The major problem that many African countries are facing is what they call absorptive capacity. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 10, 2006] Reference
These hairs are called absorptive hairs because they take from the soil the food which the plant needs in order to live and grow. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 6] Reference
Another issue many donor countries raise is the "absorptive" capacity of the developing world. From Wordnik.com. [EcoEarth.Info Environment RSS Newsfeed] Reference
Straw thus possesses considerable absorptive power. From Wordnik.com. [Manures and the principles of manuring] Reference
How is the absorptive capacity of a flour determined?. From Wordnik.com. [Human Foods and Their Nutritive Value] Reference
How may the absorptive power of a flour be determined?. From Wordnik.com. [Human Foods and Their Nutritive Value] Reference
Garden earth, absorptive power of, 98; ammonia in, 128. From Wordnik.com. [Manures and the principles of manuring] Reference
· Above the absorptive hairs there is a dark, hard part. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 6] Reference
"The external absorptive effect would enhance its efficiency.". From Wordnik.com. [Searching for dragons]
I. Table of absorptive power of soil substances by Schübler 98. From Wordnik.com. [Manures and the principles of manuring] Reference
There's no infrastructure, there's no real absorptive capacity. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 17, 2010] Reference
A plant feeds only through the absorptive hairs on its rootless. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 6] Reference
The cause of this absorptive power is still very imperfectly known. From Wordnik.com. [Elements of Agricultural Chemistry] Reference
First, then, with regard to the absorptive power of sand, clay, and humus. From Wordnik.com. [Manures and the principles of manuring] Reference
Schübler, on absorptive power of soils, 98; on retentive power of soils, 98. From Wordnik.com. [Manures and the principles of manuring] Reference
Process for the separation of water from ethanol (absorptive separation on corn meal). From Wordnik.com. [3 Ethanol Production] Reference
And, the impact of our asphalt roofs, dark shingles, and other absorptive surfaces are huge. From Wordnik.com. [A. Siegel: Energy COOL: White Roofing as Silver Bullet to slay Global Warming?] Reference
This is because the digestive and absorptive processes for glucose and fructose are different. From Wordnik.com. [Dr. Nicholas Perricone: The Dieter's Dilemma Part 2: Sabotage Secrets Revealed] Reference
A deep and absorptive subsoil returns water to the surface, by capillary action, as it is needed. From Wordnik.com. [Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Nature Study] Reference
There is an absorptive capacity of a city for cars, just as there is of a building for occupants. From Wordnik.com. [Peter Norton: "Fighting Traffic"] Reference
The second quality in a soil on which its absorptive power depends is the fineness of its particles. From Wordnik.com. [Manures and the principles of manuring] Reference
For this I have found scraps of Japanese paper napkin very adaptive to surfaces and absorptive of wax. From Wordnik.com. [Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Fifteenth Annual Meeting New York City, September 3, 4 and 5, 1924] Reference
This absorptive function is taken advantage of by physicians who rub various medicaments into the skin. From Wordnik.com. [Maintaining Health Formerly Health and Efficiency] Reference
The great absorptive capacity of soft spring wood tissues brings about a negative image of the texture. From Wordnik.com. [2. Pretreatment Processes] Reference
The finer the soil-particles, it may be said generally, the greater is the absorptive power of the soil. From Wordnik.com. [Manures and the principles of manuring] Reference
The following determinations by Schübler show the absorptive power of different kinds of soil-substances. From Wordnik.com. [Manures and the principles of manuring] Reference
The solar wall consists of highly absorptive, light materials between a glazed surface and heat insulation. From Wordnik.com. [3. Design rules] Reference
There is thus a need for proactive measures to boost the long-term labour absorptive capacity of the economy. From Wordnik.com. [Discussion Documents for Commissions] Reference
Dark-colored grains, because of their absorptive properties, will expand much more than light-colored grains. From Wordnik.com. [Weathering] Reference
Heat raises the absorptive power of the fibres and so aids the passage of water from the interior of the cells. From Wordnik.com. [Seasoning of Wood] Reference
Dark absorptive colors are usable where reflection towards the interior should be avoided (such as under eaves). From Wordnik.com. [3. Design rules] Reference
Sustainable development means living within environmental constraints of absorptive and regenerative capacities. From Wordnik.com. [An Introduction to Ecological Economics~ Chapter 3] Reference
"Gulf economies also have the absorptive capacity and technological ability to make direct, active investments.". From Wordnik.com. [Middle East broadens investments with oil profits] Reference
One of his essays, on the films of the great director Satyajit Ray, affirms Sen's case for India's absorptive culture. From Wordnik.com. [Winning Argument] Reference
It stands to reason, that if organic matter in a soil renders its absorptive power greater, a simple method of improving. From Wordnik.com. [Manures and the principles of manuring] Reference
Should the technology, however, exceed the absorptive capability of the host country, no trickle-down effects will ensue. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Today] Reference
It has, furthermore, been proved that the absorptive property of substances increases as their reflecting qualities diminish. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American, Volume 22, No. 1, January 1, 1870 A Weekly Journal of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, and Manufactures.] Reference
He found the impregnation uneven, and the absorptive power high, but he did not find any arsenic, though its use was claimed. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American Supplement, No. 514, November 7, 1885] Reference
A property possessed by soils in relation to water, which is quite distinct from absorptive power, is their hygroscopic power. From Wordnik.com. [Manures and the principles of manuring] Reference
By the absorptive power of a soil is meant its capacity for drinking in any water with which its particles may come in contact. From Wordnik.com. [Manures and the principles of manuring] Reference
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