| 单词 | quiescent |
| 例句 | By the late innings of the game the rest of the room—a few laggard coals glowed orange beneath the fireplace grate—lay sleeping in soft, quiescent shadows. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z And up from the quiescent, waiting land a faint mist rose, silver as moonlight, and clung about the tree trunks. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z A heretofore quiescent problem was suddenly catapulted into the national consciousness. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z It was the only way to keep them quiescent. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The first iterations of the phrase "Remember me" are gentle, almost quiescent. Alex Ross on Lorraine Hunt Lieberson 2013-05-28T06:00:00Z The shape of the mould limits the ability to stir the mixture, so the freezing process is typically done "quiescently", meaning at rest. How does ice cream work? A chemist explains why you can’t just freeze cream and expect results 2023-07-25T04:00:00Z It houses a quiescent human population that lives in fear of internal enemies. Kong: Skull Island – why do Hollywood blockbusters have such Trump-like politics? 2017-03-22T04:00:00Z Almost single-handedly, Miley Cyrus invested a quiescent slice of humanity with an identity of its own. With The Last Song, Miley Cyrus leaves her fans to their fate 2010-05-04T09:00:00Z I carried them home in a box, then made them quiescent in the freezer for an hour, and then boiled them semi-alive for two minutes. Perspective | Gene Weingarten: Would you like some Brood X with your Dom Pérignon? 2021-05-21T04:00:00Z Under normal conditions, only a fraction of these blood-forming stem cells are active; the rest are deeply quiescent – asleep. Cancer: The new normal? 2011-01-17T17:35:24Z Mr. Falzone’s music is thoughtful and often quiescent, but he can play hard to the breaking point. The Week Ahead: July 24 ? 30 2011-07-22T18:07:05Z In addition, granulomas often enter a quiescent state, during which they may be even less susceptible to therapy. Three Books That Track Diseases, Drugs and the World They Made 2017-12-29T05:00:00Z With France still troubled, Prussia relatively weak, Russia mostly quiescent and Britain anxious to avoid more continental entanglement, it fell to Metternich to guard European autocracy against change and insurrection. Reactionary days 2014-11-13T05:00:00Z I don't think I would have been as quiescent as I needed to be. The Saturday interview: Janet Suzman 2011-08-19T23:10:48Z “The Englishman,” set in London, is Stuart’s answer to Hollinghurst and Forster, stories where working-class boys are the quiescent objects of upper-middle-class men. A Booker Prize Winner Takes On First Love and — Just Maybe — Hope 2022-04-06T04:00:00Z But not by much: The cluster’s gas was surprisingly quiescent, not the maelstrom theorists had predicted. Revolutionary x-ray sensor to probe workings of black holes and supernovae 2023-08-15T04:00:00Z Vesuvius’s importance, too, seems to have waned: the volcano has been quiescent since 1944. A Defiant Volcanologist Survived 5 Eruptions while Living on Mount Vesuvius 2023-08-16T04:00:00Z "The risk metrics that look quiescent and favoring idiosyncrasy may in fact be a chimera much more vulnerable to a macro shock than implied currently," said Arnim Holzer, global macro strategist at EAB Investment Group. Analysis: Out-of-sync U.S. stocks hide market risks 2023-07-05T04:00:00Z When denied their quiescent period with annoying pulses of water all night, the jellies’ own pulses became slower and longer the next day, and the creatures showed reduced responsiveness, just as if they were sleep-deprived. Which Creature Was the First to Take a Nap? 2023-06-16T04:00:00Z The mechanism is just one way that scientists are realizing that asteroids can be active, dynamic places rather than quiescent lumps of rock. Asteroid Didymos May Spin So Fast It Flings Rocks into Space 2023-03-29T04:00:00Z The security threat from the Islamic State may be quiescent now, but is hardly gone, according to senior Iraqi security officials. 20 Years After U.S. Invasion, Iraq Is a Freer Place, but Not a Hopeful One 2023-03-18T04:00:00Z For 23 years — the period from the 1998 collapse of the hedge fund Long-Term Capital Management to the Biden stimulus of 2021 — quiescent inflation empowered central banks to muffle political failures. Opinion | Britain’s financial meltdown carries a global warning 2022-10-02T04:00:00Z When inflation was quiescent and real interest rates were hovering near zero, politicians could pursue their policy goals or, heck, just pander for votes, by injecting some borrowed money. Opinion | Governments need to realize that the era of economic freebies is over 2022-09-23T04:00:00Z We should note that even if you have a quiescent supermassive black hole, a star in the area could occasionally get close to it. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z The discovery reinforces one popular theory about why these extended quiescent periods happen. Nearby star’s midlife crisis illuminates the future of our own Sun 2022-08-09T04:00:00Z It’s not like Europe, where in a lot of countries youth activism is quiescent or on decline. Mike Davis is still a damn good storyteller 2022-07-25T04:00:00Z After a neuron in the brain fires, it typically returns to its baseline level and remains quiescent until it once again receives enough input to exceed its threshold. Microchips that mimic the human brain could make AI far more energy efficient 2022-05-20T04:00:00Z In managing other recent crises, like the Sept. 11 attacks and Covid, quiescent prices allowed the central bank to cut rates to offset disruptions. Opinion | We Were Worried About Inflation. Then Russia Invaded Ukraine. 2022-03-15T04:00:00Z The black hole then goes back into its lurking, quiescent state, until another victim wanders by. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z The sun has an 11-year-long cycle in which it oscillates between hyperactive and quiescent states. Solar Storm Destroys 40 New SpaceX Satellites in Orbit 2022-02-09T05:00:00Z Inflation remained quiescent, but that was little comfort to the millions who waited years to find work. Opinion | President Biden’s Economy Is Failing the Big Mac Test 2022-01-22T05:00:00Z This is the first time many adults have experienced meaningful inflation: Price gains had been largely quiescent since the late 1980s. Expert Answers to Readers’ Questions About Inflation 2022-01-20T05:00:00Z The group found that in three of the people, intact HIV genes gradually accumulated in human gene deserts and the quiescent ZNF genes. Mapping where HIV hides its genes suggests cure strategy 2022-01-12T05:00:00Z The x-rays now arriving directly from the Milky Way’s black hole are dim, suggesting it is quiescent. NASA telescope to study how extreme cosmic objects sculpt x-ray light 2021-12-02T05:00:00Z One hopes they will question this highhanded assumption of theirs that random white people have some divine right to police random Black people and Black people some moral obligation to quiescently accept it. Justice should be an expectation, not a relief 2021-11-28T05:00:00Z While Tropical Storm Wanda did briefly interrupt the quiescent interlude at the start of November, the Atlantic has been silent since Nov. 7. World’s major hurricane activity takes unusual 8-week pause 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z All four stars are relatively quiescent, meaning they are unlikely to constantly emit large flares that could mimic an auroral signal from a close-orbiting world. ‘Auroral’ Exoplanets Could Help Boost Searches for Alien Life 2021-10-11T04:00:00Z What’s key in the new study, Cohn notes, is showing that HIV treatment, and not just the unusual immune abilities of elite controllers, can drive the virus into those quiescent regions. Mapping where HIV hides its genes suggests cure strategy 2022-01-12T05:00:00Z He was inspired, in part, by the work of 19th-century Scottish botanist Robert Brown, who in 1827 reported the bizarre dance of pollen grains in a quiescent water droplet viewed through a microscope. Why the Physics Nobel Honored Climate Science and Complex Systems 2021-10-07T04:00:00Z This season’s harvest is expected to be among the best in recent memory, making it all the more satisfying that where there were once dusty, quiescent fields, new vines now thrive, laden with fruit. In a Fading Portuguese Village, the Gardens Bloom Again 2021-09-24T04:00:00Z It’s not a world where inflation is quiescent even as unemployment plumbs new lows. Fed Chairman Jerome Powell’s policy revolution has been blindsided by COVID 2021-08-23T04:00:00Z In normal, quiescent years, the Muldrow moves only about three inches a day. An Alaska glacier hurtles downhill in a rare exhibition of ‘this amazing science’ 2021-06-04T04:00:00Z A devastating earthquake that rocked the Indonesian island of Sumatra in 1861 was long thought to be a sudden rupture on a previously quiescent fault. The Longest-Known Earthquake Lasted 32 Years 2021-05-26T04:00:00Z It did not behave the way that other pathogenic yeasts do, living quiescently in someone's gut and surging out into their blood or onto mucous membranes when their immune system shifted out of balance. Deadly Fungi Are the Newest Emerging Microbe Threat All Over the World 2021-05-18T04:00:00Z A quiescent summer also means fewer compelling arguments for businesses and schools to mandate vaccines. Opinion | We could see a winter comeback of covid-19 if we don’t get more Americans vaccinated now 2021-05-06T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, the Taliban rely on fear to keep local populations in rural areas quiescent. The Taliban Think They Have Already Won, Peace Deal or Not 2021-03-30T04:00:00Z “I don’t think it was boring. It wasn’t quiet or quiescent,” says Cawood, who instead coined the term “Middle Age.” Earth’s mountains may have mysteriously stopped growing for a billion years 2021-02-11T05:00:00Z Sunagawa’s group’s paper in Nature even includes a passage that speculates about inducing this quiescent state for astronauts going into deep space. Switch in Mouse Brain Induces a Deep Slumber Similar to Hibernation 2020-06-15T04:00:00Z While Sweida remained largely quiescent and under government control throughout the war, initial protests in the city over the worsening economy erupted in January. Syrian protesters raise rare anti-Assad chants amid economic plunge 2020-06-10T04:00:00Z Joel gestured to its wall, where a number of daddy longlegs were quiescent against the stone. The sky’s the limit: why together we’re greater than the sum of our parts 2020-02-15T05:00:00Z When Mr. Trump took office, Iran’s nuclear program was quiescent and its threats to U.S. interests manageable. Opinion | Yes, Soleimani was an enemy. That doesn’t mean Trump made the right call. 2020-01-03T05:00:00Z But most developed and emerging economies are growing below potential and consumer price inflation remains quiescent for the most part. Further to run for global stocks, but trade salve needed: Reuters poll 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z Churchill starts his brief description of life's history with an account of how the Earth itself formed, cooled down, and settled into the relatively quiescent state which allowed life to take root. Winston Churchill’s Thoughts on Evolution 2019-09-16T04:00:00Z But such quiescent inflation also reflects the sluggishness of the expansion: Growth hasn’t been high enough to overheat the economy, which is normally what causes inflation to accelerate. Plentiful jobs but slow growth: 10 facts about the expansion 2019-07-01T04:00:00Z The researchers included these blockers because they wanted to keep the brains quiescent to maximize cellular recovery. Brain Restoration System Explores Hazy Territory between Being Dead or Alive 2019-04-19T04:00:00Z Large public works programs and free loans to young people, financed by the country’s oil and gas wealth, kept citizens content and quiescent. ‘It’s Time to Break the Chains.’ Algerians Seek a Revolution. 