| 单词 | singleton |
| 例句 | If you were born before 1975, you are likely to be healthier than singletons; born after 1975, you are likely to be less healthy. Is marriage improving your health? 2017-07-30T04:00:00Z In the original deal, dummy had Q-9-8-2 of trumps, and West had to ruff with his singleton three to effect the uppercut. 2010-02-06T05:50:00Z With an eminently readable and engaging style, Kluger delves into research on birth order, favoritism, squabbling, singletons, multiples and more. 'The Sibling Effect' charts the enduring influence of brothers and sisters 2011-10-05T23:03:03Z Which is to say: Are women able to develop identities that are independent of their relationship status—wife, mother, singleton, etc.—or are we still primarily defined this way? I choose to be single 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z First, since North knows of at least a nine-card heart fit, he may add three points for his singleton. Bridge: The Key Was Getting West to Hold Tight to That King 2010-12-22T22:13:38Z And yet, she struggled in recent years to find challenging scripts that didn’t ask her to don another spacesuit or play one more thorny-on-the-outside but goofy-on-the-inside singleton. Sandra Bullock Is Glad Hollywood 'Got a Spanking' Over Gender Pay Gap 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z Bridget Jones is the perfect example of this: it doesn't matter whether she was the best-drawn singleton on the market, any more than it matters whether Karl Marx was the best at communism. Mum lit: a chore thing 2011-04-06T19:00:00Z In each episode, three potential suitors will flirt with the singleton over a livestream, while viewers watch, judge and voice their opinions on social media. What’s on TV Sunday: ‘I Know This Much Is True’ and ‘Call Your Mother’ 2020-05-10T04:00:00Z Now West knew that East had started with a singleton club. Bridge: Team Matches at Buffett Cup 2012-09-21T22:59:09Z Ghosting is what puts a lot of singletons off entering the dating pool with the fear of being given the silent treatment from a date. ‘Fleabagging,’ ‘Glamboozling’ are latest bizarre dating terms 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z As many singletons would confess, it’s hard out in these streets. The best takeaway from this season of "Love Is Blind"? Act like Milton 2023-10-12T04:00:00Z And North jumps to game on the basis of his valuable fourth trump and useful singleton. Bridge: Bridge — European Team Championships in Dublin 2012-06-29T23:29:16Z However, declarer was convinced that the diamond ace was a singleton. Bridge: Bridge - World Mind Sports Games in France 2012-09-30T21:19:58Z East led her club ace, which was clearly a singleton given North’s opening bid. Bridge: From the Venice Cup Trials, Subterfuge and a Big Swing 2011-06-15T21:45:42Z East, sure that South had started with a singleton nine, played low, so Nunn took the trick with his six. Bridge: Disappearing Act at the Gold Coast Congress 2014-03-07T23:14:02Z But West, thinking South had a singleton heart for his failure to pass over six hearts, switched to that suit. Bridge: U.S.A. vs. Italy/England at Zhejiang Huamen Cup - Bridge 2011-09-25T21:51:03Z At the other table, the French defender with the singleton eight shifted to that card early in the play. Bridge: England Wins the European Women’s Bridge Championship 2012-06-22T21:36:00Z After some thought I decided it was wrong to play East for a singleton or doubleton heart queen. Bridge: Two Missed Opportunities for a Mentor in Cyberspace 2010-08-25T22:18:00Z Partner might even have the singleton trump queen. Bridge: Italy Wins the European Team Open Title 2010-07-11T21:28:00Z West, thinking his partner had started with a singleton club because of South’s one-no-trump opening bid, went in with his ace and continued with a low club. Bridge: Bridge - Edgar Kaplan Winter Regional in Manhattan 2013-01-13T22:05:22Z This meant he had two diamonds, not a singleton. Bridge: A Last-Round Win in Toronto Secures the Title for a Team 2011-08-05T22:46:51Z But declarer was nervous that the lead was a singleton. Bridge: In Bridge, Looking Back to the 1996 World Transnational 2012-05-25T21:52:06Z I should have played the six — just in case East had begun with the singleton four. Bridge: Two Missed Opportunities for a Mentor in Cyberspace 2010-08-25T22:18:00Z Filing taxes as a singleton or checking the “single” box in the doctor’s office doesn’t necessarily reflect where many Americans, even those with eventual plans to marry, are with their partnerships or their families. America’s new relationship trend: When “husbands” and “wives” aren’t actually married 2013-12-15T00:00:00Z Note that Fantoni would have risked going down if the defenders had discarded brilliantly, with East having come down to a singleton club king. Bridge: The Buffett Cup in Bridge to be Played in Omaha 2012-09-08T00:15:23Z The staff are a decidedly mixed bunch: a failed novelist, a serially deceived wife, a mother-dominated singleton and an accident-prone newcomer. Quartermaine's Terms – review 2013-01-30T01:07:38Z The Jones books began as a column in the Independent in 1995, charting the chaotic life of a 30-something singleton in London. Helen Fielding says Bridget Jones books are not anti-feminist 2017-05-26T04:00:00Z West won with the ace and shifted to her singleton club, covered by the king and ace. Bridge: SportAccord World Mind Games Championship - Bridge 2011-12-14T22:58:34Z Then, looking at his singleton club and sixth heart, North bravely raised to four hearts. Bridge: Two Overcalls: One Worked, One Didn?t 2011-05-25T22:35:04Z Two singletons, Donna and Moti, had been invited to a wild party by a couple of mutual friends who, with all the subtlety of a Big Bang Theory scriptwriter, had bluffed them. Haim: 'Next time, why don't you come to Los Angeles?' 2012-11-24T00:01:05Z However, when Kokish cleverly followed suit with his jack, West naturally assumed his partner had just played a singleton queen. Bridge: For a Top Player and Coach, Two Hall-of-Fame Addresses 2011-07-20T22:44:17Z Um, first of all, did they forget that there's already a "Bridget Jones" sequel, and even the most devoted of singletons doesn't want any more? A "Shakespeare in Love" sequel? 2010-12-16T20:16:05Z It’s all too easy to recognize the play’s central quartet as female singleton types with DNA drawn directly from that highly influential HBO series. | 'Enfrascada: Revenge as a Dish Served in Mason Jars 2011-06-08T20:49:03Z East won with his ace and was tempted to shift to his singleton club. Bridge: Russ Arnold?s Defense at Bermuda Bowl Semifinal - Bridge 2012-02-01T23:32:54Z He also felt sure South had started with a singleton heart. Bridge: Eyes on the Bermuda Bowl 2011-05-15T21:50:27Z This usually works well when the hand with only three trumps also has a singleton or void, so that ruffs can be taken in the shorter trump hand. 2010-01-30T05:25:00Z East won with her queen and switched to her singleton diamond. Bridge: Sometimes a Good Defense Saves the Game 2011-03-25T23:25:42Z Given the singleton jack in the dummy and knowing South will be taking the trick with his ace, most Easts will give count, playing the six using normal signals. Bridge: Bridge - San Francisco Fall Nationals 2012-12-08T00:12:12Z A study from 2012 by the Canadian Center of Science and Education claimed that within romantic relationships “twins tend to marry later than non-twins and more twins than singletons remain unmarried”. ‘She was like a second mother’: growing up with my mum and her identical twin 2018-08-11T04:00:00Z But when his partner dropped the four, playing standard signals, West knew this was a singleton. Bridge: Bridge — Second World Mind Sports Games in Lille, France 2012-08-08T22:45:43Z And that honor was probably the king, because if South had the singleton king, he surely would have led it at Trick 2. Bridge: In Bridge, Lotan Fisher and Ron Schwartz Win Cavendish Pairs 2012-10-19T23:34:18Z In Alabama it seemed as if everyone married by 30, but Seattle was full of 30-something singletons. In the New Year, More Cuddling 2016-12-30T05:00:00Z “Don’t use singletons, bores or eccentrics as fillers. Put them with like-minded people.” ‘Sit all the bores together’ – secrets of the VIP party planners 2016-04-25T04:00:00Z Are security and the occasional drugstore bouquet enough, or should a singleton look for a partner who encourages her to be her bravest, most capable, most creative self? Review: Could a Long-Gone Antarctic Explorer Be Mr. Right? 