How To Use Extreme In A Sentence

Unless the radar signal is normal to some surface (extremely low probability) the radar receives no return.
I think it's certainly quite a lot of the comedy that I've been involved in is quite extreme, if you like, and the extremity is part of what's funny about it.
I play the piano, so it is natural for me to think ‘harmonically’ a lot of the time (one can hear harmonies instantly on a piano; also mainstream jazz is extremely harmony driven).
The film print is extremely clean with only a little bit of grain.
There were only a few rapids and they were extremely tame.

The security police quickly squelched an extremely rare public demonstration demanding political reform on Monday, the 41st anniversary of the Baath Party's seizure of power here.
He added: 'I consider them insidious and extremely dangerous. Times, Sunday Times
You should need some extreme persuasion - far more than the directors say-so in the accounts - to decide that a company bleeding cash might be turning a profit.
Suppose you were driving your car on a rainy night, or an extremely hot night. Christianity Today
Regardless of how skilled she knew she was, the extreme risk and danger of what she was about to undertake wasn't lost on her.
Cayenne pepper, which easily loses its red colour, was tinted with cinnabar, an extremely poisonous mercury compound.
Pediatricians are once again extremely busy this winter as patients with asthma symptoms - the most common disease among children - are crowding into respiratory clinics.
Penicillin was an extremely significant medical discovery.
We are extremely delighted to hear of your scholarship to Beijing University.You are worthy of success.Best wishes for your bright future.
Along the way, I must qualify extreme principles in various ways and then challenge my students with examinations and term paper reports about my lectures.
Note the extremes of acidity and alkalinity in which macroscopical growth has developed (Range of reaction). The Elements of Bacteriological Technique A Laboratory Guide for Medical, Dental, and Technical Students. Second Edition Rewritten and Enlarged.
It's an extremely robust plant that knits tightly together. Times, Sunday Times
Hits With a second chain brake system, this saw is extremely safe. Stihl MS 280 C-BQ chain saw
The jockey was said to have undergone lessons in etiquette; the horse had not, though it acquitted itself extremely well. Times, Sunday Times
The internet is an extremely valuable resource giving access to the latest research on pain management.
There can be few museums in the world whose range of exhibits includes a stuffed, 5ft-long, prehistoric fish and a pair of unworn, extremely expensive, blue cowboy-boots.
Here, the curatorial silence makes you study both extremes. Times, Sunday Times
Beyond the point of Fetal viability it becomes illegal except in extreme circumstances.
This humorous and historically accurate account was extremely well received.
Deuterium is a relatively insensitive nucleus because it has a low gyromagnetic ratio and the spectral intensity is generally spread over an extremely wide frequency range due to the quadrupole interaction.
It may seem a paradox that the same colour should be at once so durable and so fugitive, but we may briefly explain it by saying _when vitreous pigments are reduced to that extreme state of division which the palette requires, they lose the properties they possess in a less finely divided state_. Field's Chromatography or Treatise on Colours and Pigments as Used by Artists
The actual life experience of the therapist can be an extremely important factor.
The rabies vaccine is extremely effective but you can avoid the disease by keeping