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Gore is a man of very similar views to Mr. Clinton," said another, "so there's not going to be an abrupt change in the policies that the president of the United States advances."
But he was abrupt with her--not rude, just abrupt.
Immunostaining for E2F in the furrow of the eye disc showed an abrupt drop in protein levels at the position where most cells exit G1 and initiate S phase [ 12 ] . Using a double label approach, we were able to test directly for overlap between E2F presence and S phase as marked by 5-bromodeoxyuridine (BrdU) incorporation in dividing cells of the wing disc despite the asynchrony of division.
These abrupt and far-reaching changes on an island proud of its traditional ways brought strain and conflict.
By the final confrontation with her husband, McTeer has so skillfully foreshadowed Nora's transformation that, though it seems bewilderingly abrupt to her, it seems emotionally inevitable to us.