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Mice bred to be void of the gene, called TREK-1, acted as if they had been downing anti-depressants for at least three weeks.

The scholar acted as if he was talking to his own shadow.

Without knowing his destiny, without knowing how his life would be constructed, he acted as if he would have all the time in the world.

When the base of the plume moved, the rest of the feather acted as if it were a spring pendulum -- a fairly standard physics equation.

Worse still, when you were boring, we acted as if you were saying something important.

Gesticulating wildly, the man acted as if he found my offer outrageous, but he eventually reduced the price to $10.

He made up a short play and acted it out . In the play he acted as a Young Pioneer.

Previous eruptions of Eyjafjallajokull seem to have acted as harbingers of a subsequent Katla eruptions.

As they approached the village to which they were going, Jesus acted as if he were going farther.

This pattern acted as a map on which cells from the heart muscle of a rat were grown.

Again, she acted as though the duck had simply disappeared, making no attempt to search for it under the sheet.

Even though GM North America was already well into its downhill slide in the 1990s, it still acted as if it were king of the world.

Since the little boy's mother died, his older sister has acted as his mother.

Gesticulating wildly, the man acted as if he found my offer outrageous, he eventually reduced the price to 10 pounds.

He did not come to beg me to excuse his rude manner as I hoped he would, but acted as if nothing had happened.

During the last three years it has not acted as an agent for investors in engaging in the sale and purchase of securities.

New York acted as if it was the big winner of last summer's free agency. Give me a break.

Instead, she said, her beauty acted as a Romeo- repellant , causing suitors to run screaming from her.

It's that she usually just doesn't know why she just said what she did, or acted as she did.

he had not acted as any being ready to end the expression suggesting that.

This may have been used for mating displays, or it might have acted as a rudder, or perhaps both.

By the time the Devil got home, Lucia had put her jasmine back in her hair, and acted as though nothing had happened that day.

Some executives grumbled that Mr. Lewis acted as if he still worked for the F. B. I. , where he had once supervised major investigations.

Twenty years later, in a BBC interview, he admitted that he had intentionally acted as if it were a goal, in order to deceive the referee.

You saw a bus coming (the bus you want, of course), you flagged it but the driver acted as if he did not see you and zoomed past you!

Two months ago, my uncle returned to his homeland: England but very soon, he left. He acted as if he had never lived in this country before.

Everyone thought and acted as one but in their actions did not express the dark side of their natures.

Everyone acted as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

The announcement of these men's dismissals acted as a trigger for a series of strikes all over the country.

As she stood there, one of the soldiers who acted as pallbearer came up to her.

Tom acted as if he had never been here before.

The bus conductor became the man of the moment when he acted AS midwife to a woman who gave birth to a baby on his bus.

Victoria had the concept of a world market, which acted as a central clearinghouse for goods.

The fund paid hundreds of millions of dollars a year in fees to the Wall Street banks that acted as its prime brokers.

Clamp of two-hole lathe-turning acted as reference mutual designed, spotted with a surface and a pins, structure simple and reasonable.

The governments acted as if they were corporations seeking to settle embarrassing lawsuits.

Half of the children participated in the experimental study; the other half acted as the control group.

Some central places, as best exemplified by the ancient agora, have acted as the meeting point of these different people.

The pain would be more acceptable if the creditors acted as if they believed they faced an existential threat.

In effect, the company's bankruptcy acted as a loss amplifier, multiplying the scale of the problem by a factor of six.

Lines of manually written source code, which acted as a key variable in estimates, were counted to calculate the total size of the project.

"I think he acted as fast as he could, " Mr Murdoch said, adding that James's position in the company was unchanged.

He acted as if he had never seen me before.

I shudder to think what would have happened if he hadn't acted as quickly as he did.

For example, if she acted as though she was about to raise her hand to me, I would open my mouth and let the world know about it.

The mine was practically barren by the time I got here, but this planet acted as a safe haven for me until I got back on my feet.

The young Mr Lanier was far more comfortable in the company of adults and had a talent for befriending clever people who acted as mentors.

