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Example sentences for: sham

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GHFT1-5 cells were transfected with the expression vectors for C/EBPα-GFP or GFP-C/EBPα, or with the sham expression vector not containing the C/EBPα cDNA.
In the course of the book, Ellen learns that her father's life, while ostensibly rich in literary-philosophical meaning, is a sham, while the real meaning--and bravery--can be found in her mother's household and community rituals and in how she faces death.
3) The dress is a sham.
Each study commenced with a sham scan in order to acclimatize the subject to scanning procedure which was followed by two resting cerebral blood flow scans during which the subject maintained eye closure.
So, too, when halfway through a report on cases of fraud, a local Consumer Affairs reporter for NBC News, Ursula Lipari, said, This was obviously a sham, some listeners knew that scam was the word she should have used.