular and sunbaked, he looked out of cool, gray eyes upon a man’s world that had often put him through the acid test. Brand Blotters Game himself, he had little patience with those who did not stand the acid test. The Fighting Edge This same acid test is applied to prove whether a writing is in ordinary ink, or has been lithographed or photographed. The Detection of Forgery A Practical Handbook for the Use of Bankers, Solicitors, Magistrates' Clerks, and All Handling Suspected Documents One of the acid tests of qualification in officership is the ability properly to delegate authority, to put it in the best hands, and thereafter to uphold them. The Armed Forces Officer Department of the Army Pamphlet 600-2 Her lines were read, not recited; and Shaw is the acid test for the amateur. The Cricket But stupid or not, she is telepathic, and is an acid test in these cases. Tinker's Dam His mind flashed back to the boy he had met less than a year ago, a pallid, trembling weakling who had shriveled under the acid test of danger. The Fighting Edge Nobody has ever yet been able to devise a universal scale by which thoughts may be measured, nor any acid test to distinguish gold from dross in art and literature. American Men of Mind What is the acid test for vegetable fiber? Textiles For Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools; Also Adapted to Those Engaged in Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Wool, Cotton, and Dressmaker's Trades It has been characteristic of great leaders, men whose greatness has stood the acid test of time, that they have been virtuous in conduct, pure in thought. Pushing to the Front Answering to similar acid tests as ultramarine, it is distinguished therefrom by assuming an olive-brown hue on exposure to a red heat. Field's Chromatography or Treatise on Colours and Pigments as Used by Artists One of my pet notions has always been that193 breakfast time is the true acid test for this romance stuff. Torchy and Vee So each person has to devise a scale of his own and do his measuring for himself; he has to apply to the things he sees and reads the acid test of his own intellect. American Men of Mind What is the acid test for animal fiber? Textiles For Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools; Also Adapted to Those Engaged in Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Wool, Cotton, and Dressmaker's Trades Power had come to him from the waiting days, and this hour was the acid test. Son of Power Seeing, therefore, that both sorts are decolourised by acids, and that both may or may not effervesce therewith, the acid test must be considered fallacious. Field's Chromatography or Treatise on Colours and Pigments as Used by Artists We've got to live pretty close to each other, depend absolutely on each other in many ways—and that's the acid test of human companionship. North of Fifty-Three As at other times, he was once more yielding to the impulse which was always prompting him to apply the acid test to the pure gold of the ideal. The Price This test is not conclusive, and further chemical examination—acid test—must be made to ascertain whether wool is pure or mixed with cotton. Textiles For Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools; Also Adapted to Those Engaged in Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Wool, Cotton, and Dressmaker's Trades All such ideas, when subjected to the acid test of scientifically enlightened reason, are shown in the colors of absurdity and ridicule. Heart and Soul by Maveric Post The iodic acid test is very delicate, but requires great care, and may be used in the presence of organic matter. Aids to Forensic Medicine and Toxicology We lay claim to idealism, to devotion to duty and to great benevolence, but now the acid test is being applied to us. History of the World War An Authentic Narrative of the World's Greatest War He felt it to be only human that in the face of this acid test the old inventor's affection and allegiance toward him should waver, and that Janoah would detect and rejoice in its unsteadiness. Flood Tide A two-inch circle of the real thing—I'd seen enough gold in the raw to know it without any acid test—hammered into the coarse sandstone. Raw Gold A Novel They stand on their own merits and have been vindicated by the great acid test of time. Catholic Problems in Western Canada The acid tests of life-long collaboration proved not only this but the judicial poise, the marvelous insight and the intellectual chastity of Bandelier's mind. The Delight Makers What better training for the game of life than the acid test of a championship game. Football Days Memories of the Game and of the Men behind the Ball For the effect on Foch was one of the first acid tests in which were revealed the quality of his mind and soul. Foch the Man A Life of the Supreme Commander of the Allied Armies So far he had stood the acid test, had come through without dishonor. The Sheriff's Son The great war has been for Protestantism the acid test. Catholic Problems in Western Canada She wanted to put her favourite theory to the acid test. Greenwich Village And in pursuance of that ideal he built and discarded, redesigned and rebuilt, putting