But the rising cost of computer games acted as an upward pressure on inflation, the Office for National Statistics said.

The ledge acted as a walkway around the cells and also as a vantage place from which one could look out over the center of hell.

But I acted as I did so as not to place the honor of man above that of God.

He said two other people arrested, including one woman, acted as lookouts on the street where the killings took place.

She pretended to be pregnant with blankets in her clothes while her sister acted as a baby.

He almost single-handedly built a world airline, Pan American, but often acted as if he owned the world.

They acted as if the problem would go away if they offered no alternative or even a systematic critique .

He acted as if he were a teacher.

In the Ultimate Iron Man comics, Whiplash is a super villain who possesses a pair of gloves with steel wires attached that acted as whips.

She acted as if she were a member of the family.

It seemed as if the starlings had been hypnotised because they acted as if they were not being chased.

Palmerston acted as a prime minister in Britain for 10 years. Most of people understand him from his "minitance of overseas" policy.

Until now, people who have worked in cities illegally have been able to return to their plot of land, which acted as a safety net.

In the four years of the entire university, i have been acted as the monitor, which shows my organizing and leading ability.

In the "Unlikely" scenario: Mr. Madoff, who acted as a broker as well as an investor, was "front-running" his brokerage customers.

When he came back on the line, he acted as if everything was settled.

I acted as the Corporate Credit Manager, in charge of market development as well examination and approval of corporate credit.

It is even rumored that this event acted as the inspiration for Plato's writings on Atlantis.

At that time, China was at feudal society, and there was no person acted as an agent in litigation, not alone legal profession.

I could have acted as your guide and taken you to all the famous places.

The heart has acted as a strong pump.

Other theories about Stonehenge are that it was a religious site or that it acted as a calendar.

The diet may have acted as a placebo, making her feel more in control of her illness and recovery.

Rather, low-quality mortgages acted as an accelerant to the fire that spread through the entire financial system.

Bank capital acted as a sort of force magnifier to the official stimulus package.

Not through her screen roles, as well acted as they may be, but her lead in supporting rights.

In this case they acted as 99% of the population would have, which was to turn round and get out.

Four servers acted as data sources, modeling the fact that data comes from a variety of systems in a modern enterprise.

Although parliament acted as a power that restricted the power of the king, its acts of Vagrant Law were full of king's will.

She organised discussion groups on sexual identity and acted as a go-between for gay men struggling to come out to their parents.

In the early nineties, she worked repeatedly with Sean (Puffy) Combs, who acted as her A. &R.

He acted as if he had never lived in England before.

the pair battled side by side. Ironhand acted as Zhuang's hands and Zhuang acted as his feet as they fought the strong opponents together.

Sometimes, the freight forwarder has acted as principal contractor arranging the carriage in his own name.

He acted as a planted agent in the enemy's headquarters.

The new scheme has also acted as a stimulus within the company.

They trembled with anger and fear, hate and love. They acted as though Freud was their father or mother or lover.

It acted as a means of seeing who this funny, oddball philosopher really was, and who I needed to become.

He was to be followed by Mario Sepulveda, who acted as host for the recordings.

He dubbed this the "billboard effect, " reflecting that the larger amount of product on the shelf acted as a billboard for the tea.

Finally, a little-noted change in regulations by the comptroller of the currency in December 2005 acted as the trigger.

It was in Kueke state-owned company whose headquarters is in oil city of Pennsylvania that I first acted as the CEO.

In Rome, Emperor Nero is said to have watched events through an emerald, which may have acted as a magnifying glass3.

The Turks have also acted as a conduit for messages between America and Iran as the two countries consider re-establishing dialogue.

I am beginning to realize why he acted as he did.

But the findings help show how climate has acted as one of the many factors that have altered people's lives.

Bank of America Corp. and White & Case LLP acted as financial advisers and legal counsel to GMR, the company said.

When I acted as a nurse in the ward, I was almost in your age now. Everyone around me praised me for my patience and skills.

They both acted as if they were bored to death with each other.

