Search Details

Word: provee (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first (reverse)


Usage:

...with any gnarly crime plot, this one dares to strain credulity. Once or twice, a skeptical viewer may ask, What are the odds? The odds that Billy would commit all manner of crimes, to prove his underworld bona fides, and never get so much as an interested glance, let alone a collar, from the cops who don't know he's one of them. The odds that Colin would rise so quickly in the force, and be deemed so trustworthy that he'd be assigned to sleuth out the rat on the team - himself. The Departed adds one coincidence even...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Faithful Departed | 10/1/2006 | See Source »

...Connecticut group's report, however, found that fully differentiated cells could prove useful in cloning, although they're still not sure why. Nearly 40% of these more mature cells developed to the blastocyst stage, at which point stem cells can be extracted, while only 4% of the more actively dividing cells did so. "That is good news for therapeutic cloning," notes Yang. From his research, Yang believes that most of the problems that occur in cloning occur after the blastocyst stage, when the embryo begins to divide to re-create all the tissue types in a developing fetus. "Based...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Can Older Cells Solve Cloning's Problems? | 10/1/2006 | See Source »

...seems a parody of the pettiness and insularity of the English middle class. They might be the extended clan of Wallace and Gromit or cousins of Mrs. Proposition and Mrs. Conclusion, the shrill suburban housewives from Monty Python's Flying Circus. It's as if the Windsors want to prove that although they're worth billions and practically define the term "idle rich," they share the tatty taste and myopic world-view of Britain's petty bourgeoisie. The grocer and the schoolteacher can look, not up to, but over at Elizabeth and think...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Royal Family: Inside Edition | 9/29/2006 | See Source »

Still, Brainard said that HCL can prove that Smiley viewed all of the books from which the 13 maps are missing...

Author: By Brittney L. Moraski, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Map Thief To Serve Jail Time | 9/28/2006 | See Source »

...Altchek and his fellow seniors will be motivated to notch their first career win against the Elis. But, historical motivations aside, the Crimson would like to set straight the answers to some big questions about its prospects for this year. As a young but talented team, Harvard needs to prove that it can execute in high-stress situations. Though it opened the season brilliantly, the freshman-heavy starting line faces a gut-check if it hopes to accelerate—rather than skid—into the Ivy League season. “Losing to Penn [last Saturday...

Author: By Jonathan B. Steinman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Rivals Look To Rebound in Ivy League Match | 9/28/2006 | See Source »

Previous | 381 | 382 | 383 | 384 | 385 | 386 | 387 | 388 | 389 | 390 | 391 | 392 | 393 | 394 | 395 | 396 | 397 | 398 | 399 | 400 | 401 | Next