The ladies would be in colourful saris and jewels, though many donned a cardy to ward off the wind. |
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The rarefied air requires a mandatory period of two or three days enforced rest on arrival in order to ward off headaches and mountain sickness. |
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It's made of a specially coated material covered with zinc anodes to ward off corrosion. |
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Certainly, ward councillors will be having a word with officers and members of the executive regarding these proposed changes. |
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Do you think there's a whole ward somewhere in the bowels of the building where they spend long hours doing nothing but boiling cabbage? |
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Labour's big guns were wheeled out in York today, three days before the city's crucial Bootham ward by-election. |
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She sings with some of the other girls on her ward and shows them how to moonwalk. |
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Instead he wraps himself in the flag and other wedge issues to ward off proper discussion about his dismantling of Australian egalitarianism. |
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She shoved past a merchant selling amulets to ward against evil entities and demonic sprites. |
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While Tanek was limping so heavily it was as if Valeska was watching a badger, ward the wolves away by its heavy-footed trot. |
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Slumber not only helps recharge our batteries, but some evidence suggests it can actually help ward off major illness, including diabetes. |
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Shepherds, who tended their sheep in the forests, used to beat drums to ward off wild beasts from preying on the cattle. |
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The hospital folder containing the old medical notes are kept in a trolley in the ward office. |
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If the food takes a little long to come, just have some savories and dips to ward off the hunger pangs in the guests, and relax and enjoy. |
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It is rumoured that some of the dead were buried in the foundations of the wall to ward off evil spirits. |
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A year ago the inpatients ward was threatened with closure but was saved at the last minute when the doctors surgeries agreed to provide cover. |
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Ada is also a ward of court in the inheritance case and the pair are taken before the courts. |
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It was routine on the ward that mothers were given buzzers and they used them to call us for assistance. |
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The fund employs a research nurse who supports patients on the ward and is involved with clinical trials. |
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The boy and the dog relish the scamper, but the pedlar fingers his rosary to ward off the threat of a drenching. |
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Some were holding wooden crosses, prayer books, and other holy objects to ward off the evil spirits. |
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When approached this week about the ward closure, he would make no further comment. |
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Broccoli and other cruciferous vegetables like cabbage, cauliflower and Brussels sprouts, can help prevent cancer and ward off heart disease. |
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She visited the Princess Royal University Hospital's maternity ward to encourage parents to use reusable nappies instead of disposable ones. |
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Every day a team led by an assistant engineer from each ward does a recce of roads in its jurisdiction. |
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Staff passing by the windows of his sealed ward would see him jumping on his bed and waving to them, without a stitch of clothing on. |
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And the thin jacket she'd worn did nothing to ward off the distinct chill that heralded coming rain. |
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The ward physiotherapists reassessed him and considered him to be safe and fully recovered. |
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The new cabs are 75 percent stiffer in construction to ward off squeaks and rattles. |
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I agreed to admit him to a side room on a general medical ward accompanied by a prison officer. |
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At 17 she got a job as a health care assistant at Airedale Hospital, where advice from a ward sister encouraged her to start training as a nurse. |
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She remembered how there were pipes in a basement ward lagged with what appeared to be asbestos insulation. |
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Alexander placed himself stalwartly between them and his three friends, swinging the short sword wildly to ward them away. |
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From its inception, it was meant to ward off the emergence of a hereditary aristocracy in the United States. |
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Security guards brandish automatic weapons in front of all the Jakarta business hotels, poised to ward off potential terrorist attacks. |
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Both times I was in the surgical ward along with patients with relatively minor problems like haemorrhoids or appendicitis. |
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However, the new ward will be aimed at those who need long-term or even lifelong care. |
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Nuts are high in Vitamin E, a potent antioxidant that may help ward off heart disease and cancer. |
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We had our fracture ward upstairs full of cases immobilised in full plaster casts. |
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The ward nurse gave me a list of necessaries, beginning with soap and ending with a bedpan. |
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However, ward councillors can either join a new political party or become independent councillors. |
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We also asked the nurse to name one ward providing observation for patients with traumatic brain injuries, where we repeated the interview. |
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It is the first time in 23 years that all three city councillors in the ward have belonged to the same party. |
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Coarse, clean sand and small sifted cinders placed round the bulbs will also ward off attacks. |
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My wife entered the ward at the same time as a student nurse who was having her first day there. |