2017-05-08T04:00:00Z If Sanders had led his singleton, he would have defeated the slam and won the Rookie award. Bridge: This Year?s King of Bridge Had Played Just 18 Months 2011-08-12T21:59:28Z So what do Grosz's 30-odd stories – of deceived wives, out-of-control children, lonely fathers, frightened daughters, hypocritical husbands, congenital liars, lovesick singletons, successful businessmen who inexplicably lose things – actually tell? The psychoanalyst's tale – why we need to tell stories to relieve our sorrows 2013-01-07T19:00:03Z If West had had a singleton diamond, he probably would have shifted to it at Trick 2. Bridge: It?s the Big Swing, Part 2: How the Open Trial Was Lost 2010-07-09T22:14:00Z They were all couples and I was the only singleton so felt a bit left out. Unhappy Valentines: romantic holiday disasters 2017-02-11T05:00:00Z Here, of course, the play was a disaster, and would also have been bad if his partner had had a singleton club ten. Bridge: Australia vs. Turkey at 3rd World Youth Open Championships 2013-08-25T22:11:46Z Like every human, singletons are complex and wholly their own people. Perspective | When an only child can’t entertain himself 2020-01-14T05:00:00Z Declarer took dummy’s two winners, but convinced that West had ace-queen of clubs, he discarded two clubs and played for West to have a singleton diamond ten left, leading the jack from the dummy. Bridge: No Flights to Reno, but a Flight C Victory 2010-04-14T23:20:00Z Martin Skegg Look behind the title and there's so much warmth in this quest for love that no amount of billing the subjects as "extraordinary singletons" can extinguish it. TV highlights 08/01/2013 2013-01-07T20:00:02Z And remember that if you open one no-trump with 15 to 17 points, the opener must have an unbalanced hand, often with a singleton. Bridge: Round Robin Teams at Edgar Kaplan Winter Regional - Bridge 2012-01-08T22:52:30Z He sometimes buys tie clips and tie tacks that match his cuff links, and he owns a few singleton cuff links. When Form Meets Function: Cuff Links Throughout the Centuries 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z But given that East is marked with the heart king for his opening bid, South would probably hope for a 3-2 diamond break, unless West leads his singleton, trying for a diamond ruff or two. Bridge: New Books for Advanced Bridge Players 2012-11-17T00:01:03Z What I do see is something that many parents of singletons face: helping only children tolerate frustration. Perspective | When an only child can’t entertain himself 2020-01-14T05:00:00Z The BBC show “Love in the Countryside” has rural singletons bonding with potential suitors over menial tasks, such as milking cows. In Turbulent Times, Comforting Reality Shows Captivate U.K. Viewers 2019-12-20T05:00:00Z The contract makes when East has both royals or a singleton or doubleton royal, or when West has the doubleton king-queen. Bridge: Anticipating Defensive Error Costs Tournament - Bridge 2011-10-02T21:05:27Z If you count shortage points, East’s hand is worth 11 support points: 9 high-card points plus 2 for the singleton. Bridge: Gold Coast Congress Shows Upside of Being Down Under 2014-03-05T22:56:28Z Pariahs are we widows and singletons, living outside a socially acceptable box. Love, sex and death: What my fiancé’s death taught me about the afterlife 2017-01-15T05:00:00Z It has a singleton and no discernible defense against an opposing contract. Bridge: Experts and Juniors on Bridge Base Online 2013-06-28T22:28:52Z Assuming East and West have not misdefended, West cannot have the club ace or a singleton club. Bridge: Bridge — District 3 Winter Regional in Rye, N.Y. 2013-01-23T23:43:18Z When South was in four hearts, Stewart led his singleton club six, which was covered by the four, seven and eight. Bridge: The Spring Nationals in Memphis Are Decided 2012-03-30T22:15:28Z But there are some great things in it – and Colin Farrell as the paunchy, bespectacled, lovelorn singleton is terrific. Cannes 2015: baffling set of prizes take the edge off a great competition line-up 2015-05-24T04:00:00Z The divide between the two parts of the clan — the quintuplets and their singleton siblings and parents — never closed. The Dionne Quints Were Premature and Tiny. But Fame Was the Real Problem. 2019-11-04T05:00:00Z There’s much further wisdom for singletons still contained in those pages for those who look between the lines. Even though the guy I’m seeing has a girlfriend, he’s very attached to me | Mariella Frostrup 2015-05-17T04:00:00Z America’s favorite singleton hadn’t been single since high school — and its favorite plucky careerist had, in truth, lost jobs for being pregnant or requesting a raise. ‘Being Mary Tyler Moore’ Review: A Tip of the Hat to the Tossed Hat 2023-05-25T04:00:00Z He decided to delay his decision by cashing the heart ace, knowing his partner would discourage with a singleton diamond. Bridge: A False Card Played With Ease - Bridge 2011-10-06T18:44:09Z This contract fails if South leads her singleton diamond. Bridge: Beijing Hua Yuan Wins Hua Yuan Cup - Bridge 2011-09-14T23:49:37Z If you and your partner, with game values, find an eight-card fit in a major and one of you has a singleton or void, four of your major will normally be the best contract. Bridge: A Tale of Two Eight-Card Fits, One Found, One Bypassed 2011-04-17T20:56:48Z But all is not well with the beloved character who first introduced the world to the plight of the modern London singleton. Bridget Jones Fans Horrified That Author Helen Fielding Has Killed Off Mark Darcy In New Book 2013-09-30T13:07:52Z Each time the door opens, a singleton will present themselves. TV highlights 21/05/2012 2012-05-20T19:00:08Z But if South had a singleton club, this would have been fatal. Bridge: Team Matches at Buffett Cup 2012-09-21T22:59:09Z If that were a singleton, West would have done best to continue with a low club. Bridge: Top Defense by Top Pair in Cromwell 2010-02-22T05:47:00Z For singletons, coronavirus hasn’t made it easy to start new relationships. Review | The best books to beat this year’s special brand of Valentine’s Day blues 2021-02-04T05:00:00Z A recast version of Marianne Elliott’s highly acclaimed London production — which changed the gender of its singleton protagonist — was to have opened on Broadway this season. What Is the Sound of a Theater Season Interrupted? 2020-04-15T04:00:00Z In order to capture your potential match's attention, Mr. Tinder says singletons need to think carefully about their profile picture and choose one which features a brightly colored background. Tinder's most 'swiped-right' man on how to get more dates 2019-08-03T04:00:00Z Mary-Louise Parker takes the role of the bored singleton whose life is turned upside-down, endangered, saved and finally transformed by her entanglement with a man whose professional existence is full of danger. | 'RED': Who Ya Callin? Gramps, Junior? 