Strokes Sentence Examples

The pool was only wide enough for a few strokes, which she covered quickly.

The number of strokes should be increased gradually.

Comparatively only a few species are, for part of their lives, denizens of fresh water; these, as larvae, are parasitic on the eggs or larvae of other aquatic insects, the little hymenopteron, Polynema natans, one of the " fairy-flies " - swims through the water by strokes of her delicate wings in search of a dragon-fly's egg in which to lay her own egg, while the rare Agriotypus dives after the case of a caddis-worm.

This physiologist in 1867 2 showed that all natural wings, whether of the insect, bird or bat, are screws structurally, and that they act as screws when the y are made to vibrate, from the fact that they twist in opposite directions during the down and up strokes.

He further pointed out that the wings of flying creatures (contrary to received opinions, and as has been already indicated) strike downwards and forwards during the down strokes, and upwards and forwards during the up strokes.

The wing in the insect is more flattened than in the bird; and advantage is taken on some occasions of this circumstance, particularly in heavy-bodied, small-winged, quick-flying insects, to reverse the pinion more or less completely during the down and up strokes."

As the tip of the wing is mid-way between its margins, a line between the continuous and dotted lines gives the figure-of-8 made by the tip. The arrows indicate the reversal of the planes of the wing, and show how the down and up strokes cross each other.

The wing reverses instantly and acts as a kite during nearly the entire down and up strokes.

The terms forward and back strokes are here employed with reference to the head of the insect.

The compound rotation goes on throughout the entire down and up strokes, and is intimately associated with the power which the wing enjoys of alternately seizing and evading the air.

The wing to act efficiently must be driven at a certain speed, and in such a manner that the down and up strokes shall glide into each other.

If, again, the wing be suddenly elevated in a strictly vertical direction, as at c d, the wing as certainly darts upwards and forwards in a double curve to e, thus converting the vertical up strokes into an upward, oblique, forward stroke.

That the wings invariably strike forwards during the down and up strokes in aerial flight is proved alike by observation and experiment.

If the wing was inelastic, every part of it would reverse at precisely the same moment, and its vibration would be characterized by pauses or dead points at the end of the down and up strokes which would be fatal to it as a flying organ.

In this figure the spaces between the double dotted lines (c g, i b) represent the down strokes, the single dotted line (h, i) representing the up stroke.

The kite-like surfaces and angles made by the wing with the horizon (a, b) during the down strokes are indicated at c d e f g, j k l m, - those made during the up strokes being indicated at g h i.

As the down and up strokes run into each other, and the convex surface of the wing is always directed upwards and the concave surface downwards, it follows that the upper surface of the wing evades in a great measure the upper air, while the under surface seizes the nether air.

If a rigid rod, or a wing with a rigid anterior margin, be made to vibrate, the vibration is characterized by an unequal jerky motion, at the end of the down and up strokes, which contrasts strangely with the smooth, steady fanning movement peculiar to natural wings.

That the posterior margin of the wing yields to a slight extent during both the down and up strokes will readily be admitted, alike because of the very delicate and highly elastic properties of the posterior margins of the wing, and because of the comparatively great force employed in its propulsion; but that it does not yield to the extent stated by Marey is a matter of absolute certainty.

The alternate stretching of the superior and inferior elastic bands contributes to the continuous play of the wing, by preventing dead points at the end of the down and up strokes.

There seems no reason to suppose that he was consulted respecting the great Tory strokes of the creation of the twelve new peers and the dismissal of Marlborough (December 1711), but they would hardly have been ventured upon if The Conduct of the Allies and the Examiners had not prepared the way.

This tendency is common in adults as well as in children; the strokes of a clock may, for instance, be grouped into fours, and thus eleven is represented as two fours and three.

With skill and experience a mass of flint can be worked to any simple shape by well directed strokes, and further trimming can be effected with pressure by a pointed stone in a direction slightly across the edge of the weapon.

The eyepiece proper with the parallel strokes can be revolved, and the rotation be read from the graduated circle.

To finish, remove the burr on the flat side with a few light strokes.

When using a 58mm crank with an eccentric crankpin and Rotax rod, 60 or 61mm strokes can be gained.