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A full term male infant weighing 3150 g was born in the birthing pool of the labour ward of our hospital. |
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He says he isn't a candidate for the trembly ward and that's enough for me. |
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They add that these evolutionary fixes do not ward off an array of problems that arise from our biped stance. |
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Items on the agenda included the results of a feasibility study of redeveloping a ward block and a vision to improve the way the hospital runs. |
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Salphina Mulaudzi, the ward councillor for the area, estimates that an average yard accommodates about 10 sub-tenants. |
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Moving towards the northern ward where Devin had curled up earlier she tried to shake him awake but it was no use. |
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For centuries, witch balls have been suspended in the windows of homes to ward off evil spirits. |
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The mission statement and commander's intent were critical to the JTF's future efforts to ward off mission creep. |
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Yesterday an old man collapsed in the toilet, and Amelia ran out to fetch the ward sister. |
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In 2001 he invited a local magistrate to tour a neonatal intensive care ward on a normal day. |
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Each ward will have three senior sisters, sisters, staff nurses and healthcare assistants in the team on hand to help and advise patients. |
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He was discharged to a medical ward on day 22 still with some minor cognitive deficit. |
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That injunction was of unlimited duration, although it would inevitably end when the ward reached the age of majority. |
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The pair were both touched by the work of the specialist ward when they lost children to premature deaths. |
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The court heard how Oldnall and her sister managed to walk into the hospital and onto the ward unchallenged, before removing baby Elizabeth. |
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A nursing auxiliary on ward 23 at Bradford Royal Infirmary, she joined the NHS in 1979 and is now a health care assistant in elderly care. |
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They have admitted the financial crisis could mean more job losses and ward closures. |
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With a sense of defeat, I included him on the list of patients to be seen by the consultant on his next ward round. |
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A hard-nosed unmoveable man, who sacrifices his lovely daughter to ward off future kidnap threats on his beloved son. |
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In addition, the aftermath of episodes of bullying may spill over to affect other service users in the ward community. |
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However, nothing would be gained by putting more patients on the ward than the theatre could process. |
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On the morning ward round the nurses mentioned that she had vomited earlier, and there was evidence of fresh vomit on her sheets. |
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Information will have to be displayed on local community noticeboards, in libraries and published in relevant ward newsletters. |
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The most important equipment was the tropical strength insect repellent to ward off the swarms of march flies. |
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They would leave their wives to the tender mercies of the labour ward while they travelled abroad to watch football. |
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The Government has given more power to ward sisters and matrons to insist on higher cleaning standards. |
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We used more fly dope and fat pork rind to ward off the flies instead of making smudges. |
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As well as a second operating theatre, the unit needs more ward space and more facilities to hold clinics and carry out research. |
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When I was a house officer I was bleeped to a ward to watch a man pass the last few moments of his life. |
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Rau is currently undergoing intensive treatment under sedation in a high-dependency ward at Adelaide's Glenside hospital. |
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The problems began after the woman was admitted to a medical ward in a local hospital suffering from fits and nightmares. |
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I'm thinking aloud a bit here, but the party machine doesn't seem to have quite the same grip in a ward system. |
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A busy maternity ward in York District Hospital saw four babies arrive in just over five hours. |
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I reported to sick call, and was quarantined in the upper respiratory ward in the post hospital. |
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In closing, remember dogs are social or pack animals and need quality time with you or another dog to ward off boredom and anxiety. |
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These behaviors generally are intended to ward off harm to the person with OCD or others. |
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Results of a study of lab rats published in Time shows that eating two cups of black raspberries daily may ward off esophageal cancer. |
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Fluoride hardens the tooth enamel, helping to ward off the most common childhood oral disease, dental caries, or cavities. |
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Wrestlers wore amulets to ward off evil spirits and black magic from their opponents. |
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In the end they just stuck me in a mental ward but none of them understood what was really happening inside my head. |
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Like most buildings in the region, these must be raised off the ground on low piles or stilts to ward off termites and rot. |
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Mark was admitted to a medical ward and calmed down after being given medication. |
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Stroke victims are worried about what will happen to them if they are turfed out of the specialist ward to fend for themselves. |
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The throughput and the movement and what nurses have to do now in the ward area is just incredible, and the beds are never cold. |