2019-03-24T04:00:00Z With inflation quiescent and storm clouds gathering over the international economy, Trump isn’t the only one suggesting that Powell and his colleagues should call a halt. Trump’s Criticism of the Fed Is Both Defensible and Counterproductive 2018-12-18T05:00:00Z It is actually one of the most quiescent stars known, making it nearly ideal for radial-velocity work. A Frozen Super-Earth May Orbit Barnard's Star 2018-11-14T05:00:00Z It’s predictable that doves will evoke the late 1990s, when inflation remained quiescent even as unemployment sank like a stone. Opinion | A Return to Normalcy Will Be the Fed’s Biggest Test 2018-09-10T04:00:00Z They allied with the private sector and the Catholic church, and avoided fights with the United States, while using Venezuelan aid for social projects which kept poorer Nicaraguans quiescent. Daniel Ortega is causing a bloodbath in Nicaragua 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z They may prove less quiescent than their predecessors. In China’s cities, young people with rural ties are angry 2018-05-03T04:00:00Z The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which acted as a loan watchdog under the Obama administration, has been relatively quiescent the past year. How to Clean Up the Student Loan Mess 2018-04-06T04:00:00Z But American Jews need to assert a voice in the public arena, to reshape our quiescent institutions and mold them in our image. Opinion | Anti-Semitism Is Rising. Why Aren’t American Jews Speaking Up? 2018-03-17T04:00:00Z Digital giants, like Google, Apple and Facebook, continued to concentrate their power in some industries, but according to the executives surveyed they were not leading the disruption, and start-ups were increasingly quiescent, the survey found. Major firms learning to adapt in fight against start-ups: IBM 2018-02-25T05:00:00Z President Trump inherited a Middle East convulsed by crisis and civil war with two fragile exceptions: the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and Iran’s nuclear program, both of which were quiescent. Opinion | Will someone save Trump from this disastrous decision? 2017-12-10T05:00:00Z The quiescent intracluster medium in the core of the Perseus cluster. Solar abundance ratios of the iron-peak elements in the Perseus cluster 2017-11-12T05:00:00Z By contrast, Ross 128 is a quiescent red dwarf that is not subject to such fierce outbursts. Potentially habitable world found just 11 light years away 2017-11-15T05:00:00Z Perhaps it is not as quiescent as was once supposed. Genetics: Sex and the single cell : Nature : Nature Research 2017-10-03T04:00:00Z Digital giants, like Google, Apple and Facebook, continued to concentrate their power in some industries, but according to the executives surveyed they were not leading the disruption, and start-ups were increasingly quiescent, the survey found. Major firms learning to adapt in fight against start-ups: IBM 2018-02-25T05:00:00Z And third: The quiescent state must be homeostatically regulated. Scientists just discovered the first brainless animal that sleeps 2017-09-21T04:00:00Z Three decades ago, Dr. Shara proposed that all three types — novas, dwarf novas and the quiescent binaries — were variants of the same type of system but at different stages. Casting Light on Mystery of a Star That Vanished After 14 Days 2017-08-30T04:00:00Z Yet despite a long period of low short-term interest rates in America, inflation is still quiescent. Chasing higher yields, investors pile into risky countries 2017-08-10T04:00:00Z As for the South China Sea, China has been strangely quiescent since an international tribunal a year ago lambasted its territorial claims in the sea. Will China fill the vacuum left by America? 2017-06-08T04:00:00Z In recent decades, however, the province has been largely quiescent. Inner Mongolia has become China’s model of assimilation 2017-06-01T04:00:00Z Once all the food has been absorbed, the python’s organs shrink back to their quiescent state. When the Lab Rat Is a Snake 2017-05-17T04:00:00Z Not in the sense of, say, 2001, when Tony Blair’s muted second triumph reflected a quiescent country sleepwalking through a long economic boom. In Brexit Britain there are three kinds of voter: the disconnected, the deceived, and the dismayed | John Harris 2017-05-06T04:00:00Z While other Republicans have at times been willing to criticize President Trump’s outrages, McConnell has been conspicuously quiescent. Opinion | Mitch McConnell, the man who broke America 2017-04-07T04:00:00Z As expected, these were quiescent T cells harbouring HIV. Hidden HIV reservoirs exposed by telltale protein 2017-03-14T04:00:00Z If it is confirmed that this was the fate of ASASSN-15lh, it will be the first verified rotating black hole at the center of a quiescent galaxy. The universe’s brightest supernova may be something much more exciting: a spinning, star-eating black hole 2016-12-12T05:00:00Z Have a quiescently frozen treat made by people right here at home, working hard with their families while supporting local agriculture, too. Can a $3-plus local version of a Popsicle be worth it? 2016-08-23T04:00:00Z The cycle of Trump is in its quiescent phase. The Trump Remains the Same 2016-08-08T04:00:00Z If the incoming signals are too weak, or too infrequent, it will remain quiescent. You’ve got a nerve 2016-08-03T04:00:00Z “Cord cutting remains quiescent, at least for now,” Moffett said in a research report. Lower Universal film revenue drags on Comcast earnings 2016-07-27T04:00:00Z And metastases that sometimes appear many years after the excision of a primary tumour would be caused by quiescent CSCs that have wandered to distant sites. Cancer therapy: Defining stemness : Nature : Nature Publishing Group 2016-06-07T04:00:00Z Most of the big glaciers in the east of the White Continent appear relatively quiescent; Totten is something of an exception. Rocks record Totten Glacier's rapid retreat history - BBC News 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z It was also a simple acknowledgment that, with inflation quiescent and economic growth still tepid, there isn’t a good case for raising rates. The Week in Business: Silicon Valley vs. Regulation, Fed Politics, and More 2016-05-14T04:00:00Z On issues from detente to Taiwan to the Panama Canal, Reagan considered Ford and his secretary of state, Henry Kissinger, too quiescent. The Last Great Republican Rupture 2016-04-29T04:00:00Z “Let's take advantage of this extraordinary quiescent period in our earthquake history,” Kent said. Major earthquake overdue in California's Eastern Sierras, study finds 2016-04-19T04:00:00Z “Let’s take advantage of this extraordinary quiescent period in our earthquake history,” Kent said. Sierra’s eastern front long overdue for large earthquake 2016-04-19T04:00:00Z On the other hand, inflation isn’t quite as quiescent as investors might be hoping, a particular concern for long-dated bonds. Why Investors Should Beware the Gulf Between Stocks and Bonds 2016-04-13T04:00:00Z Another is that inflation will spike; but despite the fall in the unemployment rate over the past few years, inflation remains quiescent. Bernie Sanders and the Case for a New Economic Stimulus Package 2016-02-25T05:00:00Z Many quiescent civilians and state employees are also Sunni; if all Sunnis had rebelled, it is less likely that President Bashar al-Assad would still be ruling. A Picture in Words From a Syrian Officer, Then Nothing 2016-02-14T05:00:00Z Asian security officials say the Jakarta attack demonstrates the Islamic State’s appeal in normally quiescent Muslim populations, in such nations as Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines. The Islamic State is still on the rise 2016-02-04T05:00:00Z Dynamic expression of a transcription factor sustains the quiescent cellular state in activated hair follicle stem cells during self-renewal. Foxc1 reinforces quiescence in self-renewing hair follicle stem cells | Science 2016-02-04T05:00:00Z The team proposes a cycle of slumping on the occasion of major quakes and mountain-building in quiescent periods, with the increase in elevation dominating over the long term. Satellites dissect Nepal quake - BBC News 2016-01-11T05:00:00Z The inclusion of this wildly self-evident stipulation—a sort of bland, unconscious concession—says something, in its small way, about the long-standing pervasiveness of American anti-anti-Communism, a quiescent orthodoxy that drove some conservatives to extremes. The Unlikely Poster Boy of the Radical Right 2016-01-11T05:00:00Z He has promised to set a “bold” conservative agenda for Republicans and has the party’s right-wing caucus, which made the previous speaker’s life miserable, largely quiescent. Bigger Tasks Are Looming for House Speaker 2015-12-20T05:00:00Z Prostate tissue with a Gleason score of 5 or below is generally quiescent; tissue with a score of 8 or above requires immediate treatment. Prognosis: Proportionate response : Nature : Nature Publishing Group 2015-12-14T05:00:00Z Dynamic expression of a transcription factor sustains the quiescent cellular state in activated hair follicle stem cells during self-renewal. Foxc1 reinforces quiescence in self-renewing hair follicle stem cells | Science 2016-02-04T05:00:00Z Israel’s government banned the Islamic Movement’s northern branch on Nov 17, risking an angry backlash by its largely quiescent 20-percent Arab minority. World digest: Nov. 28, 2015 2015-11-28T05:00:00Z Naturally, active galactic nuclei can turn inactive: Over tens of thousands of years black holes run out of gas and dust to eat, so quasars dim and grow quiescent. The Case of the Disappearing Quasars 2015-11-23T05:00:00Z The velocity of those formations, which can be observed at other, more quiescent times, increased ten-fold over their resting average. Here's What Killed Mars 2015-11-05T05:00:00Z The European Central Bank didn't do much better when it let an oil price blip fool it into raising rates twice in 2011 even as other inflation was quiescent. The Federal Reserve is trying to do what nobody else has been able to do 2015-09-16T04:00:00Z But quakes also occur in the middle of relatively quiescent continental plates, and it’s a mystery why regions, such as the U.S. Tugging, pushing deep within Earth may explain mysterious earthquakes 2015-08-26T04:00:00Z They speak the language of quiescent clerics and of parental authority. Why Jihadists Write Poetry 2015-06-01T04:00:00Z Or at least transitioning into their quiescent and dimmer counterparts: galaxies with starving black holes at their cores. The Case of the Disappearing Quasars 2015-11-23T05:00:00Z Later that year, ACC, quiescent for decades, began opening institutes in natural sciences. Feature: In from the cold 2015-05-14T04:00:00Z For galaxies less than twice as massive as the Milky Way—the vast majority—star-forming galaxies possess less iron and other heavy elements than quiescent galaxies of the same mass. Why do galaxies die? 2015-05-13T04:00:00Z The endless, but spasmodic, dynamism of Earth’s crust produced extraordinary scenes today in Chile, and across the Web, as the Calbuco volcano, quiescent for 42 years, powerfully erupted. An Extraordinary Time-Lapse View of the Eruption of Chile's Calbuco Volcano 2015-04-22T04:00:00Z The uprisings at some California community banks illustrate how investors, often perceived as quiescent and stuck with their thinly traded shares, are beginning to pound on boardroom doors as the financial crisis fades into history. Activist investors shaking up California community banks 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z Perhaps most disquieting is that a vast surveillance infrastructure built up under the previous government, while quiescent now, remains largely in place. Sri Lanka’s Tamil Minority Grows Impatient With Just Promises 2015-03-15T04:00:00Z No, the real risk is raising rates too soon, just because it seems like we should, even though wages and inflation are quiescent. The strong dollar is the biggest threat to the economic recovery 2015-02-24T05:00:00Z Measles made a modest comeback around 1990, and then fell quiescent—until the recent outbreak of measles cases at Disneyland in California, which, as it spreads, puts the issue of vaccines back on the table. Measles Vaccine: Whose Rights Are At Risk? “Actually, campus activists have been disputing one aspect of the story all along,” which was the magazine’s “depiction of them as quiescent,” she said. Advocates fear impact of Rolling Stone apology 2014-12-06T05:00:00Z It was