Aspirin may also help to reduce the risk of strokes, which may cause vascular dementia.

Such is the power and dominance of his bottom hand, his strokes frequently resemble a hockey player sending a long pass downfield.

At its best, Interpol have become The Strokes, but at its worst it sounds totally dysfunctional and confusing on the ear.

Even if paradoxical embolism was the cause of the initial event, as patients age strokes may recur for other reasons.

Anticoagulant drugs are commonly used to prevent problems such as strokes from blood-clot embolism.

Removing the narrowing in the artery with an operation called a carotid endarterectomy may reduce the risk of further strokes.

Peak force, velocity and power during five and ten measured rowing ergometer strokes by world class female and male rowers.

As you become more experienced, you can use shorter strokes and begin to move together, since each rower needs less space.

Wonderfully exuberant, with the brush strokes conveying a sense of huge enjoyment.

Even using such broad strokes, Fridriksson could have created a more compelling fable.

Fifteen per cent of all people who have had strokes have atrial fibrillation.

Emollients should be applied frequently, using gentle, downward strokes to prevent folliculitis.

Salt induced hypertension is blamed for about 13,000 strokes and 70,000 heart attacks in Britain every year half of which are fatal.

He uses lively brush strokes which give an immediacy to the subject matter.

Have affected marital the loss of of strokes cancer.

His paintings, largely monochromatic, are executed with the expressive strokes of a palette knife.

I hope it never sees the publicity of the Strokes - so overplayed their songs are hardly " special " anymore.

The former dictator has had three mild strokes, has diabetes and wears a pacemaker.

Cocaine, on the other hand, damages the heart, can lead to strokes, and can induce paranoia.

We all felt we could relate to that because we're not about the jangly pop or the rock'n'roll scene of the Strokes.

The sights and sounds of the world fill my senses and I revel in the sensation of the friendly breeze which strokes my skin.

Almost frantically, like a shipwrecked sailor calling up a bottled genie, Geller strokes the fork, waiting for the miraculous to happen.

The quickness eventually seeped away in all three stanzas, with Durbach playing thoughtful strokes that inevitably gave him the edge.

Swim Front Crawl for 1 length of the pool performing a somersault every 5 strokes.

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As an example of a large area throughout which thunder frequency for Hungary relates to the number of lightning strokes causing fire, and the figures for the United States relate to deaths by lightning.

The figures for Hungary (67) give the number of lightning strokes causing fire; those for the United States (68) give the number of persons killed by lightning.

On the whole, however, the number of destructive lightning strokes and of days of thunder do not show a close parallelism.

Accordingly, on the 10th of June, the weak and ailing tsarevich received twentyfive strokes with the knout (as then administered nobody ever survived thirty), and on the 24th fifteen more.

Damiani advocated the substitution of flagellation for the recitation of the penitential psalms, and drew up a scale according to which 1000 strokes were equivalent to ten psalms, and 15,000 to the whole psalter.

So the swishing sound of the strokes, and the desperate but unnatural screams, continued.

In the year stales to trim of strokes cancer.

Longer term, there is the risk of complications such as heart disease, strokes, blindness and amputation.

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Suddenly, they heard the clean chopping strokes of the woodcutter 's ax.

The goal of a game of golf, after all, is to use as few strokes as possible on each hole.

The increased accuracy will help you take several strokes off of your game.

Clogged arteries reduce blood flow to the heart and brain and ultimately may lead to heart attacks or strokes.

Apply the stain with a brush in long, smooth strokes.

A wall stencil can add flair and decoration to any room with a few simple strokes of a paintbrush.

Start in the corners and work your way to the center of the walls, using random strokes and taps as you go.

Don't put too much primer on the brush at once and use thin, even strokes.

The dry brush painting technique uses only a small amount of paint that allows the brush strokes to streak across the wall or other surface.

Paint each section of the wax paper with the relevant color using a small paintbrush and careful strokes.

Apply the foundation in downward strokes, not circles, to avoid lifting and accentuating any small hairs on the face (everyone has them!) when you're using a liquid or cream formula.