The mob's behaviour might still be useful if it acted as a contrarian indicator.

He acted as if (though) nothing had happened.

Rather, Mr Prunier points out, the genocide in Rwanda acted as an incendiary bomb, setting fire to disputes that go back generations.

The injured man acted as if nothing had happened to him.

The Korea Computer Center acted as the gatekeeper, downloading only acceptable information for access through the intranet.

Finally, the avoidant baby acted as if nothing had happened when the mother left and returned to the room.

Mr Medvedev has failed to transform Russia but he has acted as a cushion between the west and the Russian elite.

A small amount of maleic anhydride contaminates acted as nucleating agents during the crystallization of polypropylene.

But miraculously her sister Nico positioned herself so low in the womb that she acted as a plug.

The contract acted as a blueprint for future cooperation between the two organizations.

Rather, WikiLeaks acted as a catalyst: both a trigger and a tool for political outcry.

Finally, it was pointed out that surface treating technology acted as an important role in mould development.

Copy of the labor contract issued by the Chinese Labor Agency in case the Chinese to be acted as the new chief representative.

The prospect of membership acted as a democratic, military, and economic reform incentive for previously communist countries.

Even the coldest ice contains seams of liquid. These watery pockets could have acted as test tubes for the earliest organic reactions.

Therefore, queen's Shawei choice goes to defend all the year this has admitted his society , has acted as the police.

It sped through modernisation projects financed by the European Union. This acted as an economic stimulus.

A few years ago, the Chinese acted as if they could have the former, and not worry about the latter.

The oil-bond nexus has acted as a thermostat for the global economy. Higher crude prices restrict demand, cooling the economy down.

She acted as if nothing had happened.

This group acted as a control for the assessors , who were blind to the treatment status of the patients.

Thermodynamic activity-traces acted as the regional metamorphic facies and its belts.

Now, at least in some situations, the tank could stay buttoned up while the GI on the phone acted as a forward artillery observer.

Aspergillus have increasingly acted as the major lethal pathogen of immunocompromised populations in recent years.

However, in the last few years, several tools have emerged and have acted as a catalyst to successful Agile development.

this assumption has also acted as a pillar of the entire regulatory structure, and many central bank operations.

The lava flows from prior eruptions have acted as a filter for melting snow, thus providing very clean spring water at the base of Fuji.

The doctors who had been dining at the club acted as doctors, administering cpr and dressing wounds like battlefield medics.

In this position, I acted as a communications hub, disseminating information and coordinating conferences.

These measures acted as a strong brake on the housing market.

Yes. I acted as a part-time salesgirl for Guangzhou Avon Company Ltd. For two years .

I acted as a supporting role of our group. Mainly I resposible for some brief descriptions, scenarios, exploited view and effects.

A robot on Sunday acted as master of ceremonies at a South Korean wedding in what its creators claimed as a world first.

The prosecution says they acted as part of a global conspiracy targeting Americans.

And, in the concert, Jeff himself also acted as the MC (Master of Ceremony) to guide all of his concert content.

But when a recession or financial blow-up beckoned, it slashed rates and acted as a lender of last resort.

He acted as if the gossip was true.

She also acted as an advocate for women who were raped during the ethnic conflict in the former Yugoslavia.

Six Tanzanian ministers acted as torchbearers, making it the highest-profile stopover up to now.

and Catherine's sincere commendations acted as a spur to his industry.

Gone are the days when it acted as a handmaiden of Western, mainly US, economic orthodoxy.

Terrible as this story is, the Felling disaster acted as a stimulus for an invention that wouldultimately save lives.

He acted as consigliere and dealmaker to Terry Murray, the former head of Fleet, as it bought banks across New England.

He acted as a good Samaritan, and took the poor woman to the hospital.

Alfred acted as his own spy, visiting Danish camps disguised as a minstrel.

The X-rays acted as probes, detecting the individual chemical building blocks that make up the fossil.

The United States has always acted as a magnet to people seeking fame and fortune.

And they drew near to the village where they were going, and He acted as though He would go farther.