2010-10-14T21:49:00Z And do not make a splinter bid with a singleton king. Bridge: Bridge at the District 3 Winter Regional 2014-01-31T22:50:05Z West did not like his weak trumps, but surely should have bid game because of his singleton heart. Bridge: Bridge - Second World Mind Sports Games in France 2012-08-19T21:23:34Z The fact that you and your lady friend met, clicked and had some fun is comfort to anyone wondering if celibacy is the only available option for singletons post-60. We are old and in love, but she left me after my cancer diagnosis | Dear Mariella 2020-03-15T04:00:00Z As a precursor to "I Know What She Like", singleton Aston announces to us that he knows what women want: "DVD nights". JLS ? review 2010-12-26T00:04:09Z Ethan is the singleton and the object of envy among the men, the guy whose accent never fails to win the ladies. Television Review: Navigating Bromances and Romances 2011-02-07T23:25:55Z To drop the queen shows either a singleton or the jack behind the queen. Bridge: For a Top Player and Coach, Two Hall-of-Fame Addresses 2011-07-20T22:44:17Z When Greenberg held the South cards, she overcalled two no-trump, aware that a singleton king will usually be as good as two low cards. Bridge: After a Weak Two-Bid, to Lurk or to Jump In? 2011-01-30T22:15:19Z Lauren Sandler’s book One and Only – which deconstructs the myths and assumptions about “singletons” as she more kindly calls them – is an empowering source of comfort and knowledge. The question we came to dread: ‘Are you going for a second child?’ 2018-01-13T05:00:00Z His last relationship ended amicably after four years in 2019 — he said it wasn’t built for the long haul — and he’s content with singleton life. Date Lab: Would these two craft cocktail enthusiasts be the right mix? 2021-07-08T04:00:00Z Here, declarer had to play an honor to save a trick, but he finessed his eight, perhaps thinking that North had a singleton ace. Bridge: The Trial to Select USA-1 Bermuda Team 2013-06-07T21:43:11Z Against two hearts, West led her singleton club. Bridge: Reading a Suit-Preference Signal, Missing Another - Bridge 2012-01-15T22:39:46Z Declarer won with his king and immediately played his singleton club. Bridge: Bridge — Von Zedtwitz Double Knockout 2012-11-21T22:22:34Z Both Wests led the diamond eight, which the declarers confidently thought was a singleton. Bridge: Bridge - Judi Radin at Trial for World Mind Sports Games 2012-06-10T22:24:14Z Katharine Hepburn, in one of her best screen roles, is the buttoned-up Ohio singleton who temporarily gets to live her best life under the Venetian sun, in the arms of dreamy antique dealer Rossano Brazzi. The 25 greatest summer films 2017-06-24T04:00:00Z Hamilton was confident that West held the heart ten, that he would not have come down to a singleton queen. Bridge: Facing an ?Impossible? Contract 2011-10-21T23:52:36Z And why shouldn’t it prove popular with modern audiences, like so many previous tableaus of urban singletons? Sondheim and the City: In a Rethought ‘Company,’ a Woman Wavers 2018-09-26T04:00:00Z Three hearts indicated clubs, a singleton or void in hearts and at least game-going values. Bridge: The Wagar Women’s Knockout Teams in Bridge 2012-07-20T21:34:48Z Downside: I cook at work, and now lay in fewer fresh ingredients in my singleton household. Ladle in hand, I intend to slurp my way through January 2016-12-30T05:00:00Z Colin Farrell charms as a singleton whose displeasure with the regime is matched by his disappointment at the totalitarianism of its defectors. The Best Movies of 2016 So Far 2016-06-06T04:00:00Z Smith will executive produce the spin-off from his 2005 film, in which he played a New York "date doctor" who assists lovelorn singletons. Coogan inherits Hoffman TV role 2014-10-23T04:00:00Z But as with the show’s first part, this segment gives us an almost achingly ordinary-seeming type — the narcissistic, superficial urban singleton — and strips it to its disquieting core. Hate, Hope and Healing at Under the Radar 2019-01-07T05:00:00Z But she guessed to lead her heart singleton. Bridge: Bridge — Russia Wins NEC Cup in Yokohama 2013-04-21T21:28:35Z West’s lead has all the aura of a singleton. Bridge: A Common Error 2012-11-07T23:35:37Z Late bloomers, divorcees and basically any singleton over 50 with functioning knowledge of a smartphone. Newly single? A beginner’s guide to the best dating apps 2019-12-02T05:00:00Z Here, assuming normal signals, when East dropped the diamond eight at Trick 1, it was surely a singleton or high from a doubleton. Bridge: Bridge: A Suit Break Affects the Odds 2011-10-08T00:59:33Z Now, though, it was easy for East to lead his singleton diamond and get his ruff. Bridge: Bridge — Netherlands Wins Yeh Brothers Cup 2013-04-26T23:41:44Z They may also be more likely to be socially engaged than singletons. Marriage could help reduce risk of dementia, study suggests 2017-11-28T05:00:00Z In an interesting twist, she got married to actor Matthew Broderick just before she began playing America’s most famous singleton. From Sex and the City to Divorce – the television remaking of Sarah Jessica Parker 2016-10-01T04:00:00Z When there is a singleton in the dummy in the suit led at Trick 1, third hand, if expected to have a sufficient number of cards in the suit, usually makes a suit-preference signal. Bridge: Bermuda Bowl Selection Process Begins 2010-06-21T00:27:00Z If West had started with a singleton club, he would have been endplayed. Bridge: Given Space, East Directs West to a Path To Pursue 2010-12-03T23:22:00Z Can you pair extroverts with shy folk to avoid deathly silences — or eligible singletons to kindle the flames of romance? Social Q?s: Fork on the Left, Mr. Wrong on the Right 2011-08-11T20:49:08Z Now Friedman led her diamond six, which was covered by West’s parsimonious five, dummy’s deuce and East’s singleton three. Bridge: It May Seem Like a Sacrifice, but It Turns Into Much More 2010-12-19T22:10:26Z In its neat twist of an ending, "A Slight Hitch" isn't so much about '80s singletons at all. Lewis Black's comedy 'One Slight Hitch' lacks his signature bite 2012-06-18T17:32:03Z Here South got two points for his singleton because he knew of at least an eight-card heart fit. Bridge: A Pretty Defense Rescues a Questionable Lead 2011-05-06T21:45:44Z Now South chose to defend against six clubs and knew which singleton to lead. Bridge: Saturday Bracketed Swiss Teams in Orlando - Bridge 2012-01-13T23:27:13Z If West had a low singleton, not unlikely for his takeout double, declarer had to finesse his heart ten. Bridge: A 92-Year-Old Former Champ Who Doesn?t Play by the Book 2011-09-11T22:14:31Z So South assumed the lead was from shortage, in particular a singleton. Bridge: Bridge: Holiday Gift Books for Players 2012-11-18T22:13:43Z And here, since the lead was surely a singleton, it was even clearer to do so. Bridge: At the Buffett Cup in Wales, a Defensive-Signaling Show 2010-09-19T21:20:00Z It would have been more interesting if North had been the declarer, because early on he could have led a club toward his singleton king, hoping West would not play his ace. Bridge: Facing Off at the Pairs Championship in Croatia - Bridge 2011-08-31T21:46:14Z The third installment of the story of Bridget, Britain’s favorite singleton. 43 new books for fall 2013 2013-08-24T21:21:11Z But if South has a singleton, that play would probably be a disaster. Bridge: Winners at Fall North American Championships - Bridge 2011-11-27T22:25:18Z If South had held, say, a low singleton club, she would have used Blackwood. Bridge: Summer North American Championships 2013-08-09T21:19:59Z She has been studying singletons for decades, and speaks from personal experience because she has never been in a relationship, either. I’m a relationship virgin: I’m 54 and have never had a boyfriend 2017-10-28T04:00:00Z But had South bluffed with a singleton or a doubleton heart? Bridge: It?s the Big Swing, Part 2: How the Open Trial Was Lost 2010-07-09T22:14:00Z My friend Helen Fielding coined the term “fuckwittage” for the mental manipulation practised by such specimens when she documented the exploits of singleton Bridget Jones. Even though the guy I’m seeing has a girlfriend, he’s very attached to me | Mariella Frostrup 2015-05-17T04:00:00Z And thus, humanity has entered its singleton era, searching for life in a universe where we fear there is none. Review | In the search for extraterrestrial life, we are the real aliens 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z The drug was approved for women who had experienced a preterm singleton birth — one that does not involve twins or other multiples. FDA yanks approval of Makena, only drug cleared to lower preterm birth 2023-04-06T04:00:00Z Our singleton is so good with people of all ages and all walks of life. Advice | Carolyn Hax: Parent searches for the upsides of having an only child 2023-02-07T05:00:00Z “Bridget Jones’s Diary,” by Helen Fielding, about a contemporary London singleton looking for love, is the urtext here. Review | Jane Austen-inspired books keep coming. Some work better than others. 