`and' in `John and Mary' or in `John walked and Mary rode' is a coordinating conjunction.    From Wordnet, Princeton University. 

You can imagine the difficulty in coordinating the doctors.    From Wordnik.com.  [Korea—Today] Reference

It also cites his leadership in coordinating aircraft flybys in parades.    From Wordnik.com.  [Heroes or Villains?] Reference

We especially like the Alphabet series in coordinating red and black colors.    From Wordnik.com.  [Decorate In Mod Style With Girard Pillows] Reference

Bob has showed terrible judgment in coordinating his fundraising with the RGA.    From Wordnik.com.  [Not Larry Sabato:] Reference

Pelnar discusses his employment as a SAGE display system technician and in coordinating the RETAIN maintenance system.    From Wordnik.com.  [Oral history interview with Ben Persons and Herb Pelnar] Reference

LEAs have a very limited role in coordinating transport services, special needs education, dealing with exclusions etc.    From Wordnik.com.  [In defence of the pushy middle classes] Reference

The organization that has been successful in coordinating the defence policies of Western Europe and North America is NATO.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Outlook for Canada and Europe in the 1990's] Reference

Robert H. Page MD and Curtis P. Page MD, authors of travel health guidebooks, assist in coordinating elective procedures in Mexico.    From Wordnik.com.  [Healthy living in Mexico: insurance, health care and medical] Reference

His office said Iowa will take the lead in coordinating with about 40 other states investigating allegations of mishandled foreclosures.    From Wordnik.com.  [Obama won't sign bill that would affect foreclosure proceedings] Reference

The result is a team of professionals dedicated to assisting the referring physician in coordinating the care of children with complex illnesses.    From Wordnik.com.  [Diagnostic Center] Reference

If you are interested in coordinating rides to Greeley from the Denver-Metro area, please contact Kelly Costello at 303-839-5204 or [email protected].    From Wordnik.com.  [Remembering Angie Zapata] Reference

My favorite and simple way to match furniture and the type of house is to make a table cloth and curtains in coordinating fabric, with a tea cozy from the left over fabrics.    From Wordnik.com.  [Creating a Beautiful Home Without Decorating] Reference

Once FEMA arrives on the scene, they assume primary responsibility for command and control in coordinating the disaster relief effort at the local, state, and federal levels.    From Wordnik.com.  [Damn them « BuzzMachine] Reference

Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty adopted by the United Nations, and have recently completed a two-year term coordinating international efforts to promote entry into force of the treaty.    From Wordnik.com.  [Speech: Australian Foreign Policy Today and Tomorrow] Reference

In addition, the CP Unit has been involved in coordinating the Operation CeaseFire program, the partnership between the city, the County Prosecutor's office and the State Police.    From Wordnik.com.  [Prosecutor's Plainfield outreach to end] Reference

Shouldn’t Homeland Security be involved in coordinating this?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Despite Their Skills, New York Police Won’t Be at Inaugural - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com] Reference

We just like the idea of coordinating our ideas a little more closely.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Web 2.0 WorkGroup] Reference

Humans harbor 39 such genes and 21 have been identified as coordinating motor neurons in the spinal cord.    From Wordnik.com.  [PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories] Reference

And thanks to PZ for the multiple links and to tengrain for the idea of coordinating this with Blog Against Theocracy!.    From Wordnik.com.  [Planet Atheism] Reference

"The SCAN team quickly rallied around the idea of coordinating the walk this year as soon as we learned there was a need.".    From Wordnik.com.  [The Earth Times Online Newspaper] Reference

These are called coordinating conjunctions, and the words, phrases, or sentences connected by them are said to be coordinate.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Complete Grammar of Esperanto] Reference

In what could be one of the great ironies of this crisis, Japanese officials are floating the idea of coordinating aid from Brazil, China.    From Wordnik.com.  [Top Stories - Google News] Reference

To this end, it is seeking to strengthen its role "coordinating" the activities of civilian agencies.    From Wordnik.com.  [Pentagon Aims To Expand Diplomatic Work] Reference

As for the rest of the "coordinating" partyware, that's Mom's fault for making it a Wrecktastic party.    From Wordnik.com.  [My Youngest Wreckporter] Reference

The EU constitution lists "civil protection" as one of the "coordinating" powers for the European authorities.    From Wordnik.com.  [How the Civil Contingencies Bill might be used] Reference

In Perryville there are no perks for performance besides being assigned to bigger jobs, such as coordinating campaigns.    From Wordnik.com.  [Silicon Valley's Prison Call Center] Reference

Do you see for the United States any kind of coordinating role to keep the peacekeepers together, to have a command structure for them?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Remarks Of The President To Press Pool Regarding East Timor] Reference

Hmm. Now who could we get to do that kind of coordinating?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Information Today News Breaks] Reference

Russia is going to ban wheat exports, and is "coordinating" with the members of its.    From Wordnik.com.  [SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page] Reference

"We're just kind of coordinating our efforts," Boeldt said of the meeting with the sheriff's department.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Sheboygan Press Latest Headlines]

This is a day to pay attention to the smallest details, such as coordinating accessories or shining one's shoes.    From Wordnik.com.  [Articles] Reference

Much has been made of conservative groups "coordinating" efforts with conference calls and targeted expenditures.    From Wordnik.com.  [Conservatives Are Bullies: The Latest NYT Election Analysis Comes Straight From The White House] Reference

"So they-I think they're-I think they're both kind of coordinating different things, but I'm not sure," says Quackenbush.    From Wordnik.com.  [Portland Mercury] Reference

During his career, he had held a variety of positions such as coordinating special events including Gator football games.    From Wordnik.com.  [Local News from The Gainesville Sun] Reference

"We're kind of coordinating and working together because the excitement of this is just exploding," Libous said of the petitions.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

I started out at Sandbag Central kind of coordinating East Grand Forks with Grand Forks.    From Wordnik.com.  [President Remarks In Briefing On Flood Damage In Nd] Reference

And they still don't get it: the subjunctives, the dependent clauses, the coordinating conjunctions.    From Wordnik.com.  [Like I Said, Don't Worry] Reference

Jobs With Justice is coordinating hundreds of buses through local chapters to bring in demonstrators.    From Wordnik.com.  [Next Target: Washington] Reference

Once the military force is in place, the United Nations can begin coordinating relief and reconstruction efforts.    From Wordnik.com.  [Next: 'Nation-Building Lite'] Reference