Use repeated gentle strokes rather than scrubbing your makeup away, or you may damage your skin and lashes.

If you need to fill in your brows, pick a pencil that is one shade lighter than your hair and blend with short strokes using a brow brush.

Gently dab the foundation brush into the product, and starting with the forehead, apply with downward brush strokes.

Sweep the shadow onto the lids using smooth strokes with a brush, or pat it on for a richer color payoff.

Use short wispy strokes, avoiding the inner corner of the eye.

As you apply the powder, use strokes that move in one direction for a smoother appearance.

Use short, feathery strokes, rather than drawing one continuous line.

If you are heavy-handed, then run your brush lightly over the top of the makeup before applying it to your lash line in long, even strokes.

Consider applying some of the MAC Pro eye makeup remover or Gently Off version to a cotton swab and gently erasing your makeup with small strokes rather than saturating a cotton ball and wiping the entire eye area.

Using eye liner and working from the inside corner of the eye outward, make short strokes into the lash line.

Then, use your nylon brush to make short, firm strokes from the tip to the tail.

The massage strokes are long and are done in a sweeping or gliding motion mixed with kneading strokes.

In deep tissue massage the therapist uses strokes done in patterns combined with deep finger pressure where the muscles are very tight.

Other effects include increased temperature and blood pressure or an increased risk of seizures and strokes.

Use gentle strokes to prevent tearing or stretching the icing.

Gary Coleman rose to popularity when he starred on the television series Diff'rent Strokes.

Gary Coleman was a former child star sweetheart who played the lovable Arnold in the sitcom Diff'rent Strokes.

After the show's nine year run, like other child stars, Coleman found it difficult to get out of the acting pigeon hole Diff'rent Strokes put him in.

Gary Coleman was a child actor who became a household name as Arnold Jackson on the sitcom Diff'rent Strokes.

Once your dog accepts the toothpaste, apply it with a Keep It Clean toothbrush or a Keep It Clean finger brush using slow, circular strokes along the teeth and gum line.

Instead, you can create your own printable guitar chords by using simple keyboard strokes in a text file.

Apply with firm, quick strokes to avoid drips.

That can be accomplished with a few pencil strokes.

Similar to painting walls, move the brush from the top down and use long even strokes.

The best paints use the best pigments, which allow you to cover more area with fewer strokes.

It can lead to heart attacks, strokes, and circulation problems.

Patients suffering from heart, kidney, or lung disease, as well as those who experience strokes, commonly exhibit the signs of dementia.

This disorder usually strikes between the ages of 55-75 and is brought on as the result of a series of small strokes.

While mini-strokes can do silent damage to the brain, resulting in MID, larger strokes can also lead to multi-infarct dementia.

Develop sleep rituals whether it's brushing your hair with a hundred strokes, soaking in a bath, performing a light stretch or reading a comfortable book.

Medical conditions such as Parkinson disease, strokes, overactive thyroids, Alzheimer's disease, concern and arthritis may also trigger insomnia.

There are some possible correlations between hypopnea syndrome and sleep apnea and people who have an increased risk for heart attacks, strokes, and other cardiovascular problems.

Then you can get it to the green in two strokes, therefore getting an Eagle on that hole.

More fatal strokes occur in African-American children than white children, mirroring the racial differences of stroke in adults.

Research conducted by the National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke (NINDS) indicates a "stroke belt," or geographical area where fatal strokes are more predominant.

Although there is a high risk of repeat strokes in patients with sickle cell anemia, the risk can be reduced with regular blood transfusions.

Intracerebral hemorrhage-A cause of some strokes in which vessels within the brain begin bleeding.

Methamphetamine causes increased heart rate and blood pressure and can cause irreversible damage to blood vessels in the brain, producing strokes.

They are already eager to please and criticism should be limited to broad strokes rather than focus on minor imperfections.

Gentle, soothing strokes should be used to apply the ointments, since vigorous rubbing may cause the lesions to spread.

Chronic conditions, such as heart disease, and serious acute problems, such as seizures and strokes, can cause dizziness.

Children should also be taught how to use knives properly, to always cut away from themselves, and to cut in small, controlled strokes.

