Example sentences for: insensitivity

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  • How can anybody conceive of such insensitivity on the part of the NHL?

  • These studies demonstrated a statistically significant association between nmt55/p54 nrbprotein expression, tumor hormonal phenotype and mean tumor size [ 13 ] . Specifically, in tumors large in size or those tumors which were determined to be ER-, the expression of nmt55/p54 nrbprotein was absent, or greatly reduced [ 13 ] . These results suggested that loss of nmt55/p54 nrbprotein expression may be related to hormone insensitivity, tumor differentiation state, unregulated tumor growth and metastases.

  • The pig granulosa cell line PGC-2 was obtained from Bruce Downey (McGill University) and maintained in culture in McCoy's modified 5A medium supplemented with 10% FBS, as described previously in detail [ 19 ] . PGC-2 cells have been well-characterized with respect to steroidogenic capability, cAMP response, and gonadotropin insensitivity [ 19 ] . Here, PGC-2 were seeded at a density of approximately 5 × 10 5cells/ml of serum-containing medium in 24-well tissue culture plates.

  • She recently published a book called The Language of Silence , about German literature's relationship to the Holocaust, in which she accuses Grass of a flippant disregard for Germany's victims: "[T]here is an ingrained obtuseness and insensitivity to those who suffered and died, evident in a language where silence is veiled in verbal dexterity and a creative exuberance rooted in pre-Holocaust aesthetics."

  • Most critics applaud Hughes for breaking his 35-year silence about his marriage and admitting his insensitivity and infidelity, which some claim drove Plath over the brink.


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