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The throng of densely packed humanity forced us to ward off those next to us, and the disregard for others spread like an infection. |
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She was transferred to a medical ward after three days in the intensive therapy unit. |
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A sister on the ward reports that they have to deal with abusive clients every day. |
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Patients should be observed in a closed ward setting until signs and symptoms abate. |
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He comes to visit the optometric ward to ask Tony to throw around a ball with him. |
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Yet cuts including ward closures, the shutdown of operating theatres and recruitment freezes are still happening across the region. |
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Neighbourhood Watch is of course synonymous with the bright yellow stickers displayed in windows and on lamp posts to ward off undesirables. |
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During the Ming dynasty dragon robes were used as gifts to dignitaries and bribes to ward off northern barbarians like the Manchus. |
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Gladys was moved to the cardiology ward but again, despite a further battery of tests no one could say for sure what caused her pain. |
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Because the paediatric oncology ward was full, the boy was admitted to a general paediatric ward. |
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Frequently he would return to the ward at night to check a plaster or that a tourniquet had not been left in situ inadvertently. |
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Mr Jones said facilities for an X-ray unit or a maternity ward could be added into the scheme quite easily. |
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This product has lost most of its vitamins A and D, which are needed to ward off xerophthalmia and rickets. |
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Similarly the judge would have no right to complain of or countermand a lawful posting overseas of a ward who was in the armed forces. |
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Due to emotional instability, she was sent to the psychiatric ward at the Eastern District hospital for observation. |
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His increasing workload had made attendance at council meetings and ward duties impossible. |
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A young first-time mother was brought into the maternity ward in very strong labor. |
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The ward sister with 30 years' experience is still in such a state of shock that she needs to take powerful tranquillisers. |
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They alleged that some senior police officials were running illegal taverns and shebeens, and said the raids were to ward off competition. |
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We had a tea party at the hospital and a glass of wine on the ward and he got his telegram from the Queen. |
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Coarse, clean sand and small sifted cinders placed round the bulbs should ward off attacks. |
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Almost like a hospital with a maternity ward for expectant mothers, the brooder room also houses sick and injured birds and has a recovery room. |
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A few repeated contacts in a soup kitchen, a marketplace or a hospital ward can suffice to create a sense of familiarity. |
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As the local women empty their slops into the drain outside the shop, the secretary runs out with her disinfectant spray to ward off infection. |
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Control would be passed to frontline ward staff and patients would be encouraged to speak out if they thought hygiene standards were slipping. |
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She was advised to go to the Infirmary due to lack of space on the maternity ward at Bury. |
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The embattled workers used Molotov cocktails, iron bars and fire hoses in an attempt to ward off the police and defend themselves. |
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The one site that was not under siege was City Hall, where Seb Ommati was sitting down to a steak dinner with his ward and the mayor of the city. |
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I went outside and phoned all our friends and family, and came back to the ward to hear your mother screaming with pain. |
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Patients should wear a mask during transport from the ward to the surgical suite, if possible. |
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With his wife, who had been his ward sister, he published a textbook on orthopaedic nursing. |
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The ward sister ate happily from the trolley in front of me, knowing that I had had no food. |
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She quit her job as a ward sister in 1991 to bring up her children but found she missed nursing. |
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Dr Bolton had not been at the interview when I was appointed, but the ward sister and the houseman assured me that he was a nice person. |
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He remembered the way to her ward well enough, he ran past all the closed doors until he reached hers. |
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The beach is vast, uncrowded, with ample space for sunbathing, water sports and safe bathing with just enough gentle surf to ward off monotony. |
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Since the 1940s, most American municipal water supplies have been routinely dosed with fluoride in a grand attempt to ward off tooth decay. |
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The ward in Rotterdam had the fewest general paediatric cases, containing children with cardiac, oncological, renal, and respiratory disease. |
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I attributed this to a large ward round, insufficient time, and overworked doctors. |
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However, from the mycological standpoint, antibiotics are considered mycotoxins since they too are generated by mold to ward off microorganisms. |
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My ward was made up of Polish, Ukrainians, Russians, Greeks, Slovaks, Appalachians, Puerto Ricans, blacks. |
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The out-patient department is moving into a bigger area, using a former ward recently vacated by another team. |
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The spokesman said that visitors can also be asked not to take fruit on to the ward if patients are suffering from upset stomachs. |
