BPA scrambles mouse fertility gene's on-off switch. From Wordnik.com. [Elaine Shannon: Yale Scientists Discover How Exposure to BPA Causes Infertility] Reference
"Just a single on-off switch and one test circuit.". From Wordnik.com. [Tom Swift and the Electronic Hydrolung] Reference
A length of plastic rod acts as a simple on-off valve. From Wordnik.com. [4 Filling and labelling] Reference
I have a strained, on-off relationship with breakfast. From Wordnik.com. [Breakfast Blog: Day 1] Reference
There are no buttons, no switches, not even an on-off toggle. From Wordnik.com. [Digital Living Room] Reference
The on-off parade was ordered postponed by Safety and Security. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
"And any large corporate deal would by definition be a on-off.". From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
He slapped the on-off button and watched the green spot dwindle. From Wordnik.com. [The Forever War]
The on-off marriage between the African National Congress and the. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
The ex-general has been waging an on-off war against the army and. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
Her tone was vague, and she glanced distractedly at the on-off switch. From Wordnik.com. [Ask the Cards a Question]
So going out this evening for Giggles 'birthday was on-off good times. From Wordnik.com. [Happy Yesterday Birthday, Hilarious Anniversary Today, I'm Only Slightly Buzzed Right Now] Reference
And I imagine it's just very hard on your body when you do that on-off thing. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 27, 2007] Reference
The only problem with the upright vacuum is the position of the on-off switch. From Wordnik.com. [dailycomic Diary Entry] Reference
But neurons are complex, not simple on-off switches representing either 1 or 0. From Wordnik.com. [Deepak Chopra: Can Science Explain the Soul?] Reference
Then after opening the on-off valve, the fine tuning valve was adjusted slowly. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 11] Reference
He explained the "on-off" rumours of the planned march were not the ANCs making. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
The designer gene for, say, patience could be paired with an on-off switch, he says. From Wordnik.com. [Designer Babies] Reference
The pacifier handle operates as the on-off button for the flashing light on both pacifiers. From Wordnik.com. [Children's jewelry and Boppy slipcovers recalled due to lead] Reference
One of the great things is that sometimes technology is more an on-off switch than a faucet. From Wordnik.com. [IMAX's CEO On Hit-Making] Reference
I mean, does China, do you believe, actually have now the on-off switch regarding North Korea?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 11, 2009] Reference
Sudan has experienced 50 years of on-off war since its independence, Africa's longest running conflict. From Wordnik.com. [Somaliland and the African Union] Reference
I felt for the on-off switch of the two-way radio again to make sure Loman's voice couldn't come through. From Wordnik.com. [The 9th Directive]
But even he may have bitten off more than he can chew with the Chinese government, the miner's on-off partner. From Wordnik.com. [Rio's 'Tigger' is upbeat over deal with China, but is it such a wonderful thing?] Reference
Recall reversal: the on-off recall election is on again, after the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals reverses itself. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 23, 2003] Reference
Jazz wrote it down, clicked the on-off switch on the pen nervously, and then said, “How will I recognize you?”. From Wordnik.com. [Devil's Bargain]
EDWARD: At this point, now, some, you know, close to 20 years of doing this, I can kind of have the on-off moments. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 14, 2003] Reference
So not only do these technologies cater for a need until now unfulfilled by the on-off yes-no I-O binary of technology. From Wordnik.com. [Social technologies] Reference
The first valve was used for fine tuning of the gas flow and the second, in series with the first, was used for on-off. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 11] Reference
I stretched out backwards without losing sight of his knife, found the on-off switch, and turned the volume up to maximum. From Wordnik.com. [Slay Ride]
I have yet to recognize so much as an on-off switch on the least of them, so why should we expect to be able to find one in here?. From Wordnik.com. [The Howling Stones]
When Bashir first examined the tank, he'd found an on-off capacitor patched into a data padd and epoxied to the inside of the tank. From Wordnik.com. [Time's Enemy]
One lighted on Brianna's knee; she watched it pulse, on-off, on-off, and listened to her husband telling her he meant to be a minister. From Wordnik.com. [A Breath of Snow and Ashes]
WASTLER: And you've got the FCC breathing down on everybody, and Karmazin was there, saying hey, radio has got an on-off switch, right?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 5, 2004] Reference
This isn't really an on-off switch, like a "-- she cast about for a comparison to something he might understand --" like a light switch. From Wordnik.com. [Fire and Ice]
For most of us, caring about the environment isn't an on-off switch, but a set of daily choices that we try to respond to as best we can. From Wordnik.com. [Jonathan Safran Foer: Quitting Meat: A Process Of Change] Reference
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