Various techniques are used in infant massage, with the different strokes specific to a particular therapy.

Some of the strokes are known as Indian milking, which is a gentle stroking of the child's legs; and the twist and squeeze stroke, a gentle squeeze of the muscles in the thigh and calf.

The light strokes often employed in regular Swedish massage are applied at the end of a massage.

Strokes are made with the greatest delicacy, and appropriate techniques are taught by licensed massage therapists to ensure that the infant is treated with accepted physical touch.

Deep tissue massage is used to release chronic patterns of muscular tension using slow strokes, direct pressure, or friction directed across the grain of the muscles.

Doctors rule out conditions that cause symptoms that resemble seizure disorders, including small strokes (transient ischemic attacks, or TIAs), fainting (syncope), pseudoseizures, and sleep attacks (narcolepsy).

Accidents or strokes that damage the retina or affect particular areas of the brain eye can lead to color blindness.

These are used in combinations with various strokes to create a written language.

Use short, smooth strokes for an even shave.

If the hair becomes oily, cut back on the number of strokes.

Once you've selected your color, remember to use a light hand and short feathery strokes.

The Strokes, The Shaggs, and The Hive are considered to be some of the most inspirational bands of this movement.

Stylists can give personality to your look with just a few quick strokes of a brush!

Not only does it straighten hair easily and quickly in just a few strokes, it also creates waves and curls.

Using a rattail comb, start backcombing in short, quick strokes at the base of your hair.

Use short, vigorous strokes while aiming the dryer down, from the roots to the ends of the hair.

You'll need to make diagonal strokes, shave from bottom to top, and so on, to get all of those pesky little hairs.

These effects include blood clots, strokes, and more.

Before long, the breaststroke was joined by other strokes, including the sidestroke and what was then called the front crawl.

Of course, you can continue to learn advanced strokes such as the Butterfly.

Other private swim lessons are more intense and are best suited for those who want to learn advanced swim strokes, as well as compete in swimming events.

It doesn't matter if you live near the beach or have a pool; knowing how to swim, even if you only learn the simplest of strokes, is a useful life skill.

However, what you'll really love are the amazing strokes of color.

The suit itself is black, but the strokes of color are so whimsical and fun, you'll think an artist hand brushed them on!

Babies and toddlers have no real fear of the water, and while they're obviously too young to learn proper swimming strokes, they will instinctively close their mouths and make motions to propel themselves through the water.

A child will not be able to pick up strokes until their motor development has reached a certain point.

With a bit of practice and a sympathetic instructor, anyone who has the will to swim will be able to pick up the strokes.

The most basic strokes are also the simplest to learn - breast stroke and the crawl can be learned in the space of an hour.

For the avid swimmer or for someone who enjoys water exercises, knowing a variety of swimming strokes can keep this fun activity interesting!

What are some typical strokes you'll see swimmers perform and which movements do they involve?

This is usually one of the first strokes new swimmers learn and it's generally regarded as the slowest.

This is considered one of the most difficult of the swimming strokes and requires a good grasp of technique to be executed correctly, making it hard for beginners to truly master.

If you're not currently taking lessons but would like to see the different strokes in action, visit the Los Angeles Trade Tech College for some great video-taped examples.

Whether you're interested in enjoying the pool or beach more during the summer or you want to learn as much about swimming strokes as possible, you'll enjoy the health benefits of working out in the water.

More often than not, see-through styles are made with delicate fabric that might not be up to the task of traditional swimming strokes and time spent in the water.

You must perform the strokes slowly in order to train your body to perform them correctly.

The front crawl is usually one of the first established strokes that someone learns when they are being taught to swim.

As with most swim strokes, it's best to learn how to swim freestyle slowly, so that you can perfect the technique.

You can also get tips for practicing various swimming strokes at home.

The butterfly stroke is distinctive and one of the more difficult moves to master -- it's usually the last, or one of the last, strokes introduced to swimmers.

Swimming experts and coaches contend that unlike other strokes, it's hard to overcome poor form in the butterfly, or fly, and have a successful outcome.