his motors to the acid test on the block and his assembled chassis on the road. Burned Bridges For one thing, it had no pupils poor enough to apply the acid test. Slippy McGee, Sometimes Known as the Butterfly Man The ninety and nine would have subjected me to the acid test of matrimony, with the later and inevitable alimony. A Woman Named Smith It was the acid test to which the sincerity and the whole value of the reforms were put. India, Old and New This youth had met the acid test, and had failed in the assay. Mavericks And the first acid test of a real situation showed that West's honor was only burnished and decorated dross, while Queed's, which he had made himself, was as fine gold. Queed It would not stand the acid test of self-interest for a moment. The "Goldfish" I ventured to put a part of the vagary to the acid test: "Alicia, I wasn't thrown out again, into water, was I?" A Woman Named Smith The acid test of the expanding civilization was embodied in the degree of acceptance of wholeness as opposed to self-determination. Civilization and Beyond Learning from History On the whole Buck Weaver would stand the acid test, the old soldier was coming to think. Mavericks That acid test had washed away the accumulated dross of years and revealed the precious metal beneath. Emma McChesney and Co. That Christmas season following her husband's death was a ghastly time, and yet a grimly wonderful one, for it applied the acid test to Molly Brandeis and showed her up pure gold. Fanny Herself I think he would come through this acid test. Black Jack Every theory to which mathematics can be applied will be proved or disproved by this acid test. The Evolution of Man Scientifically Disproved In 50 Arguments The Rhodian question was to be the acid test of her political creed. Authors of Greece So thoroughly had he sifted them out, and applied to each of them the acid test, that he was sure he could rely on them, as he liked to say, "to the last ditch." L.P.M. : the end of the Great War The acid test of any service done for our soldiers in France is the value the men themselves place upon it. The War Romance of the Salvation Army Now, I know that my friendship for you and my love for him have both had their acid test—and I am happier than I've ever been before. The Call of the Cumberlands As Evolution can not stand the acid test of mathematics, it will be repudiated by all. The Evolution of Man Scientifically Disproved In 50 Arguments The things we are ashamed of are an acid test of our souls. We Can't Have Everything Subsequently, on subjecting this tale to the acid test of second thought I was compelled to doubt what the staff officer had said. Paths of Glory Impressions of War Written at and Near the Front Russia, "the acid test of good will," for me as for you, has not even been understood. The Bullitt Mission to Russia By this time both boys had grown to be real experts in all sorts of mechanical repairing, as every airman must of necessity become before he can pass the acid test. Air Service Boys over the Atlantic There was a peculiar smell about the wire, and I know enough of chemistry to make a simple acid test! Joe Strong the Boy Fire-Eater The Most Dangerous Performance on Record But before sundown of my first day there, I knew that life had put its acid test to the shield and proved it pure gold. The Log-Cabin Lady — An Anonymous Autobiography Any man who aspires to the honor of—well, of even paying attentions to that girl must stand the acid test. Flowing Gold You may call it a jolly little adventure, but I call it the acid test. The Prince of Graustark No elephant is fit to carry a howdah in a line of beaters, with a valuable sahib on board, unless its courage can stand the acid test of a wounded tiger's charge. The Minds and Manners of Wild Animals A Book of Personal Observations I, applying the acid test, responded, "So many people have said that to me that I have begun to believe it." Sylvia's Marriage I have submitted that water-district plan to the acid test, Colonel. The Landloper Until now this party has stood the acid test of centuries. Europe Revised Experiment 40.—Hold a piece of wet blue litmus paper in the fumes of SO2, and note the acid test. An Introduction to Chemical Science The acid test for a Member of Congress is for him to stand for right and justice even if misunderstood at home at first. Jailed for Freedom The acid test of the union is its capacity to live up to this trade agreement. The Armies of Labor A chronicle of the organized wage-earners The acid test of efficiency was still to be applied to the new machinery of government. The Fathers of the Constitution; a chronicle of the establishment of the Union Since he had undertaken this acid test, urged the poppy juice, then let it be a real acid test. On the Makaloa Mat "Recognition of me as Jimmy Crocker seems to be the acid test of honesty." Piccadilly Jim The original person is not easily credulous; he applies to traditional teaching and procedure the acid test of results. The Foundations of Personality It is the crystallizer of character, the acid test of friendship, the final seal set upon enmity. Cabin Fever |
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