Third, it acted as an governmental ideal system in the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, which impeded the research of history.

He acted as if nobody was around.

In the above work, von Franz before her death acted as a collaborator, translator and creative developer of Jung's alchemical work.

Columnists acted as messengers for political elites, writing articles that attacked corresponding political rivals.

PPD test may be acted as a screening measure for pulmonary tuberculosis in silicosis miners.

In British history, Palmerston acted as a bridge form defense molding liberalism to modified liberalism.

which acted as the carrier of this disease and passed it on to the rabbits.

This squadron consisted of Focke Wulf Condor reconnaissance planes, which acted as convoy spotters for the Kriegsmarine.

He assumed full power at 22 by ridding himself of his premier, Lu Buwei, who acted as regent while he was a minor.

Destocking acted as a further drag, though inventories have further to fall, which does not bode well for the future.

The boss just acted as a taskmaster but mostly got in the way with a lot of pressure and asking for time-consuming reports.

He acted as his own spy, visiting Danish camps disguised as a minstrel.

The second application of layers acted as a stepping-stone to a final, UML package-based approach.

Using synthetic molecules which acted as scaffolding, they managed to grow calcium phosphate around yeast cells.

He acted as a middleman in discussions between the two companies.

Mr Naimi added then that Saudi production had "acted as a type of stimulus to the European and world economy" .

Therefore, ionic liquids acted as solvent or catalyst have been utilized for aromatic nitration.

That's odd. She acted as though she'd never seen a person's daemon before. -Come on, Pan.

He once acted as the dean and professor of Shanghai Drama College, president of Shanghai Writing Association.

Lady Gaga, who has acted as an informal consultant, is also a major shareholder, with a 20 percent stake.

The team used a trick called "pipelining" in which sensors acted as message-passing relays for other nearby sensors.

One of his friends acted as go-between.

To sensitive drow eyes, which could look into the infrared spectrum, the level of heat in the pillar acted as a gigantic glowing clock.

He was previously First Team Coach at Upton Park and has acted as Caretaker Manager for the Hammers on three separate occasions.

Corporal Gardner acted as an intermediary between women in Lakari village and Lieutenant Morrell, the medical officer.

acted as an engineering geological designer and soil test technician. i worked for zjk architecture design institute.

In Libya, the French acted as the vanguard of a military strike.

Impress acted as lead strategic industrial subscriber within the group of investors.

A boy who acted as a knight's attendant as the first stage of training for chivalric knighthood .

While business spending shot forward, imports satisfied that demand and acted as a brake on U. S. output.

There was obvious seasonal change, and the varying curve acted as a single peak value wave.

The practice also acted as a form of birth control.

Hence actors acted as "model" characters in theatres and television programs to educate the public.

a. He continued the cultural revival begun under the Amorian dynasty and he personally acted as a patron of the arts.

This was the first time that he acted as an honored guest.

Reza was born in Tehran, Iran and served in the Revolutionary Guards and acted as a spy for the CIA.

When I was in middle school, my family became more strict with me. As my made an outstanding achivement, I acted as the monitor.

Recently, the king of a kingdom acted as a dictator.

His roomie said snake was cute and acted as a devout3 friend to human, moreover, he had tamed it for years.

They told me that man acted as chairman in my absence.

In Georgia's enclaves, Russian forces have acted as self-interested troublemakers, not as neutral peacekeepers.

Some links between similar nodes resulted in limited growth, while others acted as junctions for many different connections.

Yet America acted as a catalyst, not the primary cause.

He was tried because he had acted as a Greman spy during the war.

We reward people on how -- given the circumstances -- they made decisions and acted, as opposed to setting objectives.

Alcatel-Lucent acted as project leader to provide a customized solution and manage and coordinate all relevant vendors in the process.

I acted as an interpreter for three times at Guangzhou Export Commodities Fair.

Morgan Stanley has acted as financial adviser to Temasek Holdings, the Singapore government's investment arm.

In the history of Sino-South Africa relations, South African Chinese acted as the natural carrier.