You need to know basic strokes before attempting the butterfly, as well as knowing how to execute the dolphin kick.

Swimming is such good exercise that having an arsenal of strokes at your disposal not only lends variety to your workouts, but can also be enjoyable as a personal accomplishment.

When platelets stick together, they can form clumps or clots, which may lead to heart attacks or strokes.

Antioxidants are important in the battle against aging, as well as in the prevention of many diseases such as heart disease, Alzheimer's, cancer, strokes and Rheumatoid arthritis.

Strokes are a complication of hypertension.

Some wood grain patterns use larger, deeper whorls in the wood and others use more delicate, smaller strokes in the wood grain pattern.

Use cold water, dampen a sponge and work from the center of the stain with gentle outward strokes.

Using a lambs-wool duster or mop or a mop having a reusable terry cloth cover polish your floor with long even strokes.

Make sure your strokes are hard enough to lather the soap once it comes into contact with the canvas cushion cover.

Dip a mop or broom into the mixture and apply it to the entire deck in even strokes.

Spray with the nozzle about a foot from the box, using even strokes and covering the whole surface.

Tole painting is a good place to start because it only uses a couple of different kinds of brush strokes to complete the design.

Once you know how to make those brush strokes, you can easily develop skills in other types of art projects.

Plan your brush strokes so you're painting in the direction of growth.

The United States banned its use due to 155 reported deaths and over 800 reports of heart attacks, seizures, strokes and psychotic episodes.

That's a problem because metabolic syndrome increases the risk of heart disease, strokes and peripheral vascular disease, in addition to diabetes.

A diet low in cholesterol is a great way to protect yourself from heart attacks, strokes and other cardiovascular problems.

In particular, narrowing which restricts blood flow to the heart and brain predisposes life threatening problems such as heart attacks and strokes.

This in turn helps prevent strokes, heart disease and high blood pressure.

According to the American Heart Association, LDL, or "bad" cholesterol, can form plaque and clog your arteries, leading to heart attacks and strokes.

Blood pressure, a key factor in serious incidents like strokes, goes down.

In broad strokes, I would describe American lingerie as being sexy for the benefit of someone else, while European lingerie allows a woman to be sexy for herself.

Whether entertaining gentlemen callers or lounging and wishing to feel luxurious, nothing strokes the skin like women's satin long robes.

At the dawn of the millennium, the resurge of Britpop came from overseas with the likes of The Strokes and The Hives.

Even if you think The Strokes are (or should I say, were) highly overrated, it's hard to not tap your feet to this catchy, retro-rock, Iggy Pop/Velvet Underground dance party.

The soundtrack to Marie Antoinette is as good as you would expect, with songs from New Order, The Cure, Radio Department, Bow Wow Wow, The Strokes, Adam Ant, and more.

The Strokes MP3 downloads are a great way to get to this band who turned mega-star overnight.

Fortunately, there are tons of places online where to get MP3s from The Strokes - many of them for free - that will make both new fans and old Strokes lovers happy.

The Strokes formed in 1998, but it was in 2000 that they began to rise to prominence, in the wake of the garage rock revival with other "The" bands, like The Hives and The White Stripes.

Things picked up considerably again for The Strokes with their third album, First Impressions of Earth, particularly in the UK.

That album also went gold, and while The Strokes enjoy continued success, their main fan base remains in the UK and Japan.

The site has links to MP3s to just about every Strokes song, plus links to photos and videos.

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You can buy downloads of all of The Strokes albums here, and yes, they're legal.

The MP3s here download in mere seconds, and you can get all of the music by the Strokes, including some hard to get tracks.

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In the early 1980s, she also landed a recurring role, as Willis' girlfriend Charlene, on Different Strokes.

Be sure to apply the base color in long, even strokes, beginning near the cuticle and sweeping up toward the end of the nail.

Apply to neck and décolleté using downward strokes.

He was amazingly good, his fingers plucking the strings with quick nimble strokes.

Instead, she watched a man many, many times her strength gently clean the blood from her arm in unhurried, methodical strokes.

Breaking through the surface, Gabriel gasped in a few breaths before swimming towards the shore with powerful strokes.