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z The challenge is particularly acute - and cuts across generations - for singletons living in places where they are in the political minority. Politics increasingly a deal-breaker on US dating scene 2022-10-25T04:00:00Z “Sorry, we only do singletons,” many providers told me. The Vulnerability of New Motherhood, Heightened by a Pandemic In the previous quarter-century, six visitors — a quartet of buddies remembered as the Fraternity Four and two singletons — have disappeared. Review | Summer reading picks: 3 new mystery novels with vacation settings 2022-07-09T04:00:00Z Compared to singleton pregnancies, multi pregnancies are approximately five times more likely to result in stillbirth and seven times more likely to result in neonatal death. How a "selective reduction" abortion saved my child's life 2022-07-04T04:00:00Z The villa is populated with a fresh new batch of attractive singletons with the goal of tempting the boys away from their relationships. The way-too-complete guide to 'Love Island' 2022-06-23T04:00:00Z "I felt like banks never believed I had the means to do what I wanted to do," says Dottye Holt, a retiree in McKinney, Texas who has purchased homes as a singleton. Single and looking: The rise of the solo American homebuyer 2022-02-24T05:00:00Z Also, unlike the pair of DF2 and DF4, each of these galaxies is a singleton, isolated and nowhere near any other cosmic object that could strip away dark matter. Dark Matter May Be Missing from This Newfound Galaxy, Astronomers Say 2021-12-22T05:00:00Z This is not a one-size-fits-all situation, and I certainly don't want to prescribe singletons for everyone. In defense of "onlies": A growing share of American moms are having only one child — I'm one of them 2021-11-27T05:00:00Z There are records of albatrosses spending decades living as vagabond singletons in the wrong hemisphere, Lees said. This eagle is very, very lost 2021-11-05T04:00:00Z Crosier said “there is not enough stimulation to keep milk production going for a singleton” while it’s bottle-fed. Watch a cheetah cub get bottle-fed at National Zoo’s sister facility 2021-09-22T04:00:00Z The stars of TLC’s reality TV show “Doubling Down with the Derricos” are proud parents of quintuplets, triplets, two sets of twins and singletons - all conceived naturally. TLC's 'Meet the Derricos' stars say God blessed them with 14 children: 'We are thankful and grateful' 2020-09-03T04:00:00Z Sima Taparia is one of India’s best-known matchmakers, thanks to her work connecting wealthy Indian singletons worldwide, which has led to more than 125 marriages. First Thing: Trump is taking a sombre tone on Covid-19, but will it last? 2020-07-22T04:00:00Z The Dutch institute’s change of mind on the fate of singletons follows the expression of immense frustration in some quarters at the rules for single people. Dutch official advice to single people: find a sex buddy for lockdown 2020-05-15T04:00:00Z This new study, in Environment International, tracked nearly two million singleton pregnancies in California during the summer months from 2005 to 2013, comparing the duration of gestation with temperature records by ZIP code. Heat Waves May Raise Risk of Premature Birth 2020-03-02T05:00:00Z In Merton’s terms, “multiples” are more common than “singletons,” which is to say that discovery and invention are rarely the product of only one person. The Real Nature of Thomas Edison’s Genius 2019-10-21T04:00:00Z Two singletons who matched on a dating app will meet for the first time when they jet off to a mystery holiday location. Mystery first date holiday for dating app pair 2019-10-19T04:00:00Z "In response to this viewer appetite, a new batch of young singletons will deliver some highly anticipated post-Christmas romance and drama from our new and luxurious location." Love Island goes to two series a year in 2020 2019-07-24T04:00:00Z In many ways, he was Mr. McCarry’s alter ego — a “singleton” spy who traveled on his own, seeking to advance U.S. influence. Charles McCarry, CIA officer who became a preeminent spy novelist, dies at 88 2019-02-28T05:00:00Z Among other accomplishments, Mr. Zhang is known for turning Singles Day, an informal holiday celebrated by China’s young singletons, into a phenomenal promotional vehicle for Alibaba’s online shopping platforms. Daniel Zhang, Alibaba’s Next Chairman, Fancies Himself a Free Spirit 2018-09-10T04:00:00Z No, there’s nothing to stop two friends buying one together – but how many of us singletons spend every weekend away with the same friend? The hidden, horrifying costs of being single | Emily Hill 2018-09-05T04:00:00Z But in recent years, even the initial beneficiaries of the policy – “little emperor” singleton children, for example – are becoming aware of its shortcomings as they shoulder the burden of an ageing society. China’s lost little emperors... how the ‘one-child policy’ will haunt the country for decades| Mei Fong 2018-09-02T04:00:00Z Last Tuesday, new singleton Idris entered the villa - but some viewers thought it was a cynical attempt by producers to address an issue that's been around for weeks. Does Love Island have a diversity problem? 2018-07-15T04:00:00Z The bed's are also arranged in a neat line with sayings such as "You OK, hun?" and "banter" to inspire the singletons. Love Island 2005 v Love Island 2018 2018-06-11T04:00:00Z Its line of oversized cotton knickers - made famous by the celluloid singleton Bridget Jones - was subject to a barrage of complaints, the Express says, when the seam was moved from the front to the side. 'Hands off our borders' and 'whiteout Britain' 2018-02-28T05:00:00Z As chipmakers are realising, it is tough out there for singletons. The world’s largest-ever tech deal now rests with Qualcomm 2018-02-15T05:00:00Z The match-making show sees singletons venture into the Paternoster Chop House in East London to share a meal with a blind date chosen by the show's producers. First Dates Fred: More than a maitre d' 2018-01-04T05:00:00Z He'll be hoping to find romance with British singletons after signing up with the show's celebrity dating agency, which pairs the "famous" participants with daters from all walks of life. The kid from Stuart Little is on Celebs Go Dating 2017-11-21T05:00:00Z All the women had singleton pregnancies, and about 40 percent had their labor induced. During Labor, Lie Down 2017-10-20T04:00:00Z But it’s mostly singletons that do the gawking, said Philip Malm. Double the pleasure, double the fun. At Twins Days, an Ohio town revels in its quirky past. 2017-08-06T04:00:00Z Founder Prof Paul Newman, of Oxford University, said: "We're moving from the singleton autonomous vehicle to fleets of autonomous vehicles - and what's interesting is what data the vehicles share with one another, when, and why." Driverless cars trial set for UK motorways in 2019 - BBC News 2017-04-24T04:00:00Z I wouldn’t characterize them like the “Smug Married” villains in “Bridget Jones’s Diary” -- they don’t project superiority over all singletons or blatantly dismiss my lifestyle. Please stop asking me if every guy I date is 'The One' 2017-03-09T05:00:00Z With a rate of cesarean sections at roughly 50 percent for twins, compared to 20 or 30 percent for singletons, mommy won’t be fast on her feet, he said. Some real-world twin tips for Amal Clooney, Beyonce 