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sinuous

[sin´u-us]

bending in and out; winding.

sinuous

(sĭn′ū-ŭs) [L. sinuosus, winding]

Winding; wavy; tortuous.

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'As we continue to realise the potential of Sinuous' expanded Florida footprint, this new branch demonstrates our commitment to the important growth market of metro Rolando, which will include an additional branch in Lake Nona early next year.'

Sinuous opens new banking centre in Florida

London : In the long and sinuous history of international espionage, the one thing you can absolutely rely on is that very little is as it first appears.

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To determine if sinuous growth leads to significant changes in volume, such as increased juvenile core size or log volume

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Art Nouveau stands for 'new art' and Sara has - with sinuous lines, natural forms, colours and style inspired by forms in nature and the curvaceous aspects of architectural design - delivered a flowing new young translation of this sophisticated and established philosophy of art.

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Thin, sinuous anticlinal, beaded cell wall is found in Salvia aegyptiaca, Salvia deserti has thin,anticlinal straight cell wall at the veins and sinuous in between the veins of both calyx and corolla while Salvia spinosa show similar cell wall as present in Salvia aegyptiaca.

STUDY ON FLORAL EPIDERMAL CHARACTERS OF THREE SPECIES OF GENUS SALVIA GROWING NATURALLY IN THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA

Compact aluminium heat exchangers were studied during the experimental research, with sinuous fins of different thickness, 0,14; 0,16; 0,3; 0,5 mm.

Research regarding thermal and hydrodynamic performance levels of surfaces with sinuous fins for automotive heat exchangers

Sam Clarke's sinuous run set up the youngster's 25th minute opener and, after another attempt had been parried by a waist-high stick on the Melton line, he struck twice in the early stages of the second period, deflecting home driven balls by Sean Whitehouse and Tom Hancock.

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Designed by the talented young partnership of Ofis, the structure has a sinuous elegance that recalls their earlier projects such as the museum extension in Ljubljana (AR December 2004) and house on Lake Bled (AR November 2005), in which inclined floor planes and spiralling ramps orchestrate a succession of dramatic promenades architecturales.

Ofis: sports stadium, Maribor, Slovenia

That presence was dominated by his smooth and sinuous torso--he was I percent body fat, or so it was said--and three truly great trademark facial tricks: the moment of shock, the coy blush, and the quivering rage that immediately preceded a Lee death blow.

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The name also refers to the dominant architectural design element of the facade--a sinuous belt that runs from floor to floor.

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The sinuous interchange between past and present, truth and fiction, is sustained in subsequent films: In one, a 16-mm film is shown being packed up in the gallery office; a loupe lingers over a woman's face in a strip from one of Irvine's previous films.

Jaki Irvine: Frith Street Gallery

For generations the remaining bottomland forests of the Mississippi River and its tributaries have survived as places where trees grow large, shadows grow deep, and sinuous rivers and streams move at a snail's pace.

Hope takes flight: the world learned just how vital these remnant woods have become recently when the Lord God Bird arose from the dead