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binding

[ UK /bˈa‍ɪndɪŋ/ ]
[ US /ˈbaɪndɪŋ/ ]
NOUN
  1. one of a pair of mechanical devices that are attached to a ski and that will grip a ski boot; the bindings should release in case of a fall
  2. strip sewn over or along an edge for reinforcement or decoration
  3. the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book
    the book had a leather binding
  4. the capacity to attract and hold something
  5. the act of applying a bandage
ADJECTIVE
  1. executed with proper legal authority
    a binding contract
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  • But it is worthwhile teasing this apart a little, unbinding the different aspects of rhetorics lumped together in one component and separating out the semiotic layering (i.e. the use of metaphor and metonym) stuck in with the second. On the Sublime
  • The authors of the second paper admit that “other variables … influence the binding avidity (preference), such as type of SA (sialic acid of the receptor site) and glycosylation and sialylation of the hemagglutinin close to the receptor binding site. ” These factors all vary obviously and there are other variables in the equation as well including the status of specific areas of the immune system. Think Progress » An Inconvenient Truth and An Intolerable Summer
  • They found striking similarities between Argonaute structures and proteins that happened to exhibit a particular kind of "cooperative binding" known as allostery. EurekAlert! - Breaking News
  • A long wrangle ensued about what exactly was binding on the Army. The English Civil War: A People's History
  • The biggest concern is that the safety release of AT bindings is not designed to protect ankles in soft boots.
  • A spellbinding four hours of voices, intelligent interviews and specialists. Times, Sunday Times
  • It is necessary to hold these pastilles in place, which is done by means of a grid or frame, of antimonious lead, surrounding and firmly binding them.
  • But then, you reread the first sentence of this paragraph, see the word "binding" and become stressed out even more. Taylor Nunley: Early Decision, Late Opinion
  • The industry has signed a non-binding agreement to reduce pollution.
  • This was referred to as ‘adoption’ and was distinct from binding them to labor for a master under indenture.
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