2017-03-06T05:00:00Z The practice of packaging a lump of produce in portions allows the growing number of singletons to prepare exactly what they need and freeze the rest. Food packaging is not the enemy of the environment that it is assumed to be 2016-12-14T05:00:00Z Ohitorisama, or “one-person”, golf, where older players show up alone to meet other singletons for a round, is catching on. Japanese golf courses hunt for a new driver 2016-12-01T05:00:00Z Originally the day was a celebration for China's young singletons, but since 2009 it has morphed into a shopping bonanza. Black Friday: How does it compare with other shopping bonanzas? - BBC News 2016-11-23T05:00:00Z And welfare cuts whacked parents and children hardest, leaving young singletons relatively unscathed. Britain’s young are doing better than many think 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z Many of the extracellular regulatory factors are either differentially regulated or became singletons. Genome evolution in the allotetraploid frog Xenopus laevis : Nature : Nature Research 2016-10-18T04:00:00Z As savage as it was filthy, “Pulling” took a much darker view of the thirtysomething singleton lifestyle. In 'Catastrophe' and now 'Divorce,' Sharon Horgan finds humor in the 'horrific awfulness' 2016-10-07T04:00:00Z Bridget Jones's Baby sees the actress returning to the role of Helen Fielding's perennial singleton, a character she previously played in 2001's Bridget Jones's Diary and 2004's Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason. Renee Zellweger 'enjoyed anonymity' during career break - BBC News 2016-09-09T04:00:00Z Renee Zellweger plays Helen Fielding's perennial singleton for the third time in the film, which this time sees its scatty heroine become pregnant. Bridget Jones's Baby gets warm reception from critics after premiere - BBC News 2016-09-06T04:00:00Z “Then, she decides to ‘weary you, then, no longer with idle talking’ and succeeds in bringing about a resolution, creating couples from singletons and marriages from love affairs. As he likes it: John Kerry says Rosalind is his favourite Shakespeare character 2016-09-03T04:00:00Z Right panel, syntenies around four singleton genes. b, Cell cycle regulation. Genome evolution in the allotetraploid frog Xenopus laevis : Nature : Nature Research 2016-10-18T04:00:00Z Renée Zellweger returns for her third outing as Britain's most famous singleton, who finds herself alone, pregnant and unsure of the father's identity. Every movie being released this fall, including 'Sully,' 'Girl on the Train,' 'Magnificent Seven,' 'Loving,' and many more 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z And Demeritt points to a relatively new restaurant format known as “fast casual” — think Chipotle and Panera, or local chains like MOD Pizza — as doing a good job of catering to the singleton market. Seattleites, Eastsiders share appetite for eating out 2016-08-26T04:00:00Z Error bars represent standard error of the mean of the proportion of singletons. Analysis of protein-coding genetic variation in 60,706 humans : Nature : Nature Research 2016-08-16T04:00:00Z Our sun, a singleton, is unusual in its solitude. New Planet Is an Oddball With Three Suns Many of the extracellular regulatory factors are either differentially regulated or became singletons. Genome evolution in the allotetraploid frog Xenopus laevis : Nature : Nature Research 2016-10-18T04:00:00Z However, for unknown reasons, he says undergoing any such fertility treatment – even if it results in a singleton pregnancy – increases the chances of preterm birth. Reducing the Risk of Having a Low Birth Weight Baby 2016-07-07T04:00:00Z “Our best guess” is that “we’ll see a singleton case that we won’t be able to identify the source for, and possibly some clusters — maybe in the Florida Keys or Brownsville” in Texas. C.D.C. and States Ponder Plans to Keep Ahead of Zika 2016-06-21T04:00:00Z Error bars represent standard error of the mean of the proportion of singletons. Analysis of protein-coding genetic variation in 60,706 humans : Nature : Nature Research 2016-08-16T04:00:00Z His 2012 book, “Going Solo,” examined the ways contemporary urban singletons, as he called them, were finding community and generally having a blast. Tiny Home Test Drive 2016-06-10T04:00:00Z Right panel, syntenies around four singleton genes. b, Cell cycle regulation. Genome evolution in the allotetraploid frog Xenopus laevis : Nature : Nature Research 2016-10-18T04:00:00Z Decidedly twisted yet also curiously romantic, “The Lobster” takes place in a world in which singletons aren’t just seen as anomalies, but as less than human. The world in ‘The Lobster’ is dark and twisted, yet not so different from our own 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z By looking at the density of singletons flanking more than 4 million DNA differences, Pritchard’s team discovered that selection for all three traits occurred across the genome in recent millennia. Humans are still evolving—and we can watch it happen 2016-05-17T04:00:00Z First, singletons frustrate generalization, making it difficult to draw lessons for science policy. Technology: Beyond the 'InterNyet' : Nature : Nature Publishing Group 2016-04-26T04:00:00Z In the study, 98 of the 344 women with a singleton pregnancy lost a baby. Mom’s and dad’s (!) pre-pregnancy caffeine intake may affect miscarriage risk, NIH study warns 2016-03-29T04:00:00Z In the developed world, singletons in their 20s and early 30s are described by sociologists as being in "emerging adulthood" or "extended adolescence". The graphs that show the search for love has changed - BBC News 2016-02-12T05:00:00Z We began by breaking our content manager into individual singleton data stores backed by disk and network DAOs. Improving Startup Time in the NYTimes Android App 1456-06-21T05:00:00Z The more intense the selection on an allele, the faster it spreads, and the less time there is for singletons to accumulate near it. Humans are still evolving—and we can watch it happen 2016-05-17T04:00:00Z Valentine’s Day looms, the true Halloween for singletons. Tinder users are sharing what they really look like 2016-01-26T05:00:00Z There’s “The Lobster,” a satire in which singletons who fail to couple up are hunted down, tranquilized and turned into an animal of their choosing. Stories from Sundance: Sad clown Molly Shannon, dead Daniel Radcliffe 2016-01-24T05:00:00Z But taking the singleton PAT buys only a 50/50 ticket to another extra session. Football Inequality, and a Patriots-Panthers Super Bowl? 2015-11-10T05:00:00Z The study looked at 2013 data for women delivering full-term, singleton infants in 41 states, New York City and the District of Columbia, and additional 2012 pregnancy risk data for another five states. Many U.S. Women Gain Too Much Weight While Pregnant: Study 2015-11-05T05:00:00Z Also not especially well known is that Piltdown man was not a singleton. Piltdown Man and the Dualist Contention 2015-10-03T04:00:00Z Dashed lines indicate populations sampled outside of their ancestral continental region. b, The number of variant sites per genome. c, The average number of singletons per genome. A global reference for human genetic variation : Nature : Nature Publishing Group 2015-09-29T04:00:00Z Frequency bins are singletons and non-overlapping allele frequency ranges for allele counts above 1. The UK10K project identifies rare variants in health and disease : Nature : Nature Publishing Group 2015-09-13T04:00:00Z Of those, about three-quarters were random singletons and one-quarter came in showers. Newfound meteor showers expand astronomical calendar 2015-09-15T04:00:00Z Other singletons, facing the room with an open stance and a smile, however, may be happy to greet you. The Smartest Ways to Network at a Party 2015-09-14T04:00:00Z But as a singleton just practicing, I was in the minority. It Only Took 600 Years for Golf to Return to the Masses 2015-08-01T04:00:00Z Dashed lines indicate populations sampled outside of their ancestral continental region. b, The number of variant sites per genome. c, The average number of singletons per genome. A global reference for human genetic variation : Nature : Nature Publishing Group 2015-09-29T04:00:00Z Frequency bins are singletons and non-overlapping allele frequency ranges for allele counts above 1. The UK10K project identifies rare variants in health and disease : Nature : Nature Publishing Group 2015-09-13T04:00:00Z A year later she appeared on the Swedish reality TV show Paradise Hotel, in which scantily dressed singletons compete to stay in a luxury resort. Sweden royal wedding: Prince Carl Philip marries ex-reality star - BBC News 2015-06-12T04:00:00Z But, immediately, Harry took on the narrative of a downbeat singleton – a role that he underlined by attending a pub quiz and doling out cupcakes to people he hardly knew. Is Prince Harry the new Bridget Jones? 