completely unexpected with huge amounts of internal structure in it, regions where the star field appears to be quiescent and other regions where the stars seem to be whirling around in little vortices. Physicist who inspired Interstellar spills the backstory—and the scene that makes him cringe 2014-11-06T05:00:00Z It’s no accident that the best period of wage growth in the last 40 years – the late 1990s – was also a period of quiescent health inflation. The Great Wage Slowdown of the 21st Century 2014-10-07T04:00:00Z Krugman, however, is constantly pointing out that not only has inflation been quiescent for years, there’s almost no chance it will return anytime soon. Krugmania: As Bitcoin's Price Falls, The NYT Pundit Takes A (Very?) Premature Victory Lap 2014-10-05T04:00:00Z Austin interrupted Galloway to say: “Does he understand how appalled people will be to hear him say that women buried alive, women enslaved are quiescent in their persecution by these people?” George Galloway angers MPs with comment about ‘quiescent’ Iraqis 2014-09-26T04:00:00Z There was also an unusually quiescent sun, air pollution from China's coal-fired power plants and the mysterious workings of the ocean. Volcanoes That Act as Air-Conditioning for a Warming World 2014-04-22T12:00:00Z “Inflation pressures remain quiescent for the time being,” Joseph LaVorgna, an economist at Deutsche Bank, said in a note to clients. Producer Price Index Falls, as Does Consumer Confidence 2014-03-14T17:07:26Z The depletion of quiescent CD4 T cells from lymphoid organs is a major event contributing to the development of AIDS. [Report] IFI16 DNA Sensor Is Required for Death of Lymphoid CD4 T Cells Abortively Infected with HIV 2014-01-23T19:26:36.416Z But an uptick in earthquakes in normally seismically quiescent parts of the country, such as Oklahoma and Ohio, has turned attention to whether that is promoting temblors. The Top 10 Science Stories of 2013 2013-12-19T22:45:07.449Z The same cells contribute robustly to wound healing, with no requirement for a quiescent stem cell subpopulation. [Report] Interfollicular Epidermal Stem Cells Self-Renew via Autocrine Wnt Signaling 2013-12-05T18:57:15.857Z Using both data sets, the team was able to determine the magnetic field of the "quiet corona" - a tricky measurement of the Sun in its typical, quiescent state. Speedy tsunami seen on Sun's surface 2013-07-11T11:02:06Z As many people will recall, the North Atlantic was quiescent in the 1970s and 1980s, especially for major hurricanes, creating a false sense of security and encouraging coastal development. Air Pollution May Have Suppressed Storms, Research Suggests 2013-06-24T20:49:03Z After 4 weeks of castration, residual populations of quiescent, stem-like tumor cells remained. [Research Articles] A Preclinical Xenograft Model Identifies Castration-Tolerant Cancer-Repopulating Cells in Localized Prostate Tumors 2013-05-29T19:25:09.490Z In the short term, that was a win-win solution: consumption, and therefore the economy, grew, and the middle class was quiescent because stagnating incomes were masked by increasing consumer debt. Way of the World: Looking for Capitalism's Tipping Point 2013-05-16T12:42:19Z "To try to destroy campus life in order to keep our young people quiescent is to destroy the future of our country," Ms Suu Kyi says. Suu Kyi asks UK to help universities 2013-05-09T09:03:10Z In addition, ex vivo treatment of human skin averted the disease-related shift from quiescent to effector T cell phenotype. [Research Articles] Mutant HSP70 Reverses Autoimmune Depigmentation in Vitiligo 2013-02-27T19:25:08.233Z Judges who once played a more quiescent role under Mr. Mubarak now find themselves raising the banner of judicial independence against Islamist domination. Egypt Faces Turmoil Over Vote 2012-12-10T11:11:32Z She notes that stem cells are typically quiescent. Stem cells: Repeat to fade 2012-12-06T12:21:18.613Z Oddly, only a minority of galaxies seem to be in transition; on the whole they’re either lively or quiescent. Galaxy formation: The new Milky Way 2012-10-03T18:21:29.637Z Governor, to sitcoms like Happy Endings and The New Girl which feature quiescent—though thoroughly amusing—Black male characters. “Last Resort”: “24″ in the age of Obama 2012-09-29T15:00:00Z Apple shares are quiescent ahead of the launch, with the stock up 33 cents, to $660.92. Apple: Ahead Of iPhone 5 Launch, S&P Repeats Buy Rating 2012-09-12T14:18:00Z But if quiescent memory cells are the main source of viral rebound, that would simplify the task of finding a cure. The 19th International AIDS Conference: Looking into the future 2012-07-25T18:02:36Z If mental effort and ability were a simple matter of available glucose, then the children who exercised—and burnt up more energy—should have performed worse than their quiescent peers. Does Thinking Really Hard Burn More Calories? 2012-07-18T14:15:00.243Z Largely unaccountable except to occasional shareholders meetings and often quiescent boards, their power is much less constrained than that of democratically elected leaders. Do bankers have greed hardwired into their brains? 2012-07-02T14:30:01Z In a view championed by Chambers, dormancy in DTCs might be a truly quiescent state — a kind of long-term hibernation, where the cells might not be dividing at all. Metastasis: The rude awakening 2012-05-30T17:51:07.740Z People had settled down, with more or less vague understanding of the matter, into quiescent acceptance of Darwinism. Pioneers of Evolution from Thales to Huxley With an Intermediate Chapter on the Causes of Arrest of the Movement 2012-04-26T02:00:14.960Z This drug activates quiescent cells by tweaking the proteins that wrap their DNA. The 19th International AIDS Conference: Looking into the future 2012-07-25T18:02:36Z The greater part of the resistance to the passage of heat resides in a comparatively quiescent film of gas close to the surface, through which film the heat has to pass mainly by conduction. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" 2012-04-25T02:00:53.567Z A slight turn of the head even is sufficient for reviving the sensation of rotation which in the perfectly quiescent state at once disappears altogether. Popular scientific lectures 2012-04-24T02:00:17.273Z His constructive instinct is made more quiescent, while his disposition to condone evil is greatly and permanently increased. Farm Boys and Girls 2012-04-21T02:00:21.733Z To Isaac this was the memorable day of his life, and quiescent and passive as his character seems to have been, it cannot but have been stirred and strained now in every fibre of it. The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Genesis 2012-04-08T02:00:21.793Z Sometimes trouble of that sort is quiescent for years, and the patient dies of something else. Mademoiselle Blanche A Novel 2012-04-07T02:00:33.037Z If the experimenter continues his turning motion, the gyrostat is now quiescent: for it is being carried round now in the direction of rotation. Lord Kelvin An account of his scientific life and work 2012-04-06T02:00:32.097Z In some cicads the mature nymph ceases to feed and remains quiescent within a pillar-shaped earthen chamber. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" 2012-04-04T02:00:56.447Z But the Important Personage, who was no other than Nipper Donnan himself, did not long remain quiescent. The Suprising Adventures of Sir Toady Lion With Those of General Napoleon Smith 2012-04-03T02:00:29.527Z "A sleep without dreams, after a rough day Of toil, is what we covet most; and yet How clay slinks back from more quiescent clay!" Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 110, December 6, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2012-04-03T02:00:26.740Z During his long reign, and during that of Tiberius, both sections were quiescent, but the murder of Caligula by his soldiers opened a considerable period of insubordination. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 1 of 2) 2012-03-28T02:00:20.770Z In action; actually proceeding; working; in force; - opposed to quiescent, dormant, or extinct; as, active laws; active hostilities; an active volcano. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z It is the air probably that is the non-conductor; but it should be kept quiescent instead of being allowed to circulate. Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II 2012-03-23T02:00:33.140Z His part would be simply to be blindly quiescent. The Everlasting Arms 2012-03-22T02:00:37.327Z Even by day they were not invariably quiescent; but the mosquito is a gentleman. The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza 2012-03-21T02:00:34.053Z The quiescent prominences resemble closely the stratus and cirrus type of terrestrial clouds, and are frequently of enormous extent along the sun's edge. Astronomy: The Science of the Heavenly Bodies 2012-03-17T02:01:02.630Z Whether the quiescent period after exposure to malaria be long or short, attacks are seldom abrupt in their announcement. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases 2012-03-17T02:00:54.097Z Her little hostilities, as her mother had called them, were now necessarily quiescent. Horace Chase 2012-03-08T03:00:09.693Z Under the form of the emblematic bull the generative energy was represented breaking the quiescent egg. Ophiolatreia An Account of the Rites and Mysteries Connected with the Origin, Rise, and Development of Serpent Worship in Various Parts of the World 2012-03-01T03:00:28.303Z During the labours of the previous night the women had perforce remained quiescent. The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza 2012-03-21T02:00:34.053Z Classification of the prominences divides them into two broad types, the quiescent and the eruptive. Astronomy: The Science of the Heavenly Bodies 2012-03-17T02:01:02.630Z In its mountain home the Larch loses its leaves in September and remains quiescent through the intensely cold winter, until May. Disease in Plants 2012-03-01T03:00:22Z Had he remained quiescent under such a public affront, his career in England would have been at an end. The Trial of Oscar Wilde From the Shorthand Reports 2012-02-19T03:00:17.513Z My old terrors, my old preoccupations, have loosened their hold on me, I think; my brain is getting more quiescent, more conventional. Spiritual Adventures 2012-02-17T03:00:27.070Z Meanwhile, it was of the best augury that the chatelaine should remain quiescent. The Maid of Honour, Volume 2 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-15T03:00:34.990Z That low hateful wretch, who had remained quiescent till the countess was almost at ease, was still pursuing her. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. I (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:34.177Z If a tithe only of those who looked on, quiescent and despairing, had raised their hands, they could have beaten the rabble from the place. Chippinge Borough 2012-02-15T03:00:32.210Z There would be a tussle for power, during which the smaller fry would be wise to remain quiescent. My Lords of Strogue Vol. III, (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:27.667Z The concourse he had left so quiescent, were dancing like fiends around a mighty bonfire. The Maid of Honour (Vol. 3 of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-14T03:00:29.027Z So long as Mikado and Daimios remained quiescent, the swash-bucklers could not be used against them, and, unemployed they would soon be a source of trouble. The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z In the event of remaining in a quiescent attitude, a revelation might be effected. A Singular Metamorphosis 2012-02-01T03:00:10.613Z This explanation is in harmony with the occurrence of typical mitosis in active tissue cells on the one hand, and of amitosis in the relatively quiescent primary germ cells on the other. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" 2012-01-31T03:00:17.257Z At first Tony had been a little bewildered by the activity of New York, after his quiescent years. The Truants 2012-01-28T03:00:26.257Z At sound of the well-known footstep, an animal within, hitherto quiescent, began to whine and yelp, and beat itself against the door. The Maid of Honour (Vol. 3 of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-14T03:00:29.027Z One who drowns, battles with futile strength among the waters, then drifts quiescent beyond the pale, power of resistance gone. The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z Spy is an ugly word, but Thaneford was an enemy, a quiescent one for the time being, yet none the less to be guarded against. In Jeopardy 2012-01-04T03:00:35.013Z Though strictly inglorious, his days were quiescent, His red-tape was tied in a true-lover's bow Each night when returning to Rosemary Crescent. A Selection from the Works of Frederick Locker 2012-01-03T03:00:13.067Z In his helplessness and despair he even offered to cede his place to Granville, who as Carteret had been his most detested bugbear, but who had now subsided into a quiescent President of the Council. Lord Chatham His Early Life and Connections 2012-01-02T03:00:18.893Z The conspirators were quiescent because they were in a quandary. The Maid of Honour (Vol. 3 of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-14T03:00:29.027Z It was fortunate for the conspirators, headed by Nara, that after his deplorable exhibition of cruelty at Tsu the tyrant should remain quiescent. The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z Fielding Thaneford lay, immense and quiescent, in the old-fashioned, canopied bed. In Jeopardy 2012-01-04T03:00:35.013Z It should be perfectly quiescent when the circuit is open;4. Hawkins Electrical Guide, Number One Questions, Answers, & Illustrations, A Progressive Course of Study for Engineers, Electricians, Students and Those Desiring to acquire a Working Knowledge of Electricity and its Applications 2011-12-24T03:07:54.823Z Alderbury passed out of their little world as suddenly as he came in, leaving them slumberous and quiescent. The Outcaste 2011-12-12T03:00:25.380Z He only noticed then that she remained quiescent when her uncle cried— 'Come in, sir—come in! The Making of William Edwards or The Story of the Bridge of Beauty 2011-12-07T03:00:17.867Z Others again—as, for instance, dragon-flies—are not quiescent on assuming the so-called pupa state for any longer time than at their other changes of skin. On the Origin and Metamorphoses of Insects 2011-12-05T03:00:46.667Z The rush-girt arroyos, or stagnant channels, were dotted with these most elegant birds, some actively feeding, plunging their heads under to catch the darting water-beetles as they dive, others resting quiescent in every graceful pose. Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration 2011-12-05T03:00:38.980Z The significant merits of the style are its purity, its restraint, and its complete adaptability to the hoveringly quiescent mood. Atlantic Narratives Modern Short Stories 2011-12-01T03:00:20.193Z And to some extent he succeeded, for as he lay quiescent he seemed to hear, ringing in his ears, the words he had heard in his dream-- "A life of adventure's the life for me!" A Hero of Romance 2011-11-30T03:00:11.457Z While they are making up their minds about the differences between Tweedledum and Tweedledee, is Christ, humbly quiescent, to stand awaiting their decision?' A Second Coming 2011-11-29T03:00:16.693Z While we sit cheerful and quiescent, dodging the sharp sunlight, which slyly carries one position after another, sounds of laughter from the outer court reach our ears. From the Oak to the Olive A Plain record of a Pleasant Journey 2011-11-26T03:00:12.337Z He lay quiescent in the hammock and let the tides of vitality flow back.... Out of the Air 2011-11-21T03:00:14.460Z It seemed that relief from almost unendurable torment could only be obtained by remaining entirely quiescent. A Duel 2011-11-20T03:00:13.840Z He re-emerged 81 days later, his hefty figure noticeably reduced and his voice uncharacteristically quiescent. Dissident Artist Says China Is Seeking $2.4 Million in Back Taxes 2011-11-01T13:56:27Z When actively employed, the Ainu can abstain from food for fourteen or sixteen hours; when quiescent for about twenty. Alone with the Hairy Ainu or, 3,800 miles on a pack saddle in Yezo and a cruise to the Kurile Islands. 2011-10-30T02:00:10.270Z "Unconditioned consciousness" is consciousness considered as quiescent because in it have been awakened no "definite forms"—no "thinking." Know the Truth; A critique of the Hamiltonian Theory of Limitation 2011-10-29T02:00:13.723Z There is no wind to ruffle this aqueous surface,—why should it not be quiescent? Etidorhpa or the End of Earth. The Strange History of a Mysterious Being and The Account of a Remarkable Journey 2011-10-18T02:00:20.997Z The water of the canal, never quiescent, is a puzzle for the painter who would study reflections. Cathedral Cities of Italy 2011-10-12T02:00:42.597Z The victims were not quiescent, except in appearance. The History of Cuba, vol. 2 2011-10-11T02:01:01.423Z And yonder on the steep The Sun of Faith, quiescent, round, and warm! Love Letters of a Violinist and Other Poems 2011-10-08T02:00:23.627Z One other creature was quiescent in the pit and yet lived: a big, brown, hardbacked millipede. Jungle Peace 2011-10-06T02:00:42.363Z Between the point we now occupy and that water stopper, rest thousands of miles of quiescent air. Etidorhpa or the End of Earth. The Strange History of a Mysterious Being and The Account of a Remarkable Journey 2011-10-18T02:00:20.997Z Above them is a figure of the Almighty, serenely quiescent. Cathedral Cities of Italy 2011-10-12T02:00:42.597Z The man's animal spirits rise, in sympathy, perhaps, with those of his horse, and as the animal in him begins to assert itself his intellect yields to its master and suffers itself to become quiescent. A Man of Honor 2011-10-02T02:00:16.927Z The revolt still draws much of its strength from the countryside, and the two largest cities, Aleppo and Damascus, remain relatively quiescent. Homs, Syria, Spirals Down Toward Civil War 2011-10-01T23:42:21Z They leaped with agility many times their own length, and when quiescent looked like bits of fungus. Jungle Peace 2011-10-06T02:00:42.363Z I stood a statue, quiescent in the midst of the roaring tempest. Etidorhpa or the End of Earth. The Strange History of a Mysterious Being and The Account of a Remarkable Journey 2011-10-18T02:00:20.997Z Several turtles were known to remain quiescent continuously for several days in the hottest part of the summer. Natural History of the Ornate Box Turtle, Terrapene ornata ornata Agassiz 2011-10-01T02:00:30.200Z Can we really think of such a God as simply quiescent, and not as always active? Theology and the Social Consciousness A Study of the Relations of the Social Consciousness to Theology (2nd ed.) 2011-09-27T02:00:21.343Z She rose and fell rythmatically as a mass with each inhalation of her fortunately great lungs and reminded one, in a way, of a volcano half quiescent. The Cassowary What Chanced in the Cleft Mountains 2011-09-24T02:00:16.927Z Thoughts are concentrated not by being kept still and quiescent, but by being kept moving toward an object, as a general concentrates his troops for attack or defense. How We Think 2011-09-16T02:00:18.973Z The quiescent arm presents no evidence to the mind concerning its shape, size, or color. Etidorhpa or the End of Earth. The Strange History of a Mysterious Being and The Account of a Remarkable Journey 2011-10-18T02:00:20.997Z Young box turtles are active soon after hatching but become quiescent if allowed to burrow in soil or if they are covered with damp cotton. Natural History of the Ornate Box Turtle, Terrapene ornata ornata Agassiz 2011-10-01T02:00:30.200Z A defiant Saddam helps the U.S. and Britain make a case for regime change; a quiescent Saddam makes it more difficult. Tony Karon: UN to Bush: Non, Nyet -- Or, at Least, Not Yet 2002-10-17T20:00:00Z For certain other seconds it remained quiescent, glowing balefully like the eye of some fabled monster searching for its prey. The City of Numbered Days 2011-08-31T02:01:25.807Z And what would stir into activity in the necessary places the originally quiescent rudiments of the reserve army? The Biological Problem of To-day Preformation Or Epigenesis? The Basis of a Theory of Organic Development 2011-08-29T02:01:04.170Z Time does not fly, but is permanent and quiescent, while restless, force-impelled matter rushes onward. Etidorhpa or the End of Earth. The Strange History of a Mysterious Being and The Account of a Remarkable Journey 2011-10-18T02:00:20.997Z Lewis looked at Puff with a compelling eye, but Puff was again quiescent, and gave him no opening. The War-Workers 2011-08-25T02:00:32.260Z He had been precisely the same serene, quiescent, demure Courtlandt as of old. The Adventures of a Widow A Novel 2011-08-25T02:00:27.403Z He recalled the scene Sunday night at a cafe in Aleppo, Syria’s second-largest city and, until now, relatively quiescent. Syria Emerges as Front Line of Arab Uprisings 2011-08-22T19:09:44Z It propagates by minute zoospores, by large quiescent spores, or by large active spores clothed with cilia. Sea-Weeds, Shells and Fossils 2011-08-20T02:00:11.557Z It is scrawled on walls, garbage bins, phone booths, doors and even tree trunks, as a city that was long quiescent declares these days that it will no longer stay quiet. Resistance Transforms a Once Mute Syrian City 2011-08-17T17:03:10Z Under yet other conditions the quiescent yeast-cells floating on the surface of the fermented liquor grow out into elongated sausage-shaped or cylindrical cells and branching cell-series, which mat together into mycelium-like veils. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" 2011-08-15T02:00:28.473Z It then changes and remains quiescent for ten days or more when it emerges as the dainty butterfly. Butterflies Worth Knowing 2011-08-10T02:00:15.887Z The bright sun and rising temperature were too tempting to let us remain quiescent. My Attainment of the Pole 2011-08-05T02:00:54.720Z And a pink thorn tree, transplanted p. 58into it a few years ago, actually remained perfectly quiescent, as if dead, for a whole year, and then resumed vitality and growth. Addresses & Papers / Collectanea 2011-08-04T02:00:22.097Z In their quiescent state, he thinks they are drawn in, like the finger of a glove, and are forced out as the liquid enters their slender tubes. Marvels of Pond-life A Year's Microscopic Recreations 2011-08-01T02:00:12.067Z His sense of humour is active just where the Englishman's is quiescent; he is not capable, for example, of laying store by this or that little bit of ceremony. Rome 2011-07-24T02:00:10.227Z An hour must have gone by when, in each boat, as the prisoner lay perfectly quiescent, it seemed to strike the captors almost simultaneously that if something were not done suffocation might ensue. One Maid's Mischief 2011-07-15T02:00:22.283Z "Not so!" said the Egg, "since the longer I remain quiescent, the fitter I shall be for the career that is destined for me." A Bayard From Bengal Being some account of the Magnificent and Spanking Career of Chunder Bindabun Bhosh,... 2011-07-13T02:00:17.950Z It grew upon her as she lay quiescent, enduring the ministrations of sympathizers who would have scorned to touch her if they had known. Barnaby A Novel 2011-07-12T02:00:39.777Z For a moment they are quiescent, and then they vibrate in succession, each moving thread sparkling in the light. Marvels of Pond-life A Year's Microscopic Recreations 2011-08-01T02:00:12.067Z These conditions again brought forward the quiescent boundary question, which was inconclusively discussed in Spanish circles for several years. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z If she had a man's opportunities, how long would she remain quiescent at Westmore, a slave to a routine that had begun to gall her intolerably! Nobody's Child 2011-06-29T02:00:24.827Z Indeed, I doubt if there is any process in which the mind is more quiescent than in reading without interest. Psychotherapy 2011-06-19T02:00:20.053Z That is to say, the normal quiescent period, and periodic moult, may be suspended, so that the feather maintains a steady and continuous growth till it attains a length of several feet. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" 2011-06-19T02:00:16.580Z He has not established any new pernicious regulation that we have heard of; and even if he remain perfectly quiescent and leave things to go their own gait, King Log is better than King Stork. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 2, September, 1851 2011-06-14T02:00:20.590Z The oncogenes would be innocuous as long as they remained quiescent. Nobel Laureates Speak in Scientific American 2011-06-08T13:15:07.613Z Jack, dragged down by pain, and exhausted in the intervals of each paroxysm was quiescent. Gabriel Conroy 2011-06-08T02:00:19.217Z Darkness renders these particles more quiescent, and hence more easily managed by spirits. Witchcraft of New England Explained by Modern Spiritualism 2011-06-05T02:00:13.200Z The individual having selected his place, becomes perfectly quiescent, and no change is observed, during some hours, but a sort of swelling along the edges of the great upper shell at its back part. Rambles of a Naturalist 2011-06-04T02:00:13.503Z Usually it does not seem to be possible to reach a quiescent state or a perfect mixture of the two colors in this manner. Visual Illusions Their Causes, Characteristics and Applications 2011-06-02T02:00:25.247Z Such unhappy dupes of the Yezidees as the I. W. W. and other radicals were, for the time, physically quiescent. The Slayer Of souls 2011-06-01T02:00:26.487Z For minutes that seemed hours they sat facing each other, Challoner dogged but quiescent, the girl with a growing unrest upon her—a cat with a cornered mouse. The Red Mouse 2011-05-30T02:00:14.700Z Martha neither conjectured nor pretended at all; she was then quiescent, while other eyes looked through hers and saw what was inside the mill-stone. Witchcraft of New England Explained by Modern Spiritualism 2011-06-05T02:00:13.200Z It was a dance teeming with passion, passion quiescent, which a breath would fan into a blaze. Famous Prima Donnas 2011-05-26T02:00:18.267Z And of the quiescent rather than the insurgent variety of the romantic temper Maurice Maeterlinck was the foremost exponent. Prophets of Dissent : Essays on Maeterlinck, Strindberg, Nietzsche and Tolstoy 2011-05-17T02:00:20.900Z The less nutritive, and therefore smaller, hungrier, and more mobile organism is the male, the more nutritive and usually relatively more quiescent organism the female. Degeneracy Its Causes, Signs and Results 2011-05-02T02:00:17.657Z Chrissy's head was quiescent now, and her chin in its normal position: the transition from anger to solemnity bewildered her. Heriot's Choice A Tale 2011-04-20T02:00:22.760Z “It depends on bringing the reactors to a quiescent state.” Tepco Sets Out Plan to End Fukushima Nuclear Crisis by Oct. 2011-04-18T05:07:02Z That made him think of the pond, lying quiescent under its green scum and trailing plants at the end of the garden. The Rotifers 2011-04-18T02:00:10.237Z The quiescent mood is sustained to the end; no great outburst of lamentation; the curtain drops the instant the news has been conveyed. Prophets of Dissent : Essays on Maeterlinck, Strindberg, Nietzsche and Tolstoy 2011-05-17T02:00:20.900Z Throughout the summer the line, though never quiescent, and often breaking out in furious bombardments, minor attacks and counter-attacks, and raids on both sides, remained little altered. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 3: Estremoz to Felspar 2011-04-14T02:00:59.373Z The pupa, here termed a nymph, is usually active, or, if quiescent, capable of movement. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura 2011-04-14T02:00:56.200Z The family were quiescent; no comment was made on our comings and goings, except the daily question whether we were to be expected at luncheon. I Walked in Arden 2011-04-10T02:00:06.137Z They cannot approach any single great question without the imminent risk of internal discord; and it is only so long as they can remain quiescent that any show of cordiality can be maintained among them. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 370, August 1846 2011-04-01T02:00:28.747Z It is not that we have a soul, we are a soul; and this higher part is in no one quiescent. All the Days of My Life: An Autobiography The Red Leaves of a Human Heart 2011-03-31T02:00:16.763Z The only apparent reason for the quiescent attitude of some of the smaller nations is that they are without the material means of waging war on their neighbors. Psycho-Phone Messages 2011-03-27T02:00:12.363Z Having stayed our course underneath its most precipitous and attractive side, fronting the southwest, we instantly got into the boat, and rowed off for Fingal’s Cave, over unusually quiescent water. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 3 2011-03-21T02:00:11.920Z Botts took his seat at a window; but he could not remain quiescent. The Funny Philosophers Wags and Sweethearts 2011-03-19T02:00:11.277Z For a moment she was quiescent; then she slipped from his embrace and ran down the conservatory, thrusting the ferns aside. A Daughter of the Vine 2011-03-09T03:00:47.790Z All was quiescent, languorous, beautiful in the glow of the sun's stately declension. Anna of the Five Towns 2011-03-08T03:00:38.117Z This time it would not insert its fangs into the quiescent tarantula, but would sting where the disturbance was manifest—would send its deadly venom into Burl. The Mad Planet 2011-03-02T03:00:25.117Z "It is a trait of piety to trust in Providence," Julius reflected in this quiescent state. The Storm Centre 2011-03-01T03:00:39.427Z This might not be killed entirely, nor stamped out by a mere effort of the will, though for long it lay quiescent, in the mood of eternal silence. Menotah A Tale of the Riel Rebellion 2011-02-14T03:00:35.553Z In other words, there appears to be a tendency for the disease sometimes to die out in a herd or to become quiescent for a year or two. Contagious Abortion of Cows 2011-02-14T03:00:33.157Z Having prayed, she still knelt quiescent; her eyes were dry and burning. Anna of the Five Towns 2011-03-08T03:00:38.117Z He remained quiescent for five years, but busied himself in knitting up secret alliances with the Welsh of the South, who were resenting the introduction of English laws and customs by the strong-handed king. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 English History 2011-02-12T03:00:32.473Z That was the basic impulse—the occult motive; and, somehow he knew that, once aroused, the desire to strive could never again in him remain wholly quiescent. The Streets of Ascalon Episodes in the Unfinished Career of Richard Quarren, Esqre. 2011-02-12T03:00:30.987Z There were no hoofprints, no disturbing of sand or gravel; absolutely nothing but the quiescent weathered surface that had lain thus for centuries. The Three Sapphires 2011-02-07T03:00:24.770Z If a muscle be stimulated over its motor point, it will contract with a sharp twitch and then become quiescent. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" 2011-02-06T03:00:53.093Z It remains perhaps for a time quiescent; it tries, as it were, its limbs, and proves the ground under it, and feels its way. An Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine 2011-01-31T03:00:14.710Z At first she just lay in his arms, quiescent and listening, nerving herself by a supreme effort not to utter one sigh of misery or one word of appeal. Lord Tony's Wife An Adventure of the Scarlet Pimpernel 2011-01-31T03:00:13.650Z At the time, the world was quiescent and fate kept its ironies to itself. Hitler Shares Nothing With Misidentified ‘Fascist’: H.W. Brands 2011-01-31T02:10:23Z It seems to have been his expectation to awake and arise; but the allotted century has passed and his bones are still quiescent. Shakespeare's England 2011-01-30T03:00:17.313Z At the end of a variable time enlargement ceases to take place, and the disease enters a quiescent state: but recrudescences occur at irregular intervals, always ushered in by elephantoid fever. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" 2011-02-06T03:00:53.093Z Counterintuitively, that includes some small cancers likely to stay quiescent for years, or even to vanish on their own. Books: A Pound of Prevention Is Worth a Closer Look 2011-01-24T20:04:39Z And the Fed—America's guardian against a debased currency—felt little pressure to make major shifts in monetary policy with inflation quiescent. In Case of Tech Bubble, Do Not Break Glass 2011-01-24T02:36:00Z What is really going on in the quiescent stage? A Guide for the Study of Animals 2011-01-18T03:00:14.913Z Suddenly, as his sad eye fell lower and lower from scanning their magically quiescent persons, his glance lit upon his own clutched hand, which rested on his knee. Pierre; or The Ambiguities 2011-01-17T03:00:45.163Z Thereafter, his entreaties fell on deaf ears, condemning his government to quiescent inaction. Bringing the bankers to heel must start right here, right now 2011-01-16T00:04:17Z Susquesus was in one of his quiescent moods, and had lighted a pipe, which he was calmly smoking. The Chainbearer Or, The Littlepage Manuscripts 2011-01-13T03:01:05.707Z Sunday was quiescent but nervous—the atmosphere full of the electricity of apprehension. Following the Color Line an account of Negro citizenship in the American democracy 2011-01-06T03:00:45.737Z She closed her eyelids, and now she appeared quiescent and languid. Sentimental Education Vol 1 2011-01-04T03:01:07.467Z Though the brow and the beard, and the steadiness of the head and settledness of the step indicated mature age, yet the blue, bright, but still quiescent eye offered a very striking contrast. Pierre; or The Ambiguities 2011-01-17T03:00:45.163Z "Why didn't they purloin a beer-stein, quiescent on a japanned tray?" My Actor-Husband A true story of American stage life 2011-01-03T03:01:07.697Z When I put my hand into the opening the fish bit vigorously, but became quiescent when I stroked its belly. Fish Populations, Following a Drought, in the Neosho and Marais des Cygnes Rivers of Kansas 2011-01-01T03:00:23.470Z When Fisher, 30, named Ed Carpenter as her driving replacement in November, it was the quiescent end to a professional racing career that began amid much fanfare. Motherhood in Play: Giving Up Driving for a Chance of Parenthood 2010-12-30T00:34:11Z Like mad bulls, they are attracted by the quiescent warmth of fiery-red; and, having attained it, tear it to pieces in their passion. The Orpheus C. Kerr Papers. Series 2 2010-12-28T03:00:18.560Z Her girlhood, her purity, her quiescent charm stood out like snow against that dark background. The Man with the Double Heart 2010-12-21T22:55:56.757Z “Now,” said the head constable, as the kicking legs became quiescent, “all together!” Commodore Junk 2010-12-20T17:12:13.450Z But Beijing's quiescent North Korea policy raises concerns that China is not willing to engage in regional affairs on a level commensurate with its rising-power status. What Will China's Next Move on North Korea Be? 2010-11-24T10:10:00Z They are easy marks, quiescent, often under educated, tailor-made for exploitation. Counterfeit populism and its real cost 2010-11-19T13:50:00Z After Gordon Brown stuffed their mouths with gold, the doctors have been relatively quiescent – as well they might, having supposedly been "ring-fenced". When the ship sinks, the elite grab all the lifeboats 2010-10-05T19:30:00Z With the U.S. presence now greatly reduced, ensuring the Sunnis stay quiescent falls mainly to the Iraqi military. Iraq's Military Flexes to Deter Any Sunni Backlash 2010-10-02T09:05:00Z One notable characteristic of the swine flu was that it struck during periods when seasonal influenza is normally quiescent. WHO declares swine-flu pandemic finally over 2010-08-11T01:57:00Z Yet a year later, in the eyes of the outside world, the Greens appear quiescent. Unrest in Tehran Shows Decline of Islamic Regime 2010-06-05T02:52:00Z It argues that “corporate interest successfully infiltrated the federal government from top to bottom” during the Bush administration and concluded that federal regulatory agencies “are intimated and outgunned, and quiescent.” Surge of New Rules Shows Regulation Is Back 2010-05-13T01:18:00Z Buffett, he says, was a quiescent board member, but when he did speak "he had such power and weight and clarity that it was memorable." When CEOs Have Warren Buffett in the Boardroom 2010-02-25T22:00:00Z The only missing ingredient is Sidney Crosby, who has been oddly quiescent —he didn’t have a single point against Russia — but even without him the Canadians look formidable and are focused on the gold. Analysis: Canada Asserts Itself as Hockey?s Powerhouse 2010-02-25T22:59:00Z Small as it was, though, it was rest, and he remained quiescent once more. A Double Knot When the Americans took over, yellow fever, though present, was quiescent, but the figures began almost at once to mount up. The Panama Canal A history and description of the enterprise If it were certain that the attack of appendicitis would subside and become quiescent, it would be wise to wait. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" With her the sexual sense has been satisfied and has become quiescent, while in the husband it continues active, and sometimes even seems imperious. What a Young Husband Ought to Know Things were thus quiescent and stagnant, when Fairlie one night at mess told us a bit of news. Beatrice Boville and Other Stories I live, I am afraid, a quiescent life, duties fairly done, a little ornithology and a little chess, a trifle of mathematical trifling. The Wonderful Visit Yet she was excessively vital, but it was a smouldering, restrained vitality suggestive of a quiescent crater. Beggars on Horseback It would be a messenger of peace inviting the weary pilgrims of bondage in every clime to a reposing asylum of peaceful, quiescent rest. Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution It does not seek war, but prefers peace, becomes more and more quiescent and altruistic. What a Young Husband Ought to Know His devotion was there, hidden below the surface, but necessarily quiescent as long as Lukos lived. The Gay Adventure A Romance He was simply sitting quiescent, allowing himself to be passed. Sinister Street, vol. 1 It is necessary that they should be stated to understand what Chinese domination means as a whole; of its great benefits there can be no doubt, if the people will remain quiescent. The Life of Yakoob Beg Athalik Ghazi, and Badaulet; Ameer of Kashgar A peaceful and quiescent rest would calm the angry feelings and boiling passions of men, daily lashed to a foaming fury by the unnecessary and often erroneous expressed opinions of others. Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution Finding them all busily engaged, he ventured to reconnoitre, and had cautiously raised himself on his fore legs for the purpose, but, on finding himself observed, resumed his quiescent state. Illustrative Anecdotes of the Animal Kingdom But madam, I must——" "Remain quiescent, sir—'twould be a sad pity to tear so fine a coat. Our Admirable Betty A Romance Immature females, and adults during most of the winter, are in this quiescent condition. Ecological Observations on the Woodrat, Neotoma floridana Her frame of mind was quiescent, tempered still with a feeling of relief. A Bed of Roses Carrington got up abruptly; evidently his disgust could not be borne in a quiescent attitude. The Nest, The White Pagoda, The Suicide, A Forsaken Temple, Miss Jones and The Masterpiece And you will make a beautiful grand lady, quiescent and dignified as a grand lady ought to be. Ayala's Angel The balloon seemed to be stationary; the clouds above and below appeared to be quiescent; the air castles, in the distance, stood to their places; silence reigned supreme; it was solemnly sublime. The Philosophy of the Weather And a Guide to Its Changes These cases are cited to show that motion gives rigidity to substances that in the quiescent state are mobile or easily moved, like the straw or the air. Nature's Miracles, Volume 1 Familiar Talks on Science—World-Building and Life. Earth, Air and Water. Morality is not religion at all while the spiritual faculties are absolutely quiescent and the soul knows no need of God nor cries out for Him. Russian Life To-day When a swiftly moving body can only be seen by an electric spark, or flash of lightning, it looks as if it were quiescent. The Telephone An Account of the Phenomena of Electricity, Magnetism, and Sound, as Involved in Its Action Feudalism, conservatism, family piety, are dissolved; and, as the conquering mobile civilisations impinge upon quiescent peoples, new ambitions and desires are created among populations hitherto content to live as their forefathers lived. American World Policies Back upon him rushed the passion which had been quiescent before her detached indifference. Thirty The Asiatic thieves "spotted" the English rogues at sight, but let them operate until they had possessed themselves of ample booty, while the local rogues remained quiescent and watched the fun. Due North or Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia This it had found, and the volcano was quiescent again—until the advent of some fresh cause of eruption; some freak cause, be it understood. A Veldt Official A Novel of Circumstance It seems so entirely independent of will, that there’s no kudos attached to having a lively one, or no blame if he’s quiescent. Lady Cassandra His hands, lying quiescent on his lap, curled into balls of bone and muscle. Castle of Terror He reached the engine-house and passed before the line of iron locomotives, silent and vigorous in their quiescent might, and full of inert power. Fairfax and His Pride Like all insects with incomplete metamorphoses, there is no quiescent pupal condition, no sharp line of demarcation between the larval and so-called “nymph” or penultimate stage. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" Mr. Blum was present also; but on this occasion he wore the peculiarly new, shining, patent-leather boots dear to the hearts of his countrymen on festal occasions, and Miss Teller's anxieties were quiescent. Anne Suddenly the great serpent at the back of the cleft, which had been quiescent for some time, emitted a loud hiss—rearing its head in startling suddenness. The Triumph of Hilary Blachland It was as though he had expended all his energy on a task, and failed at it, and was now quiescent, like an empty well waiting to fill again. The Legion of Lazarus Alurna lay quiescent within his grasp, looking up at the immobile face so near her own. Warrior of the Dawn Those thoughts were replaced by a quiescent, questioning receptivity. The Honored Prophet All four limbs are sometimes violently agitated, and even during sleep are not quiescent. The Dog He hadn't been controlled up to now, but that didn't mean control wasn't there, quiescent, waiting for the proper time. Tangle Hold Up to that point Clive had remained quiescent; but at this new outrage he turned. Rulers of India: Lord Clive But of course, being an Englishman, I remained perfectly quiescent and inarticulate. Captain Macedoine's Daughter After all that the Scottish people had suffered at the hands of their enemies, it was impossible for them to remain quiescent. Border Raids and Reivers The animal ought immediately to be started for a scamper, and never allowed to remain quiescent until its activity has driven every trace of moisture from its body. The Dog Ship-life has become quiescent since the seamen bundled and put away their gear after washing decks. Merchantmen-at-arms : the British merchants' service in the war The other Time-traveling cage was there, lying quiescent in its place, but it was unoccupied. Astounding Stories, June, 1931 The Siamese make the final t or d quiescent, and sound the word Po; whence the Chinese still further vary it to Pho or Fo. Bible Myths and their Parallels in other Religions Being a Comparison of the Old and New Testament Myths and Miracles with those of the Heathen Nations of Antiquity Considering also their Origin and Meaning This has been thought by some to be a proof that the mountain was in a quiescent state during the period which preceded and coincided with the time of Homer. Etna A History of the Mountain and of its Eruptions The relief should be directed wholly to keep the cancer, for such it is, in a passive or quiescent state. The Dog His malady remained quiescent enough to afford, at least to his own buoyant spirit, a strong hope of ultimate recovery. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 24 (of 25) It was Sunday, and the little valley was still with the stillness of warm, drowsy, quiescent life. Stories of the Foot-hills In the brazen serpent of the Pentateuch, the two emblems of the cross and serpent, the quiescent and energising Phallos, are united. Bible Myths and their Parallels in other Religions Being a Comparison of the Old and New Testament Myths and Miracles with those of the Heathen Nations of Antiquity Considering also their Origin and Meaning The crater presented the same appearance when it was seen by Captain Smyth in 1814, but he was so fortunate as to witness it in a less quiescent state. Etna A History of the Mountain and of its Eruptions I merely remained quiescent and content in the knowledge of my power until yours failed. Once a Greech Even lying quiescent in her hangar, she looked as sleek as a Napoleon hat done in poured monel. The Very Black Past the quiescent, sweat reeking bodies of the bull-muscled guards, into the dimly lit chamber beyond, Bruhlla half walking, half shambling before her. The Women-Stealers of Thrayx In the brazen Serpent of the Pentateuch, the two emblems of the Cross and Serpent, the quiescent and energizing Phallos, are united. Bible Myths and their Parallels in other Religions Being a Comparison of the Old and New Testament Myths and Miracles with those of the Heathen Nations of Antiquity Considering also their Origin and Meaning In some years it is quiescent, though never absent; in others it becomes diffused, for reasons of which nothing is known, and its diffusive activity varies greatly from equally inscrutable causes. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" He remained quiescent a moment or two, in the hope that the raft would loosen itself; but, as it did not, he sprang ashore for that purpose. Through Apache Lands At the instant of starting, or rather before, the automaton belches forth an explosion of steam, and seems for a second or two quiescent. Railway Adventures and Anecdotes extending over more than fifty years Yet nothing was better calculated to rouse into wild agitation the quiescent feeling of French nationalism. British Supremacy & Canadian Self-Government, 1839-1854 The mind has as great difficulty to disengage itself from its custom of thinking, and reflect on new ideas, as the body has to remain quiescent after it has long been accustomed to exercise. Letters to Eugenia or, a Preservative Against Religious Prejudices The duration of their quiescent state must depend upon the degrees of the thermometer in the ordinary atmosphere. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 2, July, 1850. Competition is here quiescent, since actual underbidding and the luring away of rivals' customers do not take place. Essentials of Economic Theory As Applied to Modern Problems of Industry and Public Policy Or, to be more exact, whatever the position ultimately assumed, the plasmodium soon becomes quiescent, takes on definite and ultimate shape, which varies greatly, almost for each species. The North American Slime-Moulds A Descriptive List of All Species of Myxomycetes Hitherto Reported from the Continent of North America, with Notes on Some Extra-Limital Species These would probably remain quiescent on parole, submitting to the rule of the conqueror; but hoping still for foreign intervention or Confederate victories, and ultimate independence. A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital The quiescent audience is a sort of exhausted receiver, into which the stream from the pulpit is perennially playing, but never making it full. In the School-Room Chapters in the Philosophy of Education The grave man, being still upset by the manner of his arrival, remained quiescent, and did not reciprocate these demonstrations of affection. The Grandee “Burned!” cried Mamie, starting a little from the attitude of quiescent capacity in which she had hitherto sat to hear me, her hands folded in her lap. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 13 (of 25) The steam is generated in the boilers, but while it remains there it remains quiescent and inert. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 2, No. 12, May, 1851. That question interests nor Partlet only; No; while the speckled beauty Sits in quiescent state, content though lonely, The poultry-yard's prime duty Filling her soul, how many minds are watching That hopeful hatching! Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 98, January 25th, 1890 Did Campanella imagine that, if men were allowed to philosophise with the utmost freedom, the despotism of religion and politics would dissolve away in the weakness of its quiescent state? Calamities and Quarrels of Authors From these calculations, how much may they contain in their quiescent state? A Treatise on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene (Revised Edition) And so, at that point on the scroll, the myriad things, in myriad positions which make up the Cosmos, lie quiescent. Astounding Stories, May, 1931 Here and there a big boulder sat quiescent on a knoll, having paused there till the next rain in his long slide down the mountain. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 2 (of 25) The enormous advantages of the air actually liquefied, and so for the moment quiescent, over the air merely compressed, and hence requiring a powerful retort to hold it, are patent at a glance. A History of Science, Volume 5(of 5) Aspects Of Recent Science After leaving the backs of the cattle they burrow into the ground, lie quiescent for about a month, and become transformed into mature flies. Special Report on Diseases of Cattle For this reason, a person in action is warmer than in a quiescent state. A Treatise on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene (Revised Edition) Her streams are full, her new growths of wood are ripened, her saps and juices are quiescent. Ways of Nature She shivered again at the uncanny hint of volcanic might effused by the giant—volcanic, yet quiescent for the moment. The Pirate Woman I know it’s good; but we haven’t time now, and we aren’t going to let you work,” announced 48 the young man joyously as he towered above her lying quiescent and weak with laughter. Cloudy Jewel They foster a fallacious uniformity of opinion and render the mind quiescent and stationary. Shelley, Godwin and Their Circle “It teaches how to live without nourishment, how to remain quiescent in silent purity, and sit lost in meditation.” The Chinese Fairy Book He carried a pretext for calling upon General Yozarro, and his anxiety would not allow him to remain quiescent. Up the Forked River Or, Adventures in South America That which continued to be the outer surface was the part which from time to time touched quiescent masses and occasionally received the collisions consequent on its own motions or the motions of other things. Essays: Scientific, Political, & Speculative, Vol. I But it was evident from the outset that the most quiescent foreign policy could not prevent foreign complications. Woodrow Wilson's Administration and Achievements And deans as a rule are more sedentary, more quiescent, more given to sufferance even than bishops. Is He Popenjoy? During the day they remain quiescent in desert spots or ruins, and at night they prowl about like jackals, hunting living prey or feeding on abandoned carcasses. The Industries of Animals Time, too, had thrown her relations with Wyndham into relief; and as she realised more and more their true nature, the conscience that had been so long quiescent began to stir in her. Audrey Craven But if I say that fire is a principle in the constitution of bodies, I must, at least, embarrass myself with the distinction of fire in a state of action, and fire inactive, or quiescent. Experiments and Observations on Different Kinds of Air Then it, too, died; and, through the dark that was relieved only by the faint luminosity of the quiescent gas, he saw far off a point of light. The Finding of Haldgren You will not succeed in satisfying Ireland, because Rome will not allow the Irish to remain quiescent. Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule From the last lagoon it is conveyed into reservoirs, whence again, after having remained quiescent a few hours, for what purpose is not stated, it passes into the evaporating pans. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 3, August, 1850. Through every degree of absurdity has the chapeau rond passed, until it seems to have settled down into that quiescent state of mediocrity which marks the decline of empires and of hats. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 57, No. 351, January 1845 She shrank away, in maiden modesty, but her fingers remained quiescent. Rope The inference that if quiescent bodies do not act in particular ways they are inert, and cannot act in any kind of a way, is a wrong inference. The Machinery of the Universe Mechanical Conceptions of Physical Phenomena "They are led captive by Satan at his will in the most quiescent manner." Things as They Are Mission Work in Southern India The delicate grayish metal antenna, which, she knew, would form a glittering halo of blue and gray threads of fire, rested quiescent above his head. Astounding Stories of Super-Science April 1930 Except for occasional raids the infantry remained quiescent under this gunnery. The Story of the Great War, Volume VI (of VIII) History of the European War from Official Sources He looked at the plant on the table, but it was standing quiescent. Such Blooming Talk To one at a distance it is quiescent, inert. The Machinery of the Universe Mechanical Conceptions of Physical Phenomena It simply teaches that during the actual formulation of suggestions, that is for a few minutes daily, the Will should be quiescent. The Practice of Autosuggestion It is hard to be quiescent when one is so hedged in on all sides by falsehood and deceit and the very air breathes conspiracy and intrigue. The Crevice Then I remained perfectly quiescent and nature was not slow in her reparative work. The Unknown Life of Jesus Christ The Original Text of Nicolas Notovitch's 1887 Discovery Within fifteen minutes after the destruction had ceased, millions of gleaming cubes winked upward from the bottom of the crevasse—motionless, quiescent! Astounding Stories of Super-Science September 1930 An odd, choking gurgle sounded from the gray machine, where a dark figure had sat until now in quiescent muteness. The Flying Mercury These memories, however, are not inert and quiescent, like the marks on the vulcanite records of a gramophone; they are vitally active, each one forming a thread in the texture of our personality. The Practice of Autosuggestion "Yet stay," said the youth, as a gleam of inspiration lighted up the relaxing muscles of his quiescent features. A Tangled Tale Since she had come to the house he went about in a daze, scarcely seeing even the things he handled, drifting, quiescent, in a state of metamorphosis. The Rainbow By groups and organisations the fire-balls of Mars landed, and rested quiescent on the surface of the globe. Astounding Stories of Super-Science September 1930 Perplexity is active and painful; doubt may be quiescent. English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions In this instance, suffice to say that Effie was lavish in the use of soap and water, especially soap, and, by the time she finished, had reduced her charge to a state of quiescent misery. The Hickory Limb An untaught faculty is at once quiescent and dead. A Man's Value to Society Studies in Self Culture and Character Before a Lingual or a Palatal, not quiescent, the a frequently loses its sound, and only qualifies that of the following consonant; hence, 2. Elements of Gaelic Grammar As long as he lay unmoving the pain seemed quiescent, and his head felt crystal clear—his thought efficient. The Roof Tree Often her feelings of pain and alarm were quiescent in that unfeigned and salutary interest in clothes and necessities of preparation which is almost always a resource to a woman's mind. The Marriage of Elinor Both the upper and the lower-enterprises, however, remained for many years after their inception in a quiescent state, serving simply as topics of newspaper discussion, or of buncombe addresses from local rostrums. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 122, December, 1867 Stripping the dark goggles from their eyes, the two men hurried over for a closer view of the thing that rested quiescent and apparently lifeless there on the metal floor-plate. Devil Crystals of Arret Before a Lingual or a Palatal, not quiescent, the i loses its sound, and only qualifies that of the following consonant; hence, 3. Elements of Gaelic Grammar For much of the time she pursued the secret of Violet Pryde with such assiduity that the room became quiescent, and communion with Rash could be re-established. The Dust Flower The quiescent prominences, on the other hand, are confined, as a rule, to the neighbourhood of the sun's poles. Astronomy of To-day A Popular Introduction in Non-Technical Language This little society which maintained a quiescent existence for a year or more and then disbanded without ceremony, was, in part, the basis of all subsequent work of its character in Oregon. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III His mind was active, but outwardly Bolden was quiescent as the doctor continued his explanation. Bolden's Pets After a Lingual or a Palatal, not quiescent, the e loses its sound, and only qualifies that of the preceding consonant; hence, 2. Elements of Gaelic Grammar She must now allow this part of the brain to become quiescent, and she should go to work to build up other brain centers. What a Young Woman Ought to Know The layer itself appears to be in a fairly quiescent state; a marked contrast to the seething photosphere beneath, and the agitated chromosphere above. Astronomy of To-day A Popular Introduction in Non-Technical Language These are called quiescent prominences; they consist of clouds of hydrogen, and are of more lasting duration than the other variety, called eruptive or metallic prominences. The Astronomy of Milton's 'Paradise Lost' Activity of the sexual impulse is sometimes observed at an age at118 which this impulse is normally quiescent. The Sexual Life of the Child After a Lingual or a Palatal, not quiescent, the i loses its sound, and only qualifies that of the preceding consonant; hence, 2. Elements of Gaelic Grammar Turkey herself had broken the compact to remain quiescent, to stand pat. The Story of the Great War, Volume I (of 8) Introductions; Special Articles; Causes of War; Diplomatic and State Papers Prominences are of two kinds, eruptive and quiescent. Astronomy of To-day A Popular Introduction in Non-Technical Language A slow course of transformation, in fact, seemed in progress; and it was found to be completed in 1900, when the eclipse of May 28 revealed the typical halo of a quiescent sun. A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century Fourth Edition Light moves with uniform velocity: air is sometimes quiescent, and sometimes moves at the rate of thirty miles an hour. Notes and Queries, Number 236, May 6, 1854 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc Before a Lingual or a Palatal, not quiescent, the i loses its sound, and only qualifies that of the following consonant; hence, 3. Elements of Gaelic Grammar Mohammedanism, as a quiescent non-proselytizing religion, could only become corrupt and rotten. India, Its Life and Thought The Duchess Frances appears to have played a quiescent part in this drama, so soon to turn into tragedy. Robin Tremayne A Story of the Marian Persecution But he was not long quiescent, when a thought occurring caused him to resume action. The Free Lances A Romance of the Mexican Valley The sea was perfectly quiescent, and the rude embarkation rested upon it like a log. The Ocean Waifs A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea Before a Lingual or a Palatal, not quiescent, the i loses its sound, and only qualifies that of the following consonant; hence, 2. Elements of Gaelic Grammar Her state of mind was strangely quiescent and acquiescent in all that was done to her or for her. One Snowy Night Long ago at Oxford “It looks as though our volcano had become active again; but that is hardly likely, is it, after remaining quiescent for so many years?” Dick Leslie's Luck A Story of Shipwreck and Adventure She never knew how it was she did not shriek aloud, but instead managed to remain perfectly quiescent, unresisting. Juggernaut His highest moments of production are those of his deepest inner listening—in which the trained mind-instrument is quiescent and receptive, its will entirely given over to the greater source within. Child and Country A Book of the Younger Generation Thus far it is evident that the rule respecting the correspondence of vowels is wholly impertinent in the case of syllables divided by Labials, or by quiescent consonants. Elements of Gaelic Grammar For when the sensorial power has been diminished by great exertion, and the stomach has become less irritable by having been previously stimulated by much heat, it sooner becomes quiescent by the application of cold. Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life Frederick was still quiescent; France, Spain and Bavaria alone continued actively the struggle against Maria Theresa. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" We will wait a day, then, if he’s quiescent, it’s up to us.” In Her Own Right We have first those which are comparatively quiescent, and in form somewhat resemble the clouds which float in our earth's atmosphere. The Story of the Heavens Accordingly we find, in many instances, the same words written by different writers, and even at different times by the same writer, with different quiescent consonants. Elements of Gaelic Grammar And as the absorbents, which resume the thinner parts of the bile from the gall-bladder and hepatic ducts, are also torpid or quiescent, the bile is more dilute, as well as in less quantity. Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life The sea was blue now, quiescent, waveless; there was only the eternal roll. The Pagan Madonna The trouble with the Northumberlander is, that so long as he is not the immediate victim of a hold up, he is quiescent. In Her Own Right As if feeling himself on trial, he stopped just within the room and stood with the quiescent endurance that he had shown in the farmhouse parlor and which sat so strangely upon him. From the Car Behind It would appear that d was originally a radical letter of the word; that through time it came, like many other consonants, to be aspirated; and by degrees became, in some situations, quiescent. Elements of Gaelic Grammar By these motions the muscles, which preserve the perpendicularity of the body, are alternately quiescent, and exerted; and are thus less liable to fatigue or exhaustion. Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life The malarial mosquito bites and then goes back to some dark corner where it remains quiescent for forty-eight hours, at the end of which time it again descends to feed. Health on the Farm A Manual of Rural Sanitation and Hygiene Set it down so, but altered it, thinking the "lie in peace" was in reality more quiescent than any thing expressing an act—as sinking is a process in transitu—the result, lying in peace. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 380, June, 1847 For the nonce, they are courteously quiescent, the world forgetting, by the world forgot. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 104, May 6, 1893 After a Lingual or a Palatal, not quiescent, the e loses its sound, and only qualifies that of the preceding consonant; hence, 4. Elements of Gaelic Grammar They did not have the volition to help themselves, childlike as the men of the stone age, they awaited quiescent what the next hour might bring them. Complete Story of the San Francisco Horror One time we pull the shackles from the slaves, And then, quiescent, we are ruled by knaves, Often we rudely break restraining bars, And confidentially reach out toward the stars. Cupology How to Be Entertaining Guidance of matter can be affected by a passive exertion of force without doing work; as a quiescent rail can guide a train to its destination, provided an active engine propels it. Life and Matter A Criticism of Professor Haeckel's 'Riddle of the Universe' Be the work grim or glorious, dread or divine, you have little choice left but quiescent adoption. The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 3, February, 1851 Before a Lingual or Palatal, not quiescent, the o sometimes loses its sound, and only qualifies that of the following consonant; hence, 2. Elements of Gaelic Grammar An eruption occurred in 72 A.D., after which Ætna was quiescent for nearly two centuries, but in the year 253, in the reign of the Emperor Decius, a violent eruption lasting nine days is recorded. Complete Story of the San Francisco Horror He was elected, and while the Democrats went wild with joy, Bradley slept quietly in his bed at home—while the brass band played itself quiescent under his window. A Spoil of Office A Story of the Modern West Don't think that even in all this excitement our taste for shopping has become quiescent. Peking Dust This study may be commenced in November after the deciduous trees have lost their leaves and have entered their quiescent winter period. Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Nature Study The final i is sounded short; but before a Palatal or a Lingual, not quiescent, it loses its sound, and only qualifies that of the following consonant. Elements of Gaelic Grammar An eruption of short duration, of which we have no details, occurred in 1447; and after this Ætna was quiescent for eighty-nine years. Complete Story of the San Francisco Horror As she uttered the last word—'gratitude'—Mrs Mildmay, hitherto entirely quiescent till her husband thought well to speak, could no longer restrain herself. Robin Redbreast A Story for Girls I was suffering from a simple rupture of long standing, but hitherto quiescent, which only required rest and proper treatment for at least a fortnight. From Paris to New York by Land A study of the pines of the locality may be commenced in November, after the deciduous trees have lost their leaves and have entered their quiescent winter period. Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Nature Study And sometimes both the h and the consonant to which it is subjoined become entirely quiescent. Elements of Gaelic Grammar Every person in the room was engaged at whist except Mrs. Flounce, who still remained quiescent behind her tea and cakes. The Bertrams A military word of command, calling the soldier from the quiescent position of "at ease" into readiness for any exercise or evolution. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. Brayfield had gossiped, marvelled and sunk into a sort of apathy of unrewarded and quiescent curiosity. Tongues of Conscience If Gertrude could have kept, inwardly, her visible beautiful serenity, Brodrick, beguiled by the peace she wrapped him in, might have remained indefinitely quiescent. The Creators A Comedy One exception from this principle seems allowable in the case of quiescent consonants. Elements of Gaelic Grammar Jeanne had put a pillow to his head, and he lay now outwardly placid and quiescent. The Bronze Eagle A Story of the Hundred Days A stream which sets beneath the surface-water of the sea whilst that is either in a quiescent state or moving in a contrary direction. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. When one of them got a little better, a relapse ensued by reason of infection from the others, and it was not till exhaustion set in, that this triple volcano became quiescent again. Miss Mapp It was not to be thought of at present; not as long as things, he said, remained quiescent. The Creators A Comedy Though these quiescent letters have no sound themselves, they are not always without effect in pronunciation, as they often determine the sound of other letters. Elements of Gaelic Grammar The others looked on in wonder, convinced that the best thing they could do was to remain quiescent. Radio Boys Loyalty Bill Brown Listens In The interval between the flux and reflux of the tide, as between the last of the ebb and first of the flood, or vice versâ, during which the water remains apparently quiescent. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. Irish Members, long quiescent, suddenly resumed former habit of activity. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, June 24, 1914 For two days the phonograph remained quiescent, but about this time Miss Clara Bedelle announced that some one had been tampering with her figure. Skippy Bedelle His Sentimental Progress From the Urchin to the Complete Man of the World Most, if not all, the quiescent vowels seem to have been introduced for this purpose. Elements of Gaelic Grammar Suddenly these ceased to leap and jump and burn; the old rug and the hidden wires under it were again quiescent. Radio Boys Loyalty Bill Brown Listens In It was anticipated that the losses inflicted on him would be so heavy that he would be compelled to remain quiescent for the whole of the winter. The 28th: A Record of War Service in the Australian Imperial Force, 1915-19, Vol. I Egypt, Gallipoli, Lemnos Island, Sinai Peninsula Perhaps the old crater had been quiescent for thousands of years, and then it worked a little and threw up El Teyde. A Tramp's Notebook But with regard to thee, when quiescent they approve, when passive they decree, when mute they cry aloud! The Roman Traitor, Vol. 2 Another case, in which the observation of this rule seems to be wholly unnecessary, is when two syllables of a word are separated by a quiescent consonant. Elements of Gaelic Grammar We rather object to the equal largeness and importance of all the figures; and perhaps the bodies are too smooth, showing too little of the punishment of flame—they are too quiescent. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 54, No. 334, August 1843 While the rebellion was thus drifting onward, the North remained quiescent, utterly refusing to believe in the existence of any real danger. Reminiscences of Forts Sumter and Moultrie in 1860-'61 The shallop was quiescent in a remarkable degree, and thoroughly tethered. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 85, November, 1864 They come on in masses against our trenches and machine guns, and come time after time, and they are never quiescent, but always on the offensive. The Better Germany in War Time Being some Facts towards Fellowship Like the gale a while ago they had merely drawn back in their fury, quiescent for a while, but losing neither strength nor temerity. "Unto Caesar" We mean not to use the word "please" in its lowest common sense, but in that which expresses the gratification we are known to feel even when our quiescent happiness is disturbed. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 54, No. 334, August 1843 Skivers was a man who, if he had reason to dislike any one about him, could not let his feelings remain quiescent. Who Are Happiest? and Other Stories The true ant, when emerging from the egg, is a footless grub, and remains in the pupa, or quiescent stage, inclosed in a membrane, till its limbs are developed. The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America Then followed some twelve years or more, during which Mark seems to have remained quiescent; or, at all events, he does not appear to have had any work in connection with the great Apostle. Expositions of Holy Scripture Ephesians; Epistles of St. Peter and St. John It is desirable to have scions fresh and firm but in a quiescent condition until pushed into activity by the growth of the stock. Northern Nut Growers Association, Report of the Proceedings at the Fourth Annual Meeting Washington D.C. November 18 and 19, 1913 He affirmed motion to be an inherent attribute of matter — that no portion of matter was at rest, and that even the most quiescent solids were animated by a motion of their ultimate particles. Fragments of science, V. 1-2 The people are perfectly quiescent upon this grand occasion, and seem to interest themselves very little in the fate of their soi-disant friends. Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume I (of 10) For, no matter what botanists or naturalists may tell us to the contrary, we habitually think of plantlife as fixed and stolid, insensate and quiescent. Greener Than You Think But good sense alone is a sedate and quiescent quality, which manages its possessions well, but does not increase them; it collects few materials for its own operations, and preserves safety, but never gains supremacy. The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. in Nine Volumes Volume the Eighth: The Lives of the Poets, Volume II |
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