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Her behaviour was always the same on the ward rounds, in clinics, and in theatre. |
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Some analysts have speculated that the ECB could cut interest rates soon to ward off damage to confidence and growth from tumbling share prices. |
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We outlined the events leading up to the accident and we were able to confirm that the ward was fully staffed. |
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Researchers say spirulina may ward off cancer and protect your brain from age-related mental decline. |
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Some residents still sprinkle red brick dust on their doorway steps to ward off evil spirits. |
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Birds form a group and create a cacophony of sound to ward off the attacks. |
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Dr Mohammed on ward seven was very caring and understanding and everyone treated me as if I was a friend. |
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He said injured passengers on the ward had found it difficult coming to terms with the way they had survived when others had not. |
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The tentacles contain harpoon-like stinging capsules called nematocysts that the anemones employ to capture prey and ward off predators. |
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As we walked back down the ward, I asked the ward sister if the mother had been in touch. |
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He subsequently endured an endless winter hirpling from hospital ward to surgery room and X-ray department. |
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The lounge is like a hospital ward with a hospital bed and a hoist and a settee. |
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He has often arrived back in Aberdeen at one in the morning only to be on the hospital ward five hours later. |
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Esther hoped she would be assigned to a ward that contained the really desperate cases. |
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Koreans have traditionally used special drawings called pujok as charms in and around their houses to bring them luck and ward off evil. |
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Voters in the ward are being invited to the town hall to pick up fresh papers and cast their votes in a private booth. |
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A meal in the morning boosts your energy and brainpower, say experts, and can ward off mood swings and overeating later in the day. |
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Max, who wasn't responding well to treatment, remained in the hospital ward babbling at the ceiling and cursing in his more lucid moments. |
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Lazarus managed to block a blade as swift as a darting snake, disengaged, and went into a series of jabs to ward away his enemy. |
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By the time that ward round was finished, I had learnt two more things that were important. |
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She has worked in all parts of Wythenshawe's maternity department, from the ante-natal ward to the delivery suite and special care baby unit. |
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In Wang's ward in the Haematology Division, only half of patients with cancer may survive. |
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The options are likely to include the closure of the 26-bed Battledown ward at Cheltenham in favour of a 46-bed ward at Gloucester. |
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You will then be taken back to the hospital ward where nurses will continue to monitor you until you leave the hospital. |
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In 1988, the first geriatric ward was set up in the GH, but even then, geriatric medicine enjoyed very little priority. |
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Four years ago he joined Lancaster City Council to represent the Overton ward as a Morecambe Bay Independent. |
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The inner ward is a square enclosure with circular angle towers, with one bigger and separated by the walls forming the keep. |
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Higher plants have developed several elaborate mechanisms to ward off pathogen attack. |
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This area is in my ward and it is my job to respond to the concerns of residents and raise them with council. |
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Poppies and fruit are indeterminate symbols with a practical purpose, mysterious talismans with the power to ward off subsequent suffering. |
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Near to this original house, on a chalk hill, William I built a castle, with a ward either side of a low motte. |
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At one time it was believed that the mere publication of information about a ward of court was contempt of court. |
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The reason being that she was once a ward of court herself, explains Pauline Collins, who plays her. |
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Rue was hung from doorways and windows to ward off evil spirits and prevent them from entering the house. |
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When he was ready to be discharged to the medical ward I went to see him and his wife. |
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The staff were hardworking and caring, and the ward was very clean and sweet-smelling. |
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Repair records showed that levels of mechanical damage to devices from the ward were higher than normal. |
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The veil was also believed to magically have the power to ward off surrounding evils that wish to harm the bride. |
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And as they watched in amazement, Lanyon's skin started taking on a greyish tint, and her hands, raised to ward off the basilisk, froze in place. |
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Also carried were a small life raft and small tent plus some fishing tackle, and a bottle of chemicals to ward off mosquitoes. |
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Ayurveda has very beautifully described the accouchement ward where the mother of the child is to be kept after delivery. |
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Or, drape attractive throws or quilts on each chair for your guests to wrap around their shoulders to ward off the night air. |
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Think of the money this would save the state and how it could be put to ward the ailing health service. |
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For the next two and a half days, the boy remained in the intensive care ward while doctors, nurses and medics helped him recover. |