2015-05-12T04:00:00Z Or 75 hours of child care a week when there’s likely to be some number of singletons applying for the same job? Robert Reich's Latest Demand Is That Wages Must Fall 2015-05-12T04:00:00Z Researchers pooled data from five randomized trials involving 884 women with uncomplicated full-term singleton deliveries at 39 to 41 weeks’ gestation. Inducing Labor at Full Term May Have Benefits 2015-04-23T04:00:00Z South took East’s singleton king with his ace and led his heart. A Turning Point at the Yeh Brothers Cup 2015-04-15T04:00:00Z South won with his jack and led a low diamond to collect West’s singleton king with dummy’s ace. A Pairs Diagramed Deal at the Spring Nationals 2015-04-05T04:00:00Z However, not expecting declarer to have a singleton, East exited with a heart to dummy’s king. A Bridge Deal From the Vanderbilt Knockout Teams 2015-03-13T04:00:00Z Houston’s reliance on the car and air-conditioning is environmentally destructive and unattractive to well-off singletons. Life in the sprawl 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z West ruffed and ran the club queen, judging that South was more likely to have a singleton jack than North was to hold a singleton king. A Bridge Deal From the Peggy Bayer Tournament 2015-02-27T05:00:00Z Correctly judging that his partner’s five was low from three cards, not a singleton, South shifted to his club. A Deal From the 20th NEC Cup in Japan 2015-02-18T05:00:00Z It was a surprise, not only because the 33-year-old combat veteran and surfing enthusiast was considered Congress’s most-eligible singleton, but also because she wouldn’t divulge the lucky guy’s name. Mystery solved! Rep. Tulsi Gabbard’s fiance is Hawaii cinematographer Abraham Williams. 2015-02-17T05:00:00Z West should have been confident that South could not have a singleton heart king. Seeing Art in the Diagramed Deal 2015-02-08T05:00:00Z The growing number of singletons, the rise in “silver separations” among the over-50s and longer, more active life spans all drive demand for finding romance. The Arrival of the Wearable Dating App At this point, South greedily shifted to his singleton diamond. A Bridge Deal From the Peggy Bayer Tournament 2015-02-27T05:00:00Z They also found that the rates for stillbirths and deaths within the first year of life dropped for both singletons and twins conceived through fertility treatments. Better Outcomes for Children Born With Fertility Treatments 2015-01-20T05:00:00Z South overtook with his ace and imaginatively shifted to his singleton trump. In Bridge, Winners of the Reisinger Board-a-Match Teams 2014-12-12T05:00:00Z Against six hearts, West understandably led the club ace, hoping to find her partner with a singleton. Two-Time Winners at the Senior Mixed Pairs 2014-12-07T05:00:00Z For example, how many singletons are there, and in which areas do they tend to congregate? Weekendish: The best of the week's reads 2014-11-14T05:00:00Z East took the trick and shifted to his singleton heart. Imaginative Auction at the Rosenblum Teams 2014-11-09T05:00:00Z To defeat four hearts, West had to lead her singleton club. A Bridge Deal From the McConnell Cup 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z And declarer should have anticipated that West’s opening lead was a singleton, given that it was dummy’s bid suit. Wales in the Qualifying Stages at Commonwealth Nations 2014-09-28T04:00:00Z Interference’s wall of sound, humming beneath and overpowering Yorke’s simple vocal line, will surely soundtrack the break-up tears of young singletons for the rest of the year. Thom Yorke - Tomorrow's Modern Boxes: our first thoughts 2014-09-26T04:00:00Z Two 20-something New York singletons hook up online, meet for a night of meaningless sex, then get stranded in the guy’s apartment during a blizzard and fall in love. Family Filmgoer reviews ‘The Boxtrolls’ and ‘The Equalizer’ The researchers used birth, hospital and death records to examine how often singletons, twins and higher-order multiples were hospitalized during the first five years of life. Study Ties Multiple Births to Higher Costs, Complications 2014-09-15T04:00:00Z He reckons a nation of singletons will change the structure of the economy because it means fewer parents and homeowners. Most Americans Are Single, and They're Changing the Economy 2014-09-12T04:00:00Z And if that ten were a singleton, the contract could not be made. A Deal From the Cavendish Tournament in Monaco 2014-09-10T04:00:00Z West won with his singleton jack and shifted to a diamond. Luck and Skill Prevail at Cavendish Open Pairs 2014-09-07T04:00:00Z If a pre-emptor leads a side suit at Trick 1, it is a singleton; if he leads his own suit, assume he has a singleton in your trump suit. Cagey Play Is a Winner at World Youth Championships 2014-08-31T04:00:00Z Moreover, twins and higher-order multiples were significantly more likely than singletons to be born prematurely and to be small for their gestational age. Study Ties Multiple Births to Higher Costs, Complications 2014-09-15T04:00:00Z He realized immediately that he needed the heart king to be a singleton and to execute a squeeze. World Youth Teams Championships Unfold 2014-08-17T04:00:00Z She never mixes types, nor does she include any of the singletons. Readers Respond to "The Engine of Memory" 2014-08-16T04:00:00Z “What’s really good about this is we get high rates with singletons,” said Dr. Richard T. Scott Jr, clinical and scientific director at Reproductive Medicine Associates of New Jersey, where Ms. Levitt went. Fertility Clinics Scan for the Strongest Embryo 2014-07-11T04:00:00Z After South opens one heart, North does better to respond two no-trump, the Jacoby Forcing Raise, than to make a splinter bid with a singleton ace. The World Wide Bridge Contest Results 2014-06-13T04:00:00Z Twins were 3.4 times more likely to be stillborn and 6.4 times more likely to die shortly after birth than singletons. Study Ties Multiple Births to Higher Costs, Complications 2014-09-15T04:00:00Z They're much brighter, red or orange, and sometimes, if they're singletons growing alone or unsupported, the width of the blossoms can overwhelm the delicate stems. On Memorial Day weekend, old poem beautifully captures horrors of war 2014-05-24T04:00:00Z Both Wests cashed their two top diamonds, hoping partner had started with a singleton. Semifinals in the Bridge Trial for the Bermuda Bowl 2014-05-16T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, Mad About the Boy is Fielding's third novel about her famous singleton - and now widow - Bridget Jones. Bridget vs Bertie for comedy prize 2014-05-07T01:55:14Z You can’t walk down the street in New York without meeting an eligible singleton. 