Example sentences for: widespread

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  • Artemisia L. (Asteraceae), as broadly conceived by Linnaeus, is the largest genus in Tribe Anthemideae [ 1 2 3 ] and one of the largest in the family [ 4 ] . It is widespread in mid- to high-latitudes, and shrubby species dominate most cold and many warm deserts in the Northern Hemisphere [ 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 ] . Because of the abundance of wind-dispersed Artemisia pollen in the geological column, it is used as an indicator of steppe climates [ 14 ] . Some members are foraged by ungulates, rodents, birds, and insects [ 11 15 16 17 18 19 ] , despite the production of sesquiterpenes that afford a bitter taste to the herbage.

  • Partnering and Teambuilding Although this practice is achieving widespread recognition, some

  • Newspapers lately have been filled with reports of widespread corruption in the Los Angeles Police Department.

  • Saying that discrimination is not widespread in corporations because it wouldn't be in a CEO's best interest is like saying that waste in the federal government must not exist because it would be politically embarrassing to the president.

  • These bacteria become resistant by a number of mechanisms, such as producing enzymes that hydrolyze or inactivate the antibiotics, producing efflux pumps that transport the antibiotic out of the cell, or modifying their cell wall components so they no longer bind effectively to the antibiotics [ 1 2 3 ] . The most common, least expensive, and effective antibiotics are the β-lactam containing antibiotics, such as the penicillins, cephalosporins, and carbapenems [ 2 4 5 ] . These antibiotics are mechanism-based inhibitors of transpeptidase, a bacterial enzyme required for the production of a strong viable cell wall [ 6 7 ] . In response to the widespread use of β-lactam containing antibiotics, bacteria have acquired the ability to produce β-lactamases, which are enzymes that hydrolyze and inactivate β-lactam containing antibiotics.


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