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Questions have to be asked, including why the CCTV cameras on the ward were out of action. |
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The hospital is closing ward five, which deals with acute medical patients, until more nursing staff are recruited. |
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My brief as a councillor is to safeguard the health, wealth and well-being of the ward that I represent. |
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To ward off trouble, cobras can rear up, and they have hoods that expand out like a half umbrella to make themselves appear bigger and scarier than they actually are. |
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Proper nutrition is also required to ensure cows can properly ward infections such as mastitis and prevent metabolic problems such as milk fever and ketosis. |
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She looked like an escapee from a casualty ward during the final stages of the heptathlon competition in Australia, bruised, bandaged but unbowed. |
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Yet as things stand, a child removed from home and made a ward of the state often languishes, until the age of eighteen, in a foster care system based on temporary care. |
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Bulgaria welcomed 2003 with a blend of the modern and the traditional, with revellers jamming open-air concerts and mummers parading to ward off evil spirits. |
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Everyone is just waiting on tenterhooks for the ward phone to ring. |
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Some of the people in the elders' ward are obviously in physical pain. |
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The maternity ward at the Naval Hospital is a never a dull place. |
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People throng it to ward off the evil effects of this planet. |
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Now the 7-foot-tall law clerk is sitting in the psychiatric ward of an Anchorage hospital. |
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We knock wood, we do that tfoo-tfoo-tfoo spitting thing to ward off the evil eye. |
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A Likert scale was used to assess the extent of pain experienced on return to the ward in the day case group and on return home in the outpatient group. |
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Two independents had thrown their hat into the East Ward election ring in an effort to offer disillusioned constituents in the ward a chance to vote apolitically. |
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Members of the cult offer body sacrifices and worship the bones of their dead ancestors to ward off earthly evil. |
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Scientists believe the monkeys rub the bugs on their fur to ward off mosquitoes, a behavior documented in capuchin monkeys but never in the nocturnal owl monkeys. |
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The event is a way for Michelle and Mathew to honour their son's memory and give something back to the children's ward where they spent so much time. |
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Now at this stage I was all for kipping on the floor of the family room, rather than leave my poor, unprotected wife in the hands of evil maternity ward goons. |
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The herb could be worn about the person to ward off witchcraft and sorcery and was also hung about doors and windows to keep evil away from the house. |
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The duties of a ward boy, also called bearers, include caring of patients and shifting them for tests to different wards and clinics in the hospital. |
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They say staying active can help ward off all kinds of health concerns as you get older, from obesity to arthritis. |
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Maybe it's an apotropaic gesture, maybe one writes to ward off death. |
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In an instant, it was clear that the ward was an intolerably noisy place, flooded with a near-continuous din of screams, laughter, and loud vocalizations. |
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My daughter had rung the ward concerned but got a very tart response as she was not a relative, even though she had been authorised by the husband to take this step. |
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Meanwhile, Jack has told his pretty young ward Cecily that his visits to town are occasioned by the misbehavior of a made-up brother named Ernest. |
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It serves as a shield to give her the strength to get through each day, to ward off the insults that have been hurled at her almost from the day she arrived. |
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In areas where apples were grown, it evolved into a ritual in which chants and dances were used to ward off evil spirits which it was believed would harm the trees. |
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Apparently, concerns over whether there will be enough conveniences for the horsey set dominated discussions at this week's Micklegate ward committee meeting. |
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Thus, he uses his wealth to bribe union officials to allow him to arrange for a private ward to be opened purely for the convenience of his father. |
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Armour is used to shield, but not solely to ward off physical harm. |
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Included are live demonstrations by a museum carver on how sailors depicted women on figureheads which, when placed on the bow of a ship, served to ward off harm at sea. |
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The end results were anything but pleasant for Niko who spent a week after the incident in the hospital ward sick with fever and poison from snakes bite. |
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I suppose it all depends on what sort of harm you want to ward off. |
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Opposition to the closure of the Lister Baths at Featherstone contributed heavily to all three Labour councillors who had represented the ward losing their seats. |
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If you like mushrooms on your pizza and red seedless grapes as a snack, you may be taking the first step to help your body ward off breast cancer. |
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There was a spinal injury ward with 26 beds for paraplegic patients. |
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The need for the new predischarge ward arose in the context of attempting to address the shortage of bed accommodation in St. Luke's General Hospital. |
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Joan, who has worked at Blackburn Royal Infirmary since 1987 and on the children's surgical ward for the last nine years, said she was shocked but delighted by her windfall. |