10 Ways Friends Gave You Unrealistic Expectations for Your Twenties 2014-05-06T14:30:55Z Higher-order multiples were about 10 times more likely than singletons to be stillborn and almost 37 times more likely to die soon after birth, the study found. Study Ties Multiple Births to Higher Costs, Complications 2014-09-15T04:00:00Z Yet doctors like Anderson are making the case that we should rethink the of buying our babies in bulk, since a singleton pregnancy is better for the health of the mother and baby. The Problem With America’s Twin Epidemic 2014-04-16T09:45:10Z Many arthropod families were collected as singletons – one species of a family collected one time in one room in one house. Well: The Bugs in Our Homes 2014-03-20T04:01:36Z They looked at 1,241 full-term singleton pregnancies among overweight and obese women. Pregnancy not the best time to lose weight: study 2014-02-21T17:55:55Z With a population of 1.3 billion, China naturally has hefty share of the world’s singletons. Chinese Singles Sabotage Valentine's Day 2014-02-14T09:35:27Z Being mentioned in “singleton” tweets — ones that were neither retweeted nor replied to — was another indicator of false content. Korean scientists create a tool that can help separate fact from fiction on Twitter 2013-12-23T21:29:16Z But the growing popularity of the singleton method is a good trend for patients who want more control in shaping the size of their families. The Problem With America’s Twin Epidemic 2014-04-16T09:45:10Z But even so, it may struggle with singletons. Lexington: The marriage gap 2013-12-12T16:01:18Z The result - China's new singletons were more educated than generations before them. A side-effect of China's one-child policy 2013-11-22T00:48:24Z November 11, known as "double 11" in China, is a day for singletons to find romance or celebrate being single. China media: Typhoon Haiyan 2013-11-12T06:25:58Z After making fun of Smug Marrieds for the last two novels, we wanted to see the long-time singleton actually become one. Women Feel Cheated By Bridget Jones 2013-10-17T09:45:45Z Mad About the Boy signals the final chapter of hapless "singleton" Bridget Jones's diaries. Misprint hits Bridget Jones book 2013-10-10T14:52:33Z In the largest study to date looking at the connection between IVF procedures and neurological disorders, scientists found a small but significant risk of intellectual disabilities among twins and triplets, though not among singleton births. IVF Babies Could Have Higher Health Risks 2013-07-05T11:05:28Z Nonetheless, she sees her singleton status in a positive light. A side-effect of China's one-child policy 2013-11-22T00:48:24Z Fu and his colleagues initially thought the two merging galaxies were a singleton, dubbed HXMM01, when they saw it with the European Space Agency's infrared Herschel space telescope. Rare View of Ancient Galaxy Crash Revealed 2013-05-22T20:45:00.507Z As for Frances de la Tour and Don Warrington, who played lovelorn singleton Miss Jones and student Philip, they are 35 years older. Rising Damp rises again on stage 2013-05-16T03:01:17Z That report was working from a far higher figure of the number of singletons in China: 190 million. IHT Rendezvous: In China, the Shared Grief of Losing a Single Child Like Lu Lingzi 2013-04-21T07:44:07Z In addition, when the scientific team focused just on singleton births, the link to intellectual deficits was no longer significant. IVF Babies Could Have Higher Health Risks 2013-07-05T11:05:28Z The first singletons born under the one-child policy experienced other changes, too, apart from the absence of brothers and sisters. A side-effect of China's one-child policy 2013-11-22T00:48:24Z Compared to singleton births, the researchers found the risk of birth defects was about 27 percent higher for multiples. Birth defects in multiples on the rise: study 2013-02-07T22:14:25Z And, in some cases, they weren’t like this: you can have a fauna where a member of a group is a singleton, there on its own and without close relatives. A new azhdarchid pterosaur: the view from Europe becomes ever more interesting 2013-01-31T14:15:08.667Z Researchers writing last week in The Journal of the American Medical Association studied more than 1.6 million singleton births in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. Well: Antidepressants Not Linked to Stillbirths 2013-01-07T21:05:30Z Seventeen years after her diaries of a singleton's comic mishaps were first published, Helen Fielding promises to explore "a different phase" in Bridget's life. 2013: the year ahead in books 2013-01-04T22:55:02Z But even when that happens, the ultimate verdict as to whether China's singletons were hurt by the policy, or benefited from it, may still be the subject of debate. A side-effect of China's one-child policy 2013-11-22T00:48:24Z Except to us singletons, it isn’t supposed to be this way. Why Are So Many Professional Millennial Women Unable To Find Dateable Men? 2012-12-05T16:50:03Z Many singletons wrote in to share their stories. Readers' stories of being single 2012-11-13T11:30:10Z With a new film and a musical based on the singleton in the pipeline, Fielding turned to the world of texting and Twitter to help her write a new "scenario for Bridget". Fielding pens third Bridget Jones 2012-11-09T16:59:42Z But these days, 1 in every 4 American households is occupied by someone living alone; in Manhattan, mythic land of the singleton, the number is nearly 1 in 2. The Freedom, and Perils, of Living Alone 2012-02-23T03:34:07Z But other studies contend that China's singletons are different. A side-effect of China's one-child policy 2013-11-22T00:48:24Z It was a tempting but treacherous hand, for singleton aces are but broken reeds. A Knight on Wheels 2011-12-24T03:08:07.830Z As for my experience, I actually find that my friends are explicitly jealous - they claim that they miss the fun that I seem to have as a singleton. Readers' stories of being single 2012-11-13T11:30:10Z Or how do fridge microbes of an urban singleton stack up with those of a suburban family? Project Seeks Your Tiny Squatters 2011-11-15T04:15:00.250Z A short suit is a suit of less than four cards; but the term is commonly used to denote a singleton or a two-card suit. Bridge; its Principles and Rules of Play with Illustrative Hands and the Club Code of Bridge Laws 2011-11-14T03:00:24.540Z There's no real evidence that China's singletons are any different than other children, they argue. A side-effect of China's one-child policy 2013-11-22T00:48:24Z Thanks to China’s one-child policy, today’s college students are part of a generation of singletons, and their newly affluent parents — and, in all likelihood, both sets of grandparents — are deeply invested in their success. Education Life Preview: The China Conundrum 2011-11-03T15:30:36Z Balancing the Risks If a pregnancy goes well past term, defined as 40 weeks for a singleton and 38 weeks for twins, the risk of stillbirth rises. Personal Health: In Decline, Stillbirths Continue to Devastate 2011-08-15T18:08:35Z This secrecy is common among women undergoing reduction to a singleton. Magazine Preview: The Two-Minus-One Pregnancy 2011-08-10T12:00:04Z Notes on Illustrative Hand No. 11 Trick 1.—A leads from his long suit, and Z wins the trick with the singleton ace. Bridge; its Principles and Rules of Play with Illustrative Hands and the Club Code of Bridge Laws 2011-11-14T03:00:24.540Z What prompted the campaign is what many experts view as an alarming trend in American obstetrics — the steady rise in elective deliveries of singleton babies before 39 weeks of gestation, when fetal development is complete. Personal Health: A Campaign to Carry Pregnancies to Term 2011-08-08T17:33:22Z Worst of all, we had made a singleton of him. Fore! 2011-07-11T02:00:06.097Z “You are excited over it, I know, you dear little Otoyo,” said her tutor, “or you would not be so adverbial, and you must mean ‘calls for singletons’ instead of ‘visits.’ Molly Brown's Post-Graduate Days 2011-05-27T02:00:15.860Z No agency tracks how many reductions occur in the United States, but those who offer the procedure report that demand for reduction to a singleton, while still fairly rare, is rising. Magazine Preview: The Two-Minus-One Pregnancy 2011-08-10T12:00:04Z Love all, dealer North: The science of bidding was in its infancy, but one of its earliest precepts was to open "the suit below the singleton" on hands such as North's. Were the old days the best? 2011-04-06T23:05:00Z So even if the 18 twins were simply nine singletons, there would still be 44 children on the waiting list. City Room: For Twins, a Double Shot at a Slot in Kindergarten 2011-03-31T17:57:49Z I am a singleton on the course, holding you up while I sink a putt. Fore! 2011-07-11T02:00:06.097Z I wish she could have the singleton near you in the Quadrangle. Molly Brown's Post-Graduate Days 2011-05-27T02:00:15.860Z Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York, one of the largest providers of the procedure, reported that by 1997, 15 percent of reductions were to a singleton. Magazine Preview: The Two-Minus-One Pregnancy 2011-08-10T12:00:04Z South led a diamond to North's ace, and North switched to his singleton club. Going down small but winning big 2011-03-24T00:05:01Z The dealer, if he adopts, should discard a singleton, unless it is an ace. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 8 "Ethiopia" to "Evangelical Association" 2011-03-05T03:00:24.537Z There is no meaner treatment than this; nor is there anything more pathetically lonely than a singleton on a crowded golf course. Fore! 2011-07-11T02:00:06.097Z Well, my child, if I have your sanction about a little mild deceit, I think I’ll put Miss Hathaway in the singleton near you. Molly Brown's Post-Graduate Days 2011-05-27T02:00:15.860Z Last year, by comparison, 61 of the center’s 101 reductions were to a singleton, and 38 of those pregnancies started as twins. Magazine Preview: The Two-Minus-One Pregnancy 2011-08-10T12:00:04Z In fact, if Gillis himself had not dropped a singleton king missing four cards in a suit, the eventual winners would have exited the competition in the second round. The virtuosity of technique 2010-12-30T00:04:00Z It is generally wise in play to discard a singleton and not to unguard another suit. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 8 "Ethiopia" to "Evangelical Association" 2011-03-05T03:00:24.537Z Katz' team found the delivery costs for such births was about $22,866, or nearly three times higher that of singleton births. So how much does IVF cost, anyway? 2010-12-16T21:25:59Z Backing his judgment, declarer led a low club from his hand at the third trick, and sure enough West had to win with his singleton ace. Great defence ? but what about the bidding? 2010-08-25T23:05:00Z Even some people who support abortion rights admit to feeling queasy about reduction to a singleton. Magazine Preview: The Two-Minus-One Pregnancy 2011-08-10T12:00:04Z Even after the discount, the average singleton still pays £90 a month, compared with £63 paid by someone living with a partner. How to cut the costs of living alone 2010-07-24T23:06:00Z In the new study, researchers used U.S. government vital statistics to show that labor inductions increased from 14 percent of full-term singleton births in 1992, to 27 percent in 2003. Labor inductions may be boosting rate of earlier births 2010-05-31T15:25:00Z What we really need to start looking at is weight, sex, whether it is singleton pregnancy and whether steroids have been given. Early baby survival rate 'static' 2010-04-21T23:22:00Z This, thought West, had to be a singleton – how could South bid 3NT with just the two of hearts for a "stopper"? Will anyone ever make this work? 2010-04-14T23:05:00Z But its role evolved into something quite different, as patients requested elective reduction to a singleton. Magazine Preview: The Two-Minus-One Pregnancy 2011-08-10T12:00:04Z It looked hopeless for declarer – if North had a singleton or doubleton queen of clubs he would be all right, but everyone could see that this was not the actual position. Showing a stopper in the bidding 2010-03-25T00:05:00Z But, the report notes, Caesarean rates for singletons increased substantially more than those for multiples. Caesarean Births Are at an All Time High in U.S. 2010-03-23T15:45:00Z Ms. Liu, 30, and her husband are both singletons, born after the Chinese government’s 1979 decision to shrink most families to one child. Letter from China: Navigating Child Policy in China 2010-03-18T19:00:00Z One of every eight twins and one of every three triplets were born prematurely, compared with 2 of every 10 singletons. Vital Statistics: U.S. Births Rise In All Age Groups 2010-03-01T22:37:00Z “She said, ‘Either reduce me to a singleton, or I’ll end the pregnancy.’ Magazine Preview: The Two-Minus-One Pregnancy 2011-08-10T12:00:04Z To investigate outcomes for very premature and extremely premature twins compared to those of singletons born equally early, Zeitlin and her colleagues looked at births and stillbirths in nine European countries in 2003. 2010-02-16T21:19:00Z And so it's welcome news for the growing demographic of singletons who want recognition that they're OK, too. 2009-12-23T19:05:00Z There's another apartment in the Quadrangle and there are a few singletons left in some of the campus houses. Molly Brown's Sophomore Days He took the next trick with the ace of clubs from dummy, and the singleton eight in his own hand. Unwise Child As word spread, a stream of patients called Wapner’s office, scheduling reductions to a singleton. Magazine Preview: The Two-Minus-One Pregnancy 2011-08-10T12:00:04Z While about 17 percent of singletons suffered from such bleeding, roughly 24 percent of twins did. 2010-02-16T21:19:00Z Being without a suit, or holding a singleton, is an element of strength for a Trump declaration; of weakness for a No-trumper. Auction of To-day Yes," said Molly, "there happens to be a singleton. Molly Brown's Sophomore Days Old Hickory looks sort of puzzled; but he forks out the singleton, and the messenger climbs in after it. Torchy, Private Sec. Every one of them — the sonographer, the genetic counselors, the schedulers — supported abortion rights, but all confessed their growing unease with reductions to a singleton. Magazine Preview: The Two-Minus-One Pregnancy 2011-08-10T12:00:04Z With a suit declared the best opening lead is a singleton, failing which a lead from a strong sequence. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" The 30 Aces as compared with 18 honors in Royals and the absence of a singleton make the No-trump more attractive. Auction of To-day That made twenty-three tusks, for one was an enormous "singleton." The Ivory Trail In some ways, the reasons for reducing to a singleton are not so different from the decision to abort a pregnancy because prenatal tests reveal anomalies. Magazine Preview: The Two-Minus-One Pregnancy 2011-08-10T12:00:04Z Women who reduce to singletons sometimes think the same thing. Magazine Preview: The Two-Minus-One Pregnancy 2011-08-10T12:00:04Z When a suit declaration has been doubled, a singleton is always an advantageous opening. Auction of To-day When he is without a suit or has a singleton, it is a reasonably safe assumption that some one will be strong enough in that suit to call it. Auction of To-day If the leader be without either a singleton or high-card lead, his partner's suit is unquestionably his wisest opening. Auction of To-day All of the above hands contain three Aces, yet a No-trump should not be bid, as it would probably be left in, and with two singleton Aces they are dangerous No-trumpers, but strong Diamonds. Auction of To-day One of Stone’s patients, a New York woman, was certain that she wanted to reduce from twins to a singleton. Magazine Preview: The Two-Minus-One Pregnancy 2011-08-10T12:00:04Z This, while not nearly so desirable an opening as a singleton, is better than leading from a tenace. Auction of To-day A singleton, if he be short in Trumps, is probably his best lead; his second choice should be high cards in sequence. Auction of To-day In No-trumps or with the Trumps exhausted, never discard a singleton, or too many cards of a weak suit. Auction of To-day |
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