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  • verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of induce.

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  • Perhaps the most significant contributing factor to the general lassitude Polyphony 4 induces is that, with exceptions, the writing itself in most of these stories is really quite lackluster, not at all commensurate with the colorful concepts from which the stories seem to emerge.

    Genre Fiction 2010

  • Unfortunately, the definition of "intentionally induces" is extremely broad and the proposed law would give copyright holders (such as the RIAA and MPAA) tremendous flexibility in suing developers of new technology and effectively quashing progress that the copyright holders don't like.

    Boing Boing: July 4, 2004 - July 10, 2004 Archives 2004

  • The bread protein induces secretion of more protein ferment than the protein of milk or meat, and a corresponding phenomenon is observed in the test tube: protein of meat and milk is broken up more easily by the protein ferment than vegetable protein.

    Ivan Pavlov - Nobel Lecture 1967

  • The word induces us to lift up our eyes unto the Lord and the blessed work of faith begins.

    The Pursuit of God 1930

  • In addition to morphomechanical changes, hDMPK A expression induces physiological changes like loss of mitochondrial membrane potential, increased autophagy activity, and leakage of cytochrome c from the mitochondrial intermembrane space accompanied by apoptosis.

    Elites TV 2009

  • The recent hoo-ha about Ms Magazine what waves of nostalgia that name induces refusing to print an advertisement from the American Jewish Congress that showed pictures of three Israeli women, President of the Supreme Court Dorit Beinish, Vice Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs Tzipi Livni and Knesset Speaker Dalia Itzik, proved that beyond any doubt and not for the first time.

    What motivates these people? Helen 2008

  • A quiet word induces changes in a remote object, and makes itself heard at vast distances — proof of the oneness of all things within the one soul.

    The Six Enneads. Plotinus 1952

  • Angers-Loustau A, Peltonen K, Kerosuo L, et al. (2008) Kit overexpression induces proliferation in astrocytes in an imatinib-responsive manner and associates with proliferation index in gliomas.

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Ethan Cerami et al. 2010

  • Remarkably, MLK3 expression induces luminal repopulation and suppresses the expression of the pro-apoptotic protein BimEL, as has been observed in Her2

    Naturejobs - All Jobs J Chen 2010

  • Moreover, ectopic Etv1 expression induces dopaminergic fate marker expression in neuronal primary cultures.

    Naturejobs - All Jobs 2009

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