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On top of this, more than 23,000 people, many from the North Cotswolds, have signed petitions in support of the Battledown children's ward in Cheltenham. |
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Coun Perkins represents Claremont ward and was elected last May. |
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Additional payment is made to everyone, from group leaders, executive members through to committee chairpersons and run-of-the-mill ward councillors. |
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Now that we are in the run of the play, our stage manager has the crystal backstage to ward off the boogeyman. |
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Incidentally, the casualty ward is a grim place at the best of times. |
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The ward can take eight extra trolleys or beds and patients suffering from minor ailments will be placed there to free up beds in the hospital for flu patients. |
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After 2 hours of waiting I was in danger of being clamped in the car park, so I told the nurse I would go home and phone in an hour to see which ward he was in. |
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In January 1866, on a bitterly cold night, a man dressed in ragged clothes begged for a night's lodging in the male casual ward of Lambeth workhouse. |
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Using sticky yellow polythene sheets, which are erected vertically on the windward side of the fields and nurseries, can help ward off these vectors. |
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She shoulders a surprisingly long spear, perhaps to ward off the ardent king, although by that time she had been scarred by smallpox and he had mostly given up his advances. |
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Then he gave the officer a hunk of bitterroot, to ward off evil. |
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Tears streamed down my face as Joel made his final attempt to ward the cat off before I picked up Joel's gun, only feet away from my toes, and shot the cat in its haunches. |
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Antonio French, a citizen journalist and alderman of the 21st ward in St. Louis, was also detained. |
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A black bindi is often worn before marriage to ward off the evil eye. |
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Recent reports demonstrate the sophistication and accuracy with which these carabid beetles deliver a spray of hot quinones and steam to ward off predators. |
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Assembling on the surgical ward for our first ward round, we were like snowmen on parade, with freshly starched white coats and stethoscopes shyly peeping from pockets. |
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The man's companions threw flasks and other missiles to ward it off. |
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Shuai spent Christmas on the maternity ward at Methodist hospital in Indianapolis. |
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It is part of the purpose in having a self-regulatory system that it should ward off statutory regulation, with its possible implications for the freedom of the press. |
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On October 29 last year, supervisors and ward sisters complained that none of the staff members had been consulted about the plan to move the ward. |
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One shot may be all your family needs to ward off the flu bug. |
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Last week Lawlor failed to get elected as a councillor in a Clondalkin ward of the new Dublin mid-west constituency where he hopes to stand at the next general election. |
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In 1983, Romney was a ward bishop, and the mother, Peggie Hayes, was a 23-year-old single mom who babysat for his kids. |
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Thyme, oregano, rosemary, sage, basil and coriander all contain high levels of phyto-chemicals, which can help ward off heart disease and cancers. |
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They were sent in to help educate villagers about how to ward off the lethal virus. |
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To ward off alienation and gloom, it is only necessary to remember the unremembered heroes of the past, and to look around us for the unnoticed heroes of the present. |
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Was the number of fertile women admitted to the hospital outside the maternity ward really that much higher than the number of non-fertile women and men? |
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The number of Commoners a ward sends to the Common Council varies from two to ten, depending on the number of electors in each ward. |
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Each ward also has a Ward Club, which is similar to a residents' association. |
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Although he boarded his ship with wristbands and pills intended to ward off any possible queasiness, he did not turn green about the gills. |
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To ward off deer, Mr. Haas, an ornithologist, has installed an electric fence around his garden in the park. |
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As a child, I used to dream in primary colors to ward off all the beigeness that surrounded me. |
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A survival tactic I learned on the psych ward was how to quickly size up potential enemies or garden-variety badasses. |
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Nonetheless, Lorenzo il Magnifico ensured his ward obtained the best education that could be bought at the time. |
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These main intersecting roads formed 108 rectangular wards with walls and four gates each, and each ward filled with multiple city blocks. |
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It means there are some great views for patients from the day rooms in the ward across to the town and the Dee Estuary beyond. |
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One of the new mums was a GP who occupied a side ward and she was allowed to bottle-feed her baby. |
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During marriages, spinsters of the household stand behind the bride and groom, holding an oil lamp to ward off evil. |
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Totland is a village, civil parish and electoral ward on the Isle of Wight. |
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Brad Lettau cures his bacon without sodium nitrite, a salt used commercially to ward off bacteria. |
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People who are persistently depressed are notably nonresilient and least able to ward of the negative consequences of a hip fracture. |
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By the time he eventually saw a children's doctor on the ward he was semicomatose, dribbling on the pillow. |
