| 单词 | sample |
| 例句 | On my way back to the cottage, I took samples of leaves from other kinds of trees. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z “I threw in a sample of our new eye gel,” the saleswoman added, handing Miranda a small shopping bag. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z This doctor and that doctor took blood samples, put me through X-ray machines and even an MRI scan. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z When the random sample selected contains one thousand people, the theoretical 95 percent confidence interval for estimating the percentage who favor candidate X or dog food Y is about plus or minus 3 percent. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I recognized the tune he was playing: the ’88 remix of New Order’s “Blue Monday,” with a lot of Star Wars droid sound samples mixed in. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Our experiments show a rock sample drill can get through the hull. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z His tests involved making the samples glow under ultraviolet light. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Mary watched one day as a zalif examined the hole in her front wheel, touching here and there, lifting her trunk up in the air and back again, as if sampling the scent. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Once I figured this out and composed myself, I got a Ziploc-sized sample bag and waved it around a bit, then sealed it. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z It had been twenty months since he and Joe Kennedy had identified element 94’s alpha signature in their microscopic sample. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Papa had come home with samples of a new biscuit, and he passed the green packet around before we started dinner. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Imagine you had a sample of material with a half-life of 30 seconds. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Using the sample hues Lena had given her, she prepared her next color. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z I reach out to get a larger sample and two water butterflies dart back to safety. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z If we wish on Earth to examine samples of Martian soil for microbes, we must, of course, not sterilize the samples beforehand. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z More plausibly, he told of feeding his initial sample by eyedropper to a mouse, which showed no ill effects after ingesting what was then “the world supply” of heavy water. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Soil samples showed heavy infestations by tiny nematode worms. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Air samples were collected and sent to labs for study. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z In other words, most of the samples were false alarms. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Jolene urged that they sample the pie at once—no nonsense about leaving it to cool. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z He had done his test twice, he said, and both times the samples were positive to the Mayinga strain of Ebola Zaire. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Ulam ran into the hall and was told that Oppenheimer was holding the first samples of plutonium to arrive at Los Alamos. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I don’t want to draw attention, so I load my samples onto a drone. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Gas chromatography of air samples might reveal blips of difference between substances released over a Glasgow football match, a committee meeting on academic promotions, and a summer beach on Saturday afternoon, all highly important. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z We always did, each time an employee from one of his factories brought a product sample for us. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z But on the off chance I can bring the samples, I'm gathering them. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z They’d visited the various soup kitchens, sampling the cuisines, and had their favorites. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z What is the expected number of tests the director will have to perform if he pools the blood samples? Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z He put his eye up to the microscope, where a researcher had set the sample on a glass plate with exquisite care. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z As if we’ve worked twenty years together on an assembly line, Epsilon-5 and I snip samples, preparing dishes without needing to tell each other what we are doing or what to do next. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z It had taken her several tries to get the letters of her name to resemble the sample letters in the book, and even then she wasn’t sure if she’d written Mira or Mara. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z I was able to get the handwriting sample of a murderer. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z They sampled it, and it did, but only for a few seconds. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z They also believe it’s important for donors to be able to control who has access to their tissues, because they worry that information gathered from tissue samples might be used against them. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z And speaking of pink, he sampled blood candy in a tiny shop under a bridge. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z It was one of his favorites, Pac’s voice defiant over the melancholy chorus sampled from the Five Stairsteps—“Ooh, child, things are gonna get easier.” The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z The experiment required that they be sacrificed at the end of the time so that the researchers could take tissue samples and observe their bodies for any signs of infection. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Robin sealed up the wedge-shaped section to be sent back to the lab along with tissue samples, fish bone fragments, and a suspected tapeworm. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z But to get those samples after her death, someone would have to ask Henrietta’s husband for permission. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Also, the water would have dragged rock and soil samples from thousands of kilometers away. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Lena sampled the hot chocolate and stirred some more. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z But the lecture and this small sampling paled in comparison to the main event of our chemical-agents education—the practical class. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Hugh was not in the lab when late on a midsummer June night I went back to shut down the X-ray tube and to develop the photograph of a new TMV sample. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z She took with her the sampled box of Dutch cookies that had originally been intended for the patient at Mandeville. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z It was the consent form she’d signed before her radium treatment, when the original HeLa sample was taken. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z She blew through special machines, had a blood sample taken to measure her capacity for absorbing oxygen, and underwent a chest exam. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z The Usage Panel is intended to be a sample of the virtual community for whom careful writers write. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z The way to reveal a helix was to tilt the oriented TMV sample at several angles to the X-ray beam. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z “Do you remember the whiskey sample we put in oak in July? I think it’s time to see how it’s coming along.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Would it be all right if he sent someone down to Reston tomorrow to have a look at some samples of dead monkeys? The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “These tissues enter a pipeline of millions of other samples,” he said. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Hunter handed Washington a sample of his ability to swipe intelligence material—a letter that was supposed to go to the commanding officer of British forces in Canada. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z In 1966 the discoverers prepared to turn over to the Smithsonian Institution the cigar box in which they deposited their very first sample of the elusive element. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z She tasted the goats’ blood and spit it toward the ceiling, then she sampled the blood of many more creatures. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z I consider using the lake samples, but I can’t be sure what caused this and if that would make matters worse. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z “I’m even thinking of bottling up free samples of my dip bait.” Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z She’s been walking around the lunchroom with a tray of chocolate milk containers—lined up to hide the mini cupcake samples she is definitely not supposed to be giving out right now. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z These informal polls rarely come with confidence intervals or any details of the methods used, so the problem of self-selected samples is not always immediately apparent. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z He sampled the cigar again, this time managing to hold the smoke in for a moment longer before starting to cough. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Even religion seems to have little to say about the plight of the poor, if that tent revival was a fair sample. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z But what we can say is that for the sample as a whole the rate of disappearance will be such that half the atoms will disappear every 30 seconds. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Most annoyingly, her objections were not mere perversity: at this stage the embarrassing fact came out that my recollection of the water content of Rosy’s DNA samples could not be right. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z "What the hell!" he yelled, smearing his finger over one of the samples. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The sample weighed about a thousandth of a grain of sand, but it was thirty-four times more concentrated with the fissionable isotope than was natural uranium. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Maybe she shouldn't have tried out lipstick samples on him when he was in kindergarten. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z “But I was still able to obtain a blood sample.” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z The scientists analyzed over 700 samples, each containing an average of over 500 identifiable seeds belonging to over 70 plant species. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Eliminating those unfamiliar with the Stooges’ slapstick, physical, lowbrow comedy, I found that an overwhelming 8 percent of my sample admitted to such an indulgence. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z A man who carried not a golf club but a sample case of Cleopatra products. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Marchantas come up to offer us their wares and, tempted by a sample taste of a small, sweet orange, we buy a whole sack of them, already peeled and cut in half. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Maybe collect hair and fiber samples like they do on TV.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z Dad always has an excuse: traffic, last-minute customers at the pharmacy who’ve run out of their prescriptions and can’t wait until morning, a salesman stopping by with drug samples. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z “Fly to Seattle and talk with the Rosen people. Have them supply you a representative sampling of types employing the new Nexus-6 unit.” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z I gave out free samples to build excitement. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z Scientists had been trying to grow living cells since before the turn of the century, but their samples had always died. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z “I’ve brought all sorts of appropriate goodies. Feel free to sample them yourself. They’re not bad, if I do say so myself!” When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z Nancy had put on a space suit and gone back into her lab to continue analyzing the monkey samples, and he had no idea when she would finish. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He was sent to Tennessee to get a sample of a new kind of explosive. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z To be sure, he dug out the original biopsy sample, which had been stored on a shelf since 19 51. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z While I studied various tribes, she studied their art forms and collected samples of their crafts. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z He opened the tiny box, lifted out the grid with tweezers, and fitted it into a steel rod the size of a tire iron—the sample holder, it was called. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Scheduled to fly to Boston the next morning, Farmer brought John’s blood and tissue samples with him. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z I took my samples from the riverside willows, the new blue willow grove, and the leaves I’d collected from random trees. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Now and then Miss Trixie’s tongue would flap out and sample a bit of cream from her upper lip. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’ll give you a sample to try on Delilah,” he said. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z According to the cards on the two dispensers, that day’s sample flavors were a cold watermelon mint and a warm chocolate chai. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z Then he carried the new samples back into the closet and turned out the lights and looked again into his microscope. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He takes his sample case, and he walks down the many stairs to the street, where the freezing rain is turning to sleet. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z Pollsters often use plus or minus 4 percent for this sample size because of nonrespondents and other difficulties. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Also, he discovers, his sample case is gone, all the bottles and rings and souvenir copper flashlights, all gone, along with his suitcase, his wallet, his passport, and his air tickets back to Oman. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z His mom was going through box after box of Avon samples. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z Serena, who was already in Boston, met Farmer and rushed the samples to the oncologist at Mass General. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Below them, I placed my five leaf samples from the hidden grove. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z The lab in Kinshasa ruined his first blood sample and asked us to send another, so the results on what diseases Otto might have weren’t in yet. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z He was a shrewd naturalist in his own right, and often brought back samples of flora or fauna for pay. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z To test this assumption, a scientific team from the United States Public Health Service sampled restaurant and institutional meals. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z I give her a sample, then venture, “The poster looks nice outside, doesn’t it?” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z They were taking tiny tissue samples from his knee, as well as from his heart and his eye. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z In Bobby’s exhumation, a fragment of bone from his left small toe was extracted, in addition to seven tissue samples—enough for a binding test. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I plugged one end into the battery and the other into the infamous sample drill, then walked off with the drill to find solid ground. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The sample collection wasn't packed up yet, and he really didn't feel particularly fresh and active. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z The first samples were taken from forest areas in the West where there had been mass spraying of DDT for the control of the spruce budworm. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z “The rest of the Collective's samples are here, but not the one I need first.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z He said, “How soon after we give you samples can you tell us whether they have virus in them?” The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I flinch back, not sure why he used every last sample of the deadliest plant in galaxy history to test an herbicide. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Hall got the sample into place, and Rossi’s machine bombarded it with neutrons. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The sugar content in our samples was high enough to mask the taste of the plastic cups. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z “Thank you,” I smile back and set the already-dying plant samples in front of him. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z All of the sentinel animals remained healthy, and the blood and tissue samples from the other animals, insects, birds, Masai people, and their cattle showed no signs of Marburg virus. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But what were those Army people doing with the samples of monkey? The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Surprisingly, however, a random sample of 747 death notices published in Salt Lake City, Utah, newspapers during 1977 indicated that 46 percent of the decedents surveyed died within the three- month period following their birthdays. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z When we round the next corner, there’s another samples person. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z He inspected every wooden joint, stood off to study paint samples on a shingle. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z If the distribution of the population is not too dispersed or varied, we can, again, have more confidence that the sample’s characteristics are representative. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z A new species of yeast, apparently unique to Antarctica, was discovered in his samples by his widow, Helen Simpson Vishniac. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Next I tried the new willow grove samples. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Geisbert tried to look at many samples of virus as a way of sharpening his skills with an electron microscope. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m more nervous than excited as the judges come around to the tables, sampling foods and making notes on their clipboards with serious faces. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z I gather more water samples and lake plants. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z With that in mind, I'm taking soil and rock samples every time I do an EVA. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z We each get to sample it just before she puts it in the refrigerator to chill. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Similarly, unless your poll sample is randomly selected and not self-selected, the poll results usually mean very little. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z These samples were exceedingly valuable to her and to the Army. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Small dogs are adopted almost 2 times as fast as big dogs, at least in my sample. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z The first scientists appear, as far as their religious beliefs are concerned, to be a more or less random sample of the intellectuals of seventeenth-century Europe. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z This was a habit of his, perhaps because he worked with fruits and vegetables all day, randomly sampling them for freshness and flavor. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z At four a.m., just before the DNA samples were collected, a large white tent was erected around the gravesite to ensure even further privacy. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z She was looking through samples of fabric, to pick out a shade for the new curtains. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z “Mama Santoni got first prize. She was my neighbor and often brought over some bread or pastry for me to sample. She said she needed a mans opinion.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z And so every time an interesting new virus appears in the meat factories, the scientists take samples and craft them into viruses that can infect humans. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z It isn’t that every atom in the sample will exist for exactly 30 seconds or 60 seconds or 90 seconds or some other tidily ordained period. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z We checked the eye shadows and lipsticks, swiping the back of our hands with samples of apricot ice and pink blush. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z I watched with a sense of unbelief as he rubbed his thumb over the sample, handed it back and left without a further word. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s an average rate, in other words, and you can apply it to any large sampling. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z And when I finished punishing it, I settled down for a while and went for a walk to think about what I might write for a sample. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z His eyes were blue-white, like core samples from a glacier, and just as cold. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The “resolution” for the sample debate was that “Fair governments should require employers to pay a living wage,” and I kind of have an opinion on that. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z What he does is make a couple of cuts to see the quality of the meat, and then he uses a little tool to take a sample of the fat content. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z The videotape of Bill and Sue’s discussion seems, at least at first, to be a random sample of a very ordinary kind of conversation that couples have all the time. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Aviva may be the one modern Hebrew name that is ready to break out: it’s easy to pronounce, pretty, peppy, and suitably flexible. databases, here is a sampling of today’s high-end names. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z We should all remember that our impressions of others are usually filtered in this way, and that our sampling of people and their moods is not random. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The bags were to store and tag the samples. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z With Regina’s help—she always had excellent taste, and judgment—I made up a line of samples. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z “Teddy is a remarkable boy, and can’t be taken as a sample of other boys,” said Amy, in a tone of solemn conviction, which would have convulsed the ‘remarkable boy’ if he had heard it. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z “Who wants to try some apple cake? A free sample!” Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Amazed by what Shady had found, they proposed using their funds to conduct some radiocarbon tests on samples from Caral. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z True, she had done some more detailed measurements of the water content of her DNA samples, but even here Maurice had doubts about whether she was really measuring what she claimed. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z When we got there, Grandma went to the counter to place her order while I went to see what samples they were giving out that day. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z She has swatches of colors and samples of flowers. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z He’d scoop up ash from the crater and gather samples of the gas seeping out. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z It was a warm, welcoming place and I was often there either to sample a political discussion or MaSisulu’s cooking. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z How we longed to poke that dune with the sample arm, look for life beneath that rock, see if that distant ridge was a crater rampart. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The effect is even more pronounced when the sample is widened beyond the most common names. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z “At the conclusion of the meeting,” the Americano said, “you will all receive a sack full of groceries with samples from the major food groups.” When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Mr. Apatan was even shorter than Fatty Bolger, but somehow he managed to take up more space as he stepped between us to fill a sample cup of his own. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z I reach under the couch and pull out a bottle of water that I typically have reserved for samples. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z “I’m putting a new sample in your cubicle,” he told her. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Some of the plants he knows already, others we have dried samples of, and others I have to describe. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z As in the chapters on coincidence and pseudoscience, we see that the desire to filter and emphasize information is at odds with the desire to obtain a random sample. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The only foolproof way to secure Bobby’s DNA was to take a sample from Bobby’s body. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “Okay then. Promise to do exactly what I say, and for the time being, you’re just here to assist us in sample collection.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Digging, bending over, and bagging samples were trivial tasks. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “Could you have gotten your samples mixed up?” The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Of the 243 “happily married” men in the sample, only 12 chose to post a picture of themselves. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z And in an army camp in southern Taiwan samples of resistant bedbugs were found actually carrying a deposit of DDT powder on their bodies. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z I’ve always admired those reporters who can descend on an area, talk to key people, ask key questions, take samplings of opinions, and then set down an orderly report very like a road map. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z She’s sitting at the kitchen table and holds up a handful of sample strips, splayed out like playing cards. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z But doing that would require DNA samples from her immediate family—preferably her husband as well as her children—to compare their DNA to HeLa’s and create a map of Henrietta’s genes. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z I stirred it vigorously, then grabbed a rag, wiping each of the boards clean, then made a new sample of each bucket. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z They were excitedly pointing here and there, calling out to one another to try this, sample that, look at this unusual color, see how that one steams in its dish just so. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z They sampled a new, oddly flavored gum called Juicy Fruit, and caramel-coated popcorn called Cracker Jack. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Regardless, Grody stresses that questions of consent should apply only to the collection of future samples, not the millions already stored, including HeLa. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z In the next shop, I stand alongside Sophia and her ladies while vendors parade around her with fabrics and dress samples. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z They can correlate the samples with their locations later. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z In fact, just as one mouse or one fruit fly isn’t terribly useful for research, most individual cell lines and tissue samples aren’t worth anything on their own. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z “I don’t want any more problems with monkeys! No more samples! Decon them!” The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He must have accidentally switched around his samples or gotten something mixed up. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t love the watermelon one, so I poured myself another sample of the chocolate tea to get rid of the taste. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z The sample didn’t just test positive; it showed that Henrietta had been infected with multiple copies of HPV-18, which turned out to be one of the most virulent strains of the virus. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Jones cut a small sample and sent it to the pathology lab down the hall for a diagnosis. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Most of the samples that came into the Institute—and samples of blood and tissue arrived constantly from all parts of the world—contained nothing unusual, no interesting viruses. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She had taught Seth how to mix paint and given him samples of which hue corresponded to each number. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z The other students stared at him as though he were a urine sample. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I take four samples of the mossy ground cover and snip off several pieces of a fallen elephant-ear leaf. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Here is a small sample of what we heard that night while filming for Discovery Times. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z But the samples that were returned were examined, using his methods, by his professional colleagues and friends. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z If the pooled sample is negative, he could pronounce the whole group healthy, and if not, he could then test each person individually. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z He tested urine and blood samples from Milton Frantig, the man who had vomited on the lawn and who was now in an isolation room at Fairfax Hospital. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z People with low household incomes or high household incomes were oversampled and then weighted to their proper proportion of the overall sample. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z If necessary, he could then test the remainders of each of the fifty samples individually. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z One night we were sampling the herring when I heard Janina say, “Hello.” Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z Perhaps Martian samples can be safely returned to Earth. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “Do me a favor and put the samples in a separate bag,” I whisper softly so Mrs. Walton won’t hear. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z “Sandy, I submitted dress patterns and sample dresses I made. I talked about the sand sculptures in my essay.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z "Let's see," he said, selecting a sample and running his thumb across the board. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The family and the tenants went all the way to the river, checking everywhere along the way, and found not a single ant, not even one to use as a sample. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z She wastes no time retrieving a soil sample pouch. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Even on the First Lady's side, staffers were putting together contact lists, calendars, and sample correspondence to help me find my footing when it came to the social obligations that came with the title. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Some of the monkeys were so badly liquefied that she and Trotter didn’t even bother to do a necropsy, they just yanked samples of liver and spleen from the dead animal. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He waited in front of me until I had sampled the brew. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z And the other girls gathered their tampons, gummi bears, and beauty samples — a smokescreen of female products — and headed back up to the surface. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z “We don’t give sample candy, young lady,” he said. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “Would you like to sample one of our fine teas today?” Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z That’s a perfect sample of the luck of the Bobos; a million and nine trees out there in ’em woods and Pap had to go pick the only one that was toting a invisible shield. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z I determined to inspect two more sections and then call it a day—Texas and a sampling of the Deep South. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z He dashed into the greenroom to grab his container of samples. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z “A guy is going to come and meet you. He’ll bring some samples with him. And he can answer your questions,” he said. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He threw a switch, and the machine hummed, and the sample began to move back and forth, the toast crumb sliding across the edge of the diamond knife. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’d like to work for the newspaper. I’ll write copy or deliver the papers to classes or clean the newsroom or change ink cartridges in the printers. I have some writing samples here for you.” Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Second, cells often behave differently, even if they’re all from the same sample, which means some grow faster than others, some produce more poliovirus, and some are resistant to certain antibiotics. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Free samples were proving a clever way to get the customers to eat more. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z To confirm the diagnosis, samples of each patient’s TB had to be regrown in cultures and tested for drug susceptibility. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z One day in early March, Seaborg and Segre carried a hot sample of bombarded uranium out of the Crocker Lab in a lead bucket suspended from a long pole. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “You want me to pour you a sample?” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z But before she died, a surgeon took samples of her tumor and put them in a petri dish. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Indeed, its existence is so ephemeral that medical researchers are unable, without special procedures, to sample it before the body has destroyed it. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Spritzing fancy perfume on each other from the samples at the cosmetics counter. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z After about ten tables I'm stuffed, and we’ve only sampled a small number of the dishes available. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Meteorites are not abundant and meteoritic samples not especially easy to get hold of. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z "This banquet is just a small sample of the hospitality our Food Testing Kitchens here on Ladies' Day would like to offer in appreciation for your visit." The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z He pressed my cheek so my skull was against his palm; and he said, “Prince, he don’t care today. There ain’t any measuring happening today. No samples.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “What about some samples of monkey? Can we get some samples?” they asked. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z For samples of a given size, the narrower the confidence interval—that is, the more precise the estimate—the less confident we can be of it. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z People come to the clinic in groups of fifty, and the director wonders whether, instead of testing them individually, he should pool the fifty samples and test them all together. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally the decon team, still wearing space suits, went back inside the building and collected the spore samples. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She was still holding her big silver platter of free samples: Crispy Cheese ’n’ Wieners. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z If the spacecraft’s three landing pods had sunk deeply into a loosely packed soil, various undesirable consequences would have followed, including immobilization of the sample arm. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The doctors also took some samples of blood from her arm and put it in glass tubes. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Given the sampling error, however, the “decline” may be nonexistent, or there may even be an increase. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I place them each in their own sample bags, sending the drone back to the shuttle. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z I zip my bagful of vials and sample containers closed and walk toward the shuttle. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z We spend the rest of the day entering adoption information into the computer and collecting my own sampling. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z I filled out the applications and promised I'd mail the sample in. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z He sniffed the glass and sampled the contents. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The Army people sat in their two cars, eating junk food, feeling cold, and hoping that someone would show up soon with samples of monkey. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Fat bees buzzed in around us, dipping to sample flowers. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Mother and I had spent all afternoon mimeographing a sample ballot. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Tests on other samples–from Denmark, Spain, France, New Zealand, Antarctica–showed that the iridium deposit was worldwide and greatly elevated everywhere, sometimes by as much as five hundred times normal levels. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z “Sorry,” I say, dropping the samples in a vial and placing them in my satchel. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z “I plan on doing other tricks, too, but this is just a sampling.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z The regulator uses a different set of vents for air sampling than it does for main air separation. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z They'll probably say, "Thanks for gathering samples. But leave them behind. And one of your arms, too. Whichever one you like least." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Kevin brought samples for Mama to look at, and she picked some and showed Papa, so he could make the final decision. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z “Totally. By the way, do you have any samples of your comics? Like, your old work or anything?” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z He looked at Stheno’s large silver platter of free samples. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z He took samples of liver and spleen, using scissors, and dropped the samples into plastic bottles. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z "Just a minute, now," he said, studying the sample, "just a minute . . ." I watched him nervously, waiting for him to throw a fit over the gray tinge and hating myself for feeling nervous and afraid. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z We walked on the beach, fed blue corn chips to the seagulls, and munched on blue jelly beans, blue saltwater taffy, and all the other free samples my mom had brought from work. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Particularly unfortunate was my failure to be able to report exactly the water content of the DNA samples upon which Rosy had done her measurements. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z I open the zippered compartment at the front of my backpack to reveal a sample from Mom’s makeup collection, most of it acquired recently. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z In 1969, a Hopkins researcher used blood samples from more than 7,000 neighborhood children —most of them from poor black families—to look for a genetic predisposition to criminal behavior. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z They load themselves with samples, as much as they can carry, and they mark the place in their minds by landmarks all around. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z They had collected a total of thirty-five hundred clinical samples. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z There isn't a sample of blue up there to remind her of the sky. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Meanwhile, the twins were in the candy aisle sampling their favorites. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z He was sitting on his haunches and sampling from a crate of figs. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Some grapes have spilled out from those red-eyed guys sampling before buying. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z Using a funnel made from a piece of paper, I ran water through the tubing, letting it drain into a sample container. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The rules state that a contestant should prepare a sample, so I’m hoping this is enough. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z I sample the air, but all I smell is caramel corn. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z A few students come up and we hand out samples. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z In 2006 an NIH researcher gave thousands of tissue samples to the pharmaceutical company Pfizer in exchange for about half a million dollars. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z “We’ve analyzed a couple of samples. It’s lethal. Worse even than the stuff Iraq was brewing up in the Gulf War.” Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z Baba carries big foil containers full of samples of Mama’s most popular dishes. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z I put a power meter into a small sample container, then glued a camera to the underside of the lid. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z He guided Joe to a lumber rack and pulled out samples of the different woods he used—soft, malleable sugar pine, hard yellow spruce, fragrant cedar, and clear white ash. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Then he placed the samples in a glass dish. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Here are samples of both pro and con opinions. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z Stood there smiling and did not put his sample case down until the hostess, Alice Manfred, came and told him to come on in the parlor. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z A check of 461 samples of such products in i960 showed that a third contained residues, a situation which the Food and Drug Administration characterized as “far from encouraging.” Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z If there are large numbers of people having the blood test, the medical director would be wise to take part of each sample, pool it, and test this pooled sample first. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z We’ll just take all your materials and your samples of virus. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “That was a sample of fertilizer from Norway!” said Percy, going very red in the face. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z He used to straighten his tie and adjust the angle of his hat in the rearview mirror before pulling his sample fans and electric brooms from the trunk. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Now Fifth Harbor offered berths to mercher ships, as well as boats from all over the world carrying tourists and soldiers eager to see the sights and sample the pleasures of Ketterdam. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z But it looks like I’m the only one who cares, because Garrett has already gone off to hunt for free samples. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z A long line of folks waited to sample the new invention. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z He listened to my heart and lungs, his bald head dipping on the long neck like that of a brontosaurus, sampling leaves. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z When the samples of the Cardinal boy had arrived from Africa, Geisbert had spent days gazing at them. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z For cell number two, the committee contacted Gey asking for a sample from the original HeLa culture. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z He could turn the ship by pulling on the throttle, fire weapons by sampling an album, or raise sails by shaking his Wii controllers really fast. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Unfortunately all his samples came up contaminated–usually wildly so. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z For several days his morale had been buoyed by the request to sample the wines. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z A month in the Slammer while the doctors hovered over you in space suits drawing samples of your blood, just waiting for you to crash. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It is sad that I didn’t stop to sample Swiss Cheese Candy. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z "I don't know," I said, picking up a sample and hesitating. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z A lab station and cubbies with open sample bags run down the center of the shuttle. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z It also said Gey had grown Helen L.’s cells from a sample taken after her death, not before. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z They also house blood samples taken from most infants born in the United States since the late sixties, when states started mandating the screening of all newborns for genetic diseases. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z The team was given a tiny amount of pure U-235, one of the first samples to arrive from the Oak Ridge plant. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z He opened it and tipped the sample out onto a fresh square of blotting paper. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z So I'm labeling each sample by the current sol. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z And TeLinde began collecting samples from any woman who happened to walk into Hopkins with cervical cancer. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z While the Belgians were sampling Coca-Cola for the first time, Bobby, avoiding Joan’s watchful eye, drank too many bottles of Belgian beer and the next day experienced his first hangover. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z However, a Sunbeam cookout that lasts for three days and exterminates all samples of niger implies success. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z In 2005, members of the Native American Havasupai Tribe sued Arizona State University after scientists took tissue samples the tribe donated for diabetes research and used them without consent to study schizophrenia and inbreeding. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z If he could make the samples glow, then he knew he had the virus. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “The cells were frozen over a hundred years ago.They can’t be as healthy as samples taken yesterday.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z After Dora and I had sorted through our plunder, and counted and sampled and traded until we were satisfied, her mother drove me back to my house. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z The sample size was too small, the haystack too big, and the needle invisible. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z A sample of tissue could be extracted from the body and tested for the presence of an array of toxic substances—from strychnine to arsenic. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Now, for the sake of comparison, consider the answers of another student from Hudson’s sample. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Forage samples from fields where the cows had grazed were of course contaminated also. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z And nobody seemed to mind she wasn’t there, especially not Mama and Aunt Loma, who got busy giving out thread samples and candy and had a swell time. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z “The drones were unable to collect the underwater plants. So, the Collective will need to forage samples in person. Risk is high, so the Zeta unit will collect these among other specimens we need.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z When they finished their speeches, the experts had all the mothers line up and come to the side of the room, where each was given samples according to the number of people in their household. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z But first a tissue sample had to be provided, which required a tricky biopsy that Farmer delegated to a very competent Haitian surgeon in Mirebalais. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z After that there was a review paper about cursive writing, and then there was a sample sheet showing how the heading should look on every assignment. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z In a perfect world, an economist could run a controlled experiment just as a physicist or a biologist does: setting up two samples, randomly manipulating one of them, and measuring the effect. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z Feathers sits on the ground and scoops soil into a sample pouch. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z With those three samples I could make comparisons. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z A leaky pipe destroys an entire rack of pressed botanical samples: it’s the diamond. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z If there’s no match, Estimo can press his claim that the samples purportedly taken from Fischer’s body are fraudulent. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Of course after such a sample of his talent for imitating songs, his friends insisted that he keep on. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z "Then you stir it 'til it disappears. After it's mixed you take this brush and paint out a sample on one of these." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z If tissue samples—including blood cells—became patients’ property, researchers taking them without getting consent and property rights up front would risk being charged with theft. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z “We just got to do something,” Armpit said as he hurried outside, knowing he’d have to submit a sample when he returned. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z He took writing samples from some of his most artistically minded subjects and had literary critics compare them to the early writings of famous authors. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z At dawn, they gathered up their tubes of blood and ran to the airplane and handed the samples to the pilots. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z During the tests he drew blood samples from the people he vaccinated, which he later examined in the laboratory. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z We pass rapidly from one object to another, sampling them like dishes in a smorgasbord. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z He argued that Fort Detrick was closer to the outbreak than was the C.D.C., in Atlanta, and therefore it was appropriate for the Army to have the samples and try to isolate the virus. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z In the hot necropsy zone, under the tarp, they sacrificed the animals and dissected them while wearing Racal suits, taking samples of blood and tissue, which they froze in jars of liquid nitrogen. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The polling samples were biased toward those who thought the broadcast was real, and the statistical analyses of the data were flawed. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z Retrieving a sample from Bobby, however, was decidedly more problematic. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z People send DNA samples to testing companies that promise to help them learn more about their ancestors. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z "But he invented a product that eliminates foot odor. Here, I've got a sample in my briefcase. I wish I had more. You two could bathe in it." Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z According to a Bureau of Justice Statistics study, about 30 percent of those released from prison in its sample were rearrested within six months of release. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z And a growing number of tissue “donors” are suing for control of their samples and the DNA inside them. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z After a time, Lewis asked, "How many samples do you need?" The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z On December 10, 1973, he left to gather samples on Mount Balder; his departure was photographed from about three kilometers away. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Bob samples a piece of celery and spits it out. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z Admittedly there was no evidence that Rosy’s samples contained any divalent ions, and so we might be sticking our necks out. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z Hence one has to suspect that the charcoal samples dated from the oldest human occupation levels consist of post-Clovis charcoal infiltrated with older carbon. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Above all, there was the problem that Patterson’s samples were continuously and unaccountably contaminated with large doses of atmospheric lead whenever they were exposed to air. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z “Instead of having people clamoring at us for sample tubes, you couldn’t give them away,” Gow recalled. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z If we wish to return unsterilized Martian samples to Earth, we must have a containment procedure that is stupefyingly reliable. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Positive results in Martian microbiology were achieved in seven different samplings in two locales on Mars separated by 5,000 kilometers. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z That's the third floor, a laboratory, where the blood samples and medicines will be. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Judge Rumpff agreed to sample the food himself and that day went out to do so. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z A few weeks later, General Groves was ushered upstairs to view the plutonium sample for himself. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Fish from the lakes were also found to contain insecticides; so did samples of plankton. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Once we were able to hold the clothing samples in our hands, samples that had started off as sketches on a notepad, things felt real. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Andrews and many others have argued that this makes scientists less likely to share samples and results, which slows research; they also worry that it interferes with health-care delivery. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z As Brandon approaches, she is on lunch break, reading a textbook and eating french fries—which he leans over and samples without asking. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Estimo then renewed his request that the Targ brothers submit their DNA, so it could be compared with the samples taken from the body in the coffin. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z By the time Henrietta walked into Hopkins, Mary was handling most of the tissue samples that came through the door, and so far all samples from TeLinde’s patients had died. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z But there’s almost always a nice lady out front with free samples. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z I place samples of leaves and ground cover in petri dishes and spray my environmentally approved potion over each. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z I kneel at the edge of the lake to collect the underwater plant samples the drones couldn’t reach. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Thanks to Qareeb’s hard work finding a manufacturer, there was a quick turnaround for our dress samples. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Crick holds them up like a curiosity, then sets them on the tray along with our blood samples. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Self-selected samples are not much more informative than a list of correct predictions by a psychic. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The pattern was still a muddle—Wilkins was still hampered by the quality of his sample and the dryness of his chamber—but Watson was instantly gripped by it. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z We would never physically visit them, he thought, and with no sample in hand it seemed we would forever be denied knowledge of their composition. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z They argue that research on those samples is an invasion of their children’s privacy. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z You drop a sample of the virus into the flask, and the virus spreads through the cells. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I gathered up my leaf samples and placed them in my notebook, labeled with numbers from one to five. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Milk samples taken from the Wallers’ purebred Guernsey cows 48 hours later contained DDT in the amount of 14 parts per million. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z "But first could I trouble you for a stool sample?" Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z “I’ll have you know that Mr. Ice, as he referred to himself, sampled that track from the greatest band in the history of bipedal man.” Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z The Geys were determined to grow the first immortal human cells: a continuously dividing line of cells all descended from one original sample, cells that would constantly replenish themselves and never die. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z They were going to make an insertion into the monkey house, go into one room, kill the monkeys in that room, and take samples of tissue back to the Institute for analysis. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He worked all night in the hut on his knees, collecting blood samples and taking care of the patients as best he could. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Others carried heavy residues; a sample of peas analyzed at Cornell University’s Agricultural Experiment Station contained 14 to 20 parts per million of DDT. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z But curious or hungry children of early farmers, nibbling wild plants around them, would eventually have sampled and noticed those nonbitter almond trees. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z And the shovels I have are made for taking samples, not heavy digging. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Now it would be easy to toss our piece of cardboard around the field and collect random ten-centimeter samples. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z The regulator samples the air, figures out what's wrong with it, and corrects the problem. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Several of them had been absolutely vital in generously providing him with samples of highly purified DNA. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z She hugs me back, then faces the crowd of parents forming a line for samples of her food. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z “Yes,” says Salim, thrilled and horrified that he has spoken the truth about his brother-in-law’s samples. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z "Here is a sample of vot I am giving you," shouted The Grand High Witch. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z Nico loads up an old-school soul sample, which means he was paying attention on the bus when I said what I listen to. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z From a scramble of contenders I got one of the jugs, elbowed off a counterattack, opened it, sampled it, choked, and then went through with my original plan by stopping Brinker’s mouth with it. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z These cards were intended to label batches of samples. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z A tangy scent of ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg and chocolate wafted around the home eco-nomics building as the budding cooks made samples for themselves and their teachers. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z She had added the one-meter bits to her equipment that morning, anticipating geological sampling later in the day. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Soon, Hsu wrote a letter to Lawrence asking if she could send a nurse out to Hagerstown to collect samples from Zakariyya in prison. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Before going into the operating room, George told his surgeons that he wanted them to take samples of his tumor, just as Dr. Wharton had done with Henrietta’s tumor decades earlier. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Getting a sample of Jinky’s DNA was simple: Doctors just took a small vial of blood. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z After thirteen years, I not only distinctly remember all six of Sister Irma’s samples, but four of them I sometimes think I remember a trifle too distinctly for my own peace of mind. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z They say my sample of 242 dogs isn’t large enough to make any definite conclusions. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Your reviewers needn’t even be a representative sample of your intended audience. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z The sophomore clay crew is a pretty good sampling of the CSA student body: freak-flags of every variety flying proud and loud. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z And we had to sample them all in search for the perfect pie. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z “I’m going to send a blood sample to Kinshasa, see what diseases he might have. We’ll have to keep him separate from the other nursery bonobos for a few days, until I get it back.” Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Hattie would have deprived me of it too, except she sampled it first. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z "Please dig thirty centimeters and get soil samples. At least one hundred grams each. Very important is thirty centimeters down." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z I've been gathering soil and rock samples from each place I camp. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z It took Patterson seven years of patient work just to assemble suitable samples for final testing. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Don’t tell her but I’ve sampled some of that French wine. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Obtaining random samples is a difficult art, and the pollster doesn’t always succeed. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Isaac passed one up to the front for Judith and me to sample. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z In addition to the land, they inherited their father’s tailor, who arrived once a month in his rickety carriage with his samples of linen and cotton. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Then he asks the class, “Just glancing at the samples in our book, which takes up less space on the page? A poem or a story?” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z I pulled a sample cup out of the stack, filled it with a pump of Orange Blossom Awesome, and offered it to Trent, using my flat palm as a sort of saucer. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z “First I use this scissor tool right here to chop up the sample like this,” he says. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z This is a rapid sampling of tissue, done close to the moment of death instead of a full autopsy. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I hand him my resume and sample articles I’d written in school. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Taped to the walls were sample shots that might appear in the yearbook. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z The Doppler effect is the key to cosmology. explosions, that produced any particular sample of magnesium. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z If you know how long it takes for potassium-40 to become argon-40, and you measure the amounts of each in a sample, you can work out how old a material is. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z “The other thing is this bag, which contains a representative sample of two hundred years of Rusty-era visual culture. Priceless and irreplaceable artifacts. So which do you want?” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Here Hickock revealed his pedophiliac tendencies, and after describing several sample experiences, wrote: I know it is wrong. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Forensic scientists recommend a fingernail, a tooth, a tissue sample, and a piece of the femur. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z This involved bombarding samples with neutrons in a small nuclear reactor and carefully counting the gamma rays that were emitted; it was extremely finicky work. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Recognizing the bones as coming from a "gigantic saurian," Lakes thoughtfully dispatched some samples to both Marsh and Cope. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z It depended upon the water content of the DNA samples, a value they admitted might be in great error. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z He requested DNA samples of Bobby’s nephews to determine, through their familial heredity, whether the samples taken from the gravesite actually matched Bobby’s DNA. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “Let us gather a fresh one so we can complete our documentation. And we need several others like it so that we have a good sampling. Where did we find it?” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z The farmers’ market at the Civic Center parking lot is a great spot because they give you samples, things like honey in a straw or peanut brittle. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z I spot Rabiya in front of the teriyaki noodle place, nibbling a free sample off a toothpick. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z They carried little silver knives and miniature trowels for sampling the cobblers and pies. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z “I—I wanted to see the lab and check on the samples, so I’d be prepared.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z “They truly had no idea what was going on, and they really wanted to understand. But doctors just took blood samples without explaining anything and left the family worrying.” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Auntie Fatima marches around the table clockwise, making a sample bag to show us what we are aiming for: a muddle of cheap, kitschy candy. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z “I guess,” said Lina, “that this first boat is meant as a sort of sample. We learn what’s what on the one that has signs. ‘ The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Nor did she have to slip her hand into samples of hosiery to choose just the right color. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z I was categorically opposed to plastic sample cups. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z “I’ll give you a few free samples with your makeup. You do want these, right?” Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Then came what he called the moment of truth: they brought the sample to the thirty-seven-inch cyclotron, placed it in a neutron beam, and waited for their detector to announce the kicks that indicated fission. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Idly Cluny picked up a bowl of honeyed milk and sampled it. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z She had picked up some carpet samples at a store on Amsterdam Avenue and written the kids’ names on the backs. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z His garage was filled with shelves stacked with samples, and after each new season Glen's dad let him sell the samples to his friends. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z ‘I is happy to let you sample it,’ the BFG went on. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z After I replenished our strategically located sample thermoses with fresh tea, I refilled the plastic cups at each station. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z He visits one such winemaker on this particular trip, to pay his respects and sample the latest bottles. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z LotiOned by her with cream from a jar of something from his sample case. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Kendra dipped a finger into the bowl and sampled the elixir. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Jahrling explained that he was planning to test the cells with human blood samples that would make them glow if they were infected with Marburg. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The university refused, and the samples were tied up in litigation for years. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Claire’s office, by the looks of the blueprints, fabric samples, and design books. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z The amount of iridium in the Alvarez sample was more than three hundred times normal levels–far beyond anything they might have predicted. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Her sample drawings were clipped, rather subordinately, to her photograph. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z “The Romans always wanted bread and circuses—food and entertainment! As we destroy their city, I will offer them both. Behold, a sample!” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I sampled the cake to prolong the silence. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Florer thought that the liquid smelled like the axle grease sold in his store, and he rushed back and showed the sample to others, who confirmed his suspicions: it was oil. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z “You will see more interesting things the closer your sample is to the green river plants growing here.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Second, when gases from Earth were introduced into the Martian soil sample, the gases became chemically combined with the soil—almost as if there were photosynthesizing microbes, generating organic matter from atmospheric gases. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z First we decided we wanted to count ten-centimeter-by-ten-centimeter squares, which was my suggestion after Mr. Terupt talked to us about sampling and how our government gets population numbers. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z No drill was inserted, he said, and the samples were taken directly from Bobby’s body. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Since the war, Chargaff and his students had been painstakingly analyzing various DNA samples for the relative proportions of their purine and pyrimidine bases. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z Voorhies sent samples to colleagues all over the western United States asking if there was anything about it that they recognized. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Insecticide residues have been recovered from human milk in samples tested by Food and Drug Administration Scientists. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z He continues to sample it and sits back down before the fire. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z They thought he tried to take over the management of the outbreak and grab the Army’s samples of virus. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But they are also almost all tall: in my sample, I found that on average, male CEOs were just a shade under six feet tall. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z The rest of what remains are texts on monuments, murals, and pottery—about fifteen thousand samples of writing, according to one estimate. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Among my CEO sample, almost a third were six foot two or taller. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z She’d brought me a huge bag of “free samples,” the way she always did when I came home. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z “First sample was too weak, the second too strong,” he said. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z People like her because she’s always sharing samples of the cupcakes she bakes. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z In a blink of pure fantasy, I suddenly saw myself walking away from Dell Duke's grimy car with a tiny glass vial of her blood sample for genome sequencing. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z I place one sample in an empty centrifuge so I can analyze the particulate. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z He offers to carry her shopping bags, and though they weigh nothing at all she allows him to, telling him she’d been to a sample sale in SoHo just before they’d met. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Tariq reached to sample a morsel of veal cooked with potatoes. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Even for western Kansas, renowned for the longevity of its Indian summers, the current sample seemed far-fetched—dry air, bold sun, azure sky. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Somebody must have switched the samples by accident. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z That lab where he had prepared these samples— that lab was hot. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh! Guess what? There’s a new bubble tea place opening today. They’re giving out free samples. Let’s go check them out!” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z “I mean...we could use your help in sample collection...for the Collective,” I say, realizing my mistake. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z For example, a sample of drinking water from an orchard area in Pennsylvania, when tested on fish in a laboratory, contained enough insecticide to kill all of the test fish in only four hours. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Even more extreme is the case where a celebrity endorses a diet or medicine or whatever, in which case we have a sample of one, and generally a paid sample at that. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Every few months, Mrs. Wilkinson would round up the neighborhood children and distribute the sample toys Mr. Wilkinson had accumulated. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Once she’d sterilized the cubicle, she lit a Bunsen burner and used its flame to sterilize test tubes and a used scalpel blade, since the Gey lab couldn’t afford new ones for each sample. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z One by one he sampled each item, tasting first the flour, sugar, and baking soda. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z I missed sitting in their kitchen, chatting, and getting to sample new menu items for the Parks’ Korean restaurant while we were away. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z We did our rock sampling standing up, like Apollo astronauts. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z All we need do is procure a sample of, say, Phobos or a comet and examine its magnesium isotopes. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The Lush ladies let us sample and sniff as long as we want. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z Maybe if the Collective has their samples, they won’t waste time searching for me if I suddenly disappear. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Stella ran out to find the boys, who were already sneaking samples of okra and hush puppies from the makeshift table. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z The care devoted to the selection of the above sample was not great, but at least the result, 8 percent, had a credible ring to it. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z A new Acme had opened, and the bakery section always had a tray of free samples sitting on the counter. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Then in 1960 core samples showed that the ocean floor was quite young at the mid-Atlantic ridge but grew progressively older as you moved away from it to the east or west. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Her platter was dented from all the times Percy had killed her, but those little samples looked perfectly fine. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z In 35 percent of those schools, not a single black child was included in the sample. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z The fat samples were taken from people who had left their native villages to enter the United States Public Health Service Hospital in Anchorage for surgery. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z The samples were packaged and shipped to a forensics laboratory in Germany for testing; the Icelandic DNA laboratory was ruled out to avoid any possibility of compromise or conflict. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z In my random sample, the low score was 9 and the high score was 118. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s as if the others took samples of her story and spliced them together. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z The sample question pictured a leaf standing top to bottom and progressively leaning to the right. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z It was time for the hidden grove samples. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Actually, they generally poll a larger number than is theoretically necessary to compensate for problems associated with getting a random sample. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z She held up a tray of free samples. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z “If only to sample my cook’s fish pepper soup. The chap is from Nembe; he knows what to do with fresh fish.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z "It's nothing . . . a speck of dirt," I said, standing and holding out the sample, a tightness growing within me. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Still, he couldn’t be sure until he had looked at a sample under a microscope. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I stirred until my arm ached and painted the samples as smoothly as I could, becoming more skillful as I went along. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z With such evidence I might at last force the King’s groups to analyze their DNA samples. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z Did Ambady need to sample the entire history of a patient and doctor to pick up on that tone? Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z We started with the sample problems first, and it turned out he was right: once I found the clue word in each problem, I knew what to do. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z Inside were stored various bits of food he had collected—a piece of fruit, samples of candy, or the butt-end of a liverwurst. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Johnson was handing her a tube containing a sample when he stopped and looked at her gloved hands. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The samples come from routine medical procedures, tests, operations, clinical trials, and research donations. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z His six-person team contacted 173 people from a small village in what had been Botocudo country, explained what they were doing, obtained blood samples and extracted and examined the mitochondrial DNA. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The other thing about a fist is that it reveals itself in even the smallest sample of Morse code. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z A group of tourists with cameras around their necks huddled by the counter, some sampling stuffed clams, others pointing to a large chart illustrating fifty different varieties of North Atlantic fish. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Then I gave the test to a relatively random sample of my friends and acquaintances, mostly journalists and professionals in their late twenties and thirties. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Except of course...Do you know where the sample bags in that refrigerator are? We need to test those next.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Both schools had writing programs, and both asked me for writing samples to accompany an application. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Or would you breathe deep to sample their scent? Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z But when I open the refrigerator where my sample bags of red-rimmed leaves were hanging, they’re gone. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Since tissues connected to their donors’ names are subject to strict regulation under the Common Rule, samples are no longer named using donor initials as Henrietta’s cells were; today they’re usually identified by code numbers. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z What would be even more valuable would be a sample containing live virus. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I unzip my sample collection bag and scoop straws into the bag until I have enough to filter water for our entire lives. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Then there were all the diseases one is vulnerable to in the woods—giardiasis, eastern equine encephalitis, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, Lyme disease, ehrlichiosis, schistosomiasis, brucellosis, and shigellosis, to offer but a sampling. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Boreholes were drilled through the ice for soundings and water samples. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z If the sample is large, we can have more confidence that its characteristics are close to those of the population as a whole. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Turning from one aisle to the next, I see the lady with free samples. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z There were, in all, only six samples of her work enclosed in the envelope. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z But it samples the air from nine small vents that pipe back to the main unit. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z But those kids we see on camera waiting for the reaping each year, they can’t be but a sampling of the ones who actually live here. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z I did not mind being last, for I had prepared much of the food and sampled it whenever Sass’s back was turned. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z He watched the samples grow, and then he carefully moved them to the incubator. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Back at the table, I started with the five riverbank willow leaf samples. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z There was gentle soap in the sample case already so she could bathe him in the kitchen right away. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Nyla lingered so long watching me and Epsilon-5 begin our defoliator project, I didn’t have time to test the samples. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Here are some sample questions you can try until you get good at this: Son, what did you learn in school today? Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z My collection bags filled with red-rimmed leaves, the ground cover, and even the huge leaf samples hang on a rod in a glass refrigerator. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z This number, the report said, was increasing by more than 20 million samples each year. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Despite Gey’s wishes, they sewed him up without taking any samples. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z In the elevator I imagine a bird decorator who’s wearing my dad’s glasses—the funky rectangular ones he wears when he has a meeting—and flipping through a bird-size binder full of twig samples. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z He sent three DNA samples, labeling them as his own, his father’s, and his son’s. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z I pick up my sample collection bag, hoping it will also help me look official. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Obtaining Personal Information The name of the game in statistics is the inferring of information about a large population by examining characteristics of a small, randomly selected sample. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z At that word the other boys forgot their urge to be gone and turned back to sample this fresh rub of two spirits in the dark. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Mrs. Baumbach made wedding dresses, which are mostly white, so she bought samples of materials with bright colors and patterns because Rosalie loved colors best. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z Folks from neighboring towns stopped in to sample the variety of foods. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Several technicians served as a quality-control assembly line, staring through microscopes at hundreds of thousands of HeLa cultures each week, making sure the samples were alive and healthy. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Mom asked me as we walked along the different tables, keeping our eyes out for free samples. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z It turned out that a large part of the hospital’s staff had had direct contact with either Monet or Musoke or with blood samples and fluids that came from the two patients. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “If your dogs are hungry,” said the Pet World manager, “looks like we’re giving away free samples.” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z |
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