Example sentences for: burrows

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  • Plant leaves and other plant parts including peppers were then rubbed into the wounds on the noses of the dogs [ 20 ] . This was done on the assumption that the power of scent in dogs was improved by these practices since the nasal mucous membranes were cleaned, the perceptions were sharpened, and the dog would keep its nose to the ground when hunting [ 20 21 ] . There seemed to be a mental connection of success in acquisition of game with pain previously inflicted on the hunter and his dog [ 20 ] . The nervous system of the dogs was irritated to such an extent that it was responsive to even the slightest external stimulus and therefore more likely to be successful in hunting [ 21 ] . There was also the belief that inflicting pain was a means of preparing to meet without flinching any pain or danger that could arise during the chase [ 20 ] . This preparation was not ill-advised since Lachesis muta muta often lives in the burrows of lappe and tatou [ 22 ] . Each hunting dog was trained to hunt one sort of game [ 20 ] .

  • It's the same desktop-detective approach that Rosenbaum brings to his triumphantly idiosyncratic weekly column for the New York Observer , as he burrows through such issues as the meaning of Bob Dylan's latest lyrics or the inexplicable popularity of Seinfeld . He asks--as Seinfeld might--what was the deal with Hitler?

  • Cut to a shot of newborn twins, who are then separated and grow up to be the lush Saffron Burrows, one English, one Italian.

  • Animals build nests, burrows, and protective cases and so alter the environment they experience in a way that may select for further adaptations.

  • In 1989, Burrows et al.


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