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Males often call during mating rituals to ward off other males and to attract females, as in the roaring of lions and red deer. |
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Central European folk beliefs considered garlic a powerful ward against demons, werewolves, and vampires. |
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Tenders are invited for Construction of Drain Work at Malwa Nursing Home to Atlas Choraha in ward no. |
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To ward off vampires, garlic could be worn, hung in windows, or rubbed on chimneys and keyholes. |
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His father died in 1713 and he became a ward of his uncle, the Baron de Montesquieu. |
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Where civil parishes exist, a ward can be coterminous with a civil parish or consist of groups of civil parishes. |
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In Elizabethan times, because nutmeg was believed to ward off the plague, demand increased and its price skyrocketed. |
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Newsome's ward councillors took to the streets to tidy up the area around Barcroft Road and Bluebell Woods. |
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In this study, understaffing was a significant factor, exacerbated by poor ward hygiene. |
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Peas, beans and some other plant seeds contain proteins, called globulins, which ward off insects. |
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Mr Gavin Mobey, a 34-year-old teacher, said the ward had a high number of people who were more likely to vote, such as teachers or lecturers. |
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My son suffers from travel sickness and I find giving him a ginger biscuit during a car or boat journey really helps ward of car sickness. |
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Bernadette Walsh, 53, did not know Elizabeth, 82, was in a new ward recovering from a hip operation and had been replaced by the dying patient. |
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Energy companies want to ward off greater regulation of emissions. |
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Tenders are invited for Improvements to ammar canal and construction of cartable bridge across ammar canal near chulepady in ward no. |
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Halloween originated with the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain where people wore costumes and lit bonfires to ward off roaming ghosts. |
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Campers are often told to wear bright colored red ribbons and bells, and carry whistles to ward off bears. |
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In the European Middle Ages, the herb was placed beneath pillows to aid sleep and ward off nightmares. |
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It is working with the Newington Wellbeing Network to improve the lives of people living in the Newington ward of Ramsgate. |
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He also wants the full-time missionaries to attend not only PEC and ward council but also auxiliary meetings. |
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Philip Goon has been chosen as prospective Liberal candidate for the Fordbndsre ward at the licit Solihull District Council eleclions. |
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His description of the Roman ships anchored in the stream overnight having to ward off floating trees has the stamp of an eyewitness account. |
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Barrages of shallow nets floated by long buoys can be used to ward off algea drifts, depending on wave height and current. |
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Putting on riot gear and forming their shields like a Roman testudo to ward off missiles is only a last resort. |
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The animals are protected and people moving outside the settlements are required to have appropriate scare devices to ward off attacks. |
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The team have had to close down a ward to fight the spread of C-diff and the more aggressive ribotype 27 strain. |
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Previous attempts at edible vaccines included mashed potato that could prevent traveller's diarrhoea and GM rice to ward off allergies. |
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By the French Revolutionary Wars of the late 18th century, effective naval convoy tactics had been developed to ward off pirates and privateers. |
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Tenders are invited for Construction of class rooms at kurchi elementary school in ward no. |
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When the territory was extended to include part of Preston parish in 1873, the new area became a seventh ward named Preston. |
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Wildlife officials have unsuccessfully attempted to ward off the sea lions using bombs, rubber bullets and bean bags. |
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If equal numbers of votes were obtained, or ward elections in 1973 had been uncontested, the decision would be made by lot. |
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Some Indian women, in an attempt to ward off Shitala, placed plates of cooling foods and pots of water on the roofs of their homes. |
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The electoral ward of Llanishen falls within the parliamentary constituency of Cardiff North. |
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Omega-3 fats may ward off dry eye syndrome by curbing inflammation in the tear gland and eye surface, say researchers. |
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All of us took daily doses of Atabrine to ward off malaria and it worked as long as we continued taking the medicine. |
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Her husband Anthony beamed in the maternity ward as they talked about names for the boy nestled in a blanket with a yellow knit cap. |
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Conwy's outer ward was originally crowded with administrative and service buildings. |
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The lower ward contained royal accommodation, while the upper consisted of service facilities and the accommodation for the garrison. |
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The walls of the inner ward were more substantial than those of the outer ward, with huge towers and two large gatehouses. |
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The inner ward was separated from the outer by a wall, a drawbridge and a gate, protected by a ditch cut into the rock. |
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The inner ward is guarded by four large circular towers which at various times housed a dungeon and an artillery workshop. |
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