activity (nom)
Sens 1 : things that people do in order to achieve a
particular aim: political, economic, business (etc.) activity; criminal, terrorist,
illegal (etc.) activity. [source : LG]
Contextes :
- During the field training in the summer months, political activity was
totally pushed aside by some commanders.
- Small non-profit staffs focused their efforts and funds on needs and
sometimes combustible activity taking place within their own
walls.
- Since cholesterol in red blood cells is physiologically maintained to
be just at the equivalence point (1), it normally exhibits a low chemical
activity.
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Sens 2 : a natural or normal
function. [source : MW]
Contextes :
- These authors suggest that the Negative Affectivity factor may have a
basis in amygdala activity as well as the OFC modulation of hippocampal
function.
- The biological impact of intercalators on the activity of cholesterol
in biological membranes could be significant and bears further
study.
- So far, it has only been possible to replace the calcium cofactor by
strontium and still retain activity.
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Sens 3 : an active force. [source : MW]
Contextes :
- While many of the imported items at Hengistbury were no doubt intended
for local consumption, it has been proposed that the redistribution of
imported goods was also an important activity from within this coastal
market place (Collis, 1984; Cunliffe, 1984, 1987).
- Therefore, for this study about downtown San Diego, I sought a
framework from which to view both past and present activity amid a host of
actors, while remaining cognizant of contextually changing influences and
the context of the overall landscape.
- This result may be another indicator that the passing of these "be a
better person" laws is a symbolic activity, which does not have much effect
on what actions prosecutors actually choose to prosecute.