The late spring sun had finally fought its way out of the white haze and was slipping down in the west, painting the countryside in yellow brush strokes.

The rhythm of his strokes felt good too, an order, a progression, a logi­cal sequence, straight and definite.

Sixty strokes of an ox-hide scourge were awarded for a brutal assault on a superior, both being amelu.

I more comp complicated in the In all the figures the nephridial pores are indicated by dots and the setae by larger forms than in the strokes.

A gnat pupa swims through the water by powerful strokes of its abdomen, while the caddis-fly pupa, in preparation for its final ecdysis, bites its way out of its subaqueous protective case and rises through the water, so that the fly may emerge into the air.

But the material was also subject to other defects, such as moisture lurking between the layers, which might be detected by strokes of the mallet; spots or stains; and spongy strips (taeniae), in which the ink would run and spoil the sheet.

A duckling only a few hours old if placed in water swims with orderly strokes.

If, for example, a knitting needle is stroked with the south pole of a magnet, the strokes being directed from the middle of the needle towards the two extremities alternately, the needle will acquire a north pole at each end and a south pole in the middle.

In geared hoists the drums. are on a separate shaft, driven from the crank-shaft by tooth or friction gearing, and make one revolution for, say, 4 or 5 double strokes.

The speed is slow - from 4 to ro strokes per minute - but the larger sizes, up to 24 in.

A few strokes of such a rubber are sufficient to produce a decidedly " polished " appearance, but prolonged rubbing under considerable pressure and the use of a polishing paste of a proper consistency are required in order to remove the last trace of pitting from the surface.

It appears at a glance that the Assyrian written character consists of groups of horizontal, vertical or oblique strokes.

An old law still on the statute-books when the edition of the revised statutes was issued in 1893, prescribes that " the punishment of whipping shall be inflicted publicly by strokes on the bare back, well laid on."

It was by asking precisely these questions that Hegel gave the finishing strokes to the Kantian philosophy.

The technical name, Notonecta, meaning "back-swimmer," alludes to the habit of the insect of swimming upside down, the body being propelled through the water by powerful strokes of the hind legs, which are fringed with hair and, when at rest, are extended laterally like a pair of sculls in a boat.

They defend themselves not only with their powerful jaws and sharp claws, but also with lashing strokes of the long tail.

The numerous editions of the various portions - for, despite Hume's wrath and grumblings, the book was a great literary success - gave him an opportunity of careful revision, which he employed to remove from it all the ' villainous seditious Whig strokes," and " plaguy prejudices of Whiggism " that he could detect.

The symbol for M has still five strokes, s has the angular form 5, 5.

The form for m has five strokes; from a later form HA the Oscan form was borrowed.

That the remains exhibit variety and fertility, that there are in them numerous happy strokes of humour and satire, and many felicitous phrases and descriptions, is true, but the art is on the whole heavy, awkward and forced, and the style rudely archaic and untasteful.

Similar forms are also found in early Aramaic, but another form 1 or L, which is found in the Phoenician of Cyprus in the 9th or 10th century B.C. has had more effect upon the later development of the Semitic forms. The length of the two back strokes and the manner in which they join the upright are the only variations in Greek.

In various places the back strokes, treated as an angle

In these instances the backward and forward strokes are made to counterbalance each other.

Neither the up nor the down strokes are complete in themselves.

You may already be familiar with such common swimming strokes like the front crawl, breaststroke, dog paddle and backstroke.

The majority of these reformers exemplified their preaching in their own persons, and St Dominic gained great renown by inflicting upon himself 300,000 strokes in six days.

As the rods make their measured strokes one of the miners, starting from the surface, steps on the first platform as it rises to the surface landing and is then lowered on the down stroke.

This is necessary in order that the down and up strokes may glide into each other in such a manner as to prevent jerking and unnecessary retardation."

From 1728 onward he was subject to repeated strokes of paralysis, and he died on the 8th of January 1736.

It only remains to be stated that the wing acts as a true kite, during both the down and the up strokes, its under concave or biting surface, in virtue of the forward travel communicated to it by the body of the flying creature, being closely applied to the air, during both its ascent and its descent.