In short, it acted as what George Dempster, a stockholder, called a "great money engine of state" .

Nato officials strongly deny that they acted as the "opposition's air force" or even that they had direct contact with them.

The book shows why he acted as he did.

Interest rates, though, had acted as an important prop for the dollar.

The most avid collectors of news were businessmen, some of whom acted as correspondents to papers.

High-profile cases, such as that of legendary investor Warren Buffett, the world's second-richest person, have acted as a catalyst.

acted as saler in Lixin Century Company during summer holiday, reaching middle-level equal to new staff in achievement.

This indicated that plant hormone acted as carrier of signal in the course of signal transfer of biosynthesis of Nicotine.

But the police never acted as though he was.

For the garbage soil slope acted as treatment and utilization of the construction slope, there is many difficulties.

We explored the cave, Black acting as guide. = We explored the cave and Black acted as a guide.

The banks usually acted as brokers and "offset" the trades with counter-parties, including hedge funds and other financial institutions.

An octagonal pavilion with the Western style acted as a visitor's platform.

He acted as Foer's trainer during preparations for the book and helped him achieve his championship performances.

Tell you, when you look at this article, I also acted as his mind the "pig" !

Under this system, called feudalism, the landed nobility acted as police force, judiciary, and army.

She acted as a woman teacher in the play.

For years, these companies have acted as a ballast for stable bilateral ties.

In sports science, business has often acted as an innovator well before the science catches up.

These barefoot gangs acted as a second-tier police force.

In many cases, CPMIEC acted as a shipping intermediary -- activity also banned under a 2006 presidential order.

In recent years, he acted as legal counsel for several companies which including real estate companies.

The research progress was summarisedof vegetable oils acted as environmental friendly lubricants in recent years .

My parents acted as though he'd committed a federal offense.

Sine digital grating (computer generated grating) is acted as reference grating.

He acted as he had known the news.

This has traditionally acted as the bread and butter of their funding.

Mosquito acted as the carrier of this disease.

Seven of the 23 acted as a control group, and received no intervention from Dr Bolli after the surgery.

Adopting liquid solid method, methanol and alcohol were acted as solvent, but alcohol was better.

The leader acted as a role model to all the members.

During the years between 1925 and 1930, the tower acted as the world's largest sign, advertising cars for the French company, Citroen.

He acted as though he were a rich man.

Chao acted as interpreter when Bertrand Russell took a lecture tour of China.

In class he acted as he always did, ignored me.

College lecturers acted as external assessors of the exam results.

As Mr. Hill was away, Tom, the eldest son, acted as the host at the dinner party.

Many students acted as guides and interpreters for the foreign visitors.

Though Mei was a man, he acted as a female.

Teachers' unions have often acted as the Praetorian Guard in this fight.

Some botanists hypothesized that the living cells of plants acted as pumps.

Wang started to work as founding partner in King & Wood in 1993, and once acted as the Director.

China's burgeoning interest in Africa has acted as a multiplier.

They acted as leaders only in the sense that they lead the charge towards inevitable doom.

In the cold war, West Europe acted as a region actor under the influence of the US in the bipolarization structure.

Kevin has acted as an advocate at arbitrations and mediations . He speaks French, German, Swedish and some Mandarin.

The fog hanging above the volcano's crater acted as the white canvas.

Conclusion TWP acted as suppressor of immunity and inflammation in AA. . .

The new club's 17 members could still force through big changes to the single market if they acted as a bloc.

Mother wasn't at home at that moment. Father acted as a father and as a mother as well.

"In recent earthquakes, buildings have acted as weapons of mass destruction, " Bilham writes in the journal Nature.

This has acted as a drag on growth and caused political conflict.

It again acted as a policy restraint after the 1927 crash, with more disastrous consequences.

Most acted as comfortable monopolists until only recently.

It acted as the carrier of this disease.

She once acted as interpreter for DengXiaoping and Hu Yaobang at the ChineseAcademy of Sciences.

It was unintended, but diverted food aid acted as a lubricant to the development of the market.