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trade association
trade association group of business people in the same trade or industry organized for the advancement of common interests. The trade association differs from the chamber of commerce in that membership is by industry rather than by locality. The common interests binding the members of the trade a... Read more
association
association in psychology, a connection between different sensations, feelings, or ideas by virtue of their previous occurrence together in experience. The concept of association entered contemporary psychology through the empiricist philosophers John Locke, George Berkeley, David Hume, and David ... Read more
Tophet
Tophet , in the Bible, place near Jerusalem, in the valley of Hinnom , associated with the worship of Molech . Tophet became a name for hell . ... Read more
Graces
Graces in Greek mythology, personifications of beauty, charm, and grace; daughters of Zeus and the oceanid Eurynome. Also known as the Charites, they were usually three in number and were called Aglaia, Thalia, and Euphrosyne. The Graces were associated with Aphrodite and those gods associated with... Read more
American Association for the Advancement of Science
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), private organization devoted to furthering the work of scientists and improving the effectiveness of science in the promotion of human welfare. The association was founded in 1848; it presently includes some 143,000 individual members, as ... Read more
gnome
gnome , in folklore, tiny subterranean creature associated with mines and quarries. Usually represented as misshapen, frequently as hunchbacked, gnomes are said to be guardians of hidden treasures. ... Read more
William Grocyn
William Grocyn , 1446?-1519, English humanist. An associate of John Colet and Thomas Linacre , he reputedly introduced the teaching of Greek at Oxford. ... Read more
American Bar Association
American Bar Association (ABA), voluntary organization of lawyers admitted to the bar of any state. Founded (1878) largely through the efforts of the Connecticut Bar Association, it is devoted to improving the administration of justice, seeking uniformity of law throughout the nation, and maintaini... Read more
American Library Association
American Library Association founded 1876, organization whose purpose is to increase the usefulness of books through the improvement and extension of library services. As the major professional association for librarians and libraries, it seeks to maintain high standards for all branches of library... Read more
Christian Endeavor
Christian Endeavor association in evangelical Protestant Churches for strengthening spiritual life and promoting Christian activities among its members. The first Young People's Society of Christian Endeavor was started in 1881 by Dr. Francis E. Clark in Portland, Maine. Within a few years the or... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "loosening of associations"

Heimlich Maneuver
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 3rd ed. ...drowning victims, the American Red Cross and the American Heart Association both recommend that the Heimlich maneuver be used only as...the muscles of the trachea relax slightly. Because of this loosening, it is possible that the foreign object may be expelled on...
Aphrodisiacs
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Food and Culture ...Aphrodisiacs through the Ages The association between food and eroticism is primal...grape juice yields wine, renowned for loosening inhibitions and enhancing attraction...place? In some cases, legendary associations play a likely role: Cleopatra is...largesse, playing into the age-old association ...
Nutrient Bioavailability
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Food and Culture ...enzymes. In general, cooking makes proteins more digestible by loosening and breaking up some of their natural coatings. However...niacin. These two characteristics of corn serve to explain its association with pellagra, which began to be seen in southern Europe...
Robert Southey
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...sentence." Consequently, Southey played a great part in loosening up the English language. At the end of the eighteenth century...Unfortunately, Southey is often remembered because of his association with Wordsworth and Coleridge or as the ardent young reformer...

Dictionary entries related to "loosening of associations"

Injunctions, Labor
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...x2014; of judicial violations of the freedom of speech and association, and the freedom to quit, individually and in concert...Congress to pass roughly forty "anti-injunction statutes," loosening the judge-made restraints on collective action. However...
Ballhaus, Michael
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Cinematography, Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award Best Cinematography, for The...Boys, 1989; Los Angeles Film Critics Association Best Cinematography, for GoodFellas...anywhere in Hollywood. Nevertheless, a loosening of union restrictions in the late 1970s...

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Wall structure and wall loosening. A look backwards and forwards
Magazine article from: Plant Physiology; 1/1/2001; ; 700+ words ; ...key concepts of cell wall loosening, a topic that inevitably...several possible sites for wall loosening. For instance, scission...lateral (non-covalent) associations between the distinctive polysaccharide...METABOLISM AND ITS RELATION TO WALL LOOSENING The wall contains many enzymes...
NSAID use, cigarette smoking not linked to aseptic loosening around THA.
Newspaper article from: World Disease Weekly; 10/19/2004; 544 words ; ...possibly linked to aseptic loosening around total hip arthroplasty...statistically significant association between NSAID usage or smoking habit and aseptic loosening, the team reported...Orthopaedics (Early aseptic loosening of cemented total hip...
Analysis: Lobbyists turn to Congress to try to overturn FCC's ruling loosening regulations on broadcast station ownership
Transcript from: NPR All Things Considered; 6/6/2003; ; 700+ words ; ...Congress to try to overturn FCC's ruling loosening regulations on broadcast station ownership...Commission issued this week's ruling loosening regulations on broadcast station ownership...will drift away. The National Rifle Association, for instance, produced hundreds of...
Loosening liquor laws? States might drink to that
Newspaper article from: Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque); 2/22/2009; ; 700+ words ; ...governors and lawmakers faced with budget deficits are advocating loosening laws that restrict alcohol consumption in the hopes of boosting...Alexandria, Va. based National Alcohol Beverage Control Association. In 2008, revenue reported by liquor suppliers rose 2...
LOOSENING BANKERS' PURSE STRINGS
Newspaper article from: The Record (Bergen County, NJ); 5/26/1993; 513 words ; The Record (Bergen County, NJ) 05-26-1993 LOOSENING BANKERS' PURSE STRINGS Date: 05-26-1993, Wednesday...GRIFFITH The writer is president of the New Jersey Bankers Association, Princeton. Keywords: BANK. CONSUMER. CREDIT Copyright...
LOOSENING ASTHMA'S TIGHT HOLD
Newspaper article from: The Record (Bergen County, NJ); 6/8/1995; ; 700+ words ; ...WALKER The Record (Bergen County, NJ) 06-08-1995 LOOSENING ASTHMA'S TIGHT HOLD By SANDRA FUSCO-WALKER Date: 06...the library, received information from different health associations, and questioned the physicians regularly about the medications...
Loosening reins not a solution, say bankers, NATION
Newspaper article from: The Nation (Thailand); 2/1/2001; ; 700+ words ; ...country's domestic standards with global ones, she added. Loosening the banking rules could, as a consequence, dent the confidence...president of Bank of Asia and chairman of the Thai Bankers Association, agreed that lowering the capital-adequacy ratio would...
Loosening liquor laws: Counties find easing limits on licenses is good for economy.
Newspaper article from: Baltimore Sun (Baltimore, MD); 9/19/2006; 700+ words ; ...lure new restaurants to Baltimore-area jurisdictions by loosening Prohibition-era liquor laws that have limited entrepreneurs...change them, are so divisive that the Maryland Restaurant Association refuses to take a stand on them. Looser laws might help larger...
Recession Loosening Grip on Buffalo, N.Y.-Area Manufacturers.
Newspaper article from: The Buffalo News (Buffalo, New York) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News); 8/30/2002; 587 words ; ...a grip on Western New York manufacturers, but it might be loosening a bit. A survey of local purchasing managers found that the...out of the recession. The monthly survey by the National Association of Purchasing Management -- Buffalo remained in declining...
A loosening of legal bonds stimulates Italian banking. (Special Advertising Supplement: Italian Banking) (Industry Overview)
Magazine article from: American Banker; 12/30/1991; ; 700+ words ; A Loosening of Legal Bonds Stimulates Italian Banking The Italian banking sector...ago," said Paolo Gnes, general director of the Italian savings bank association. The improvements and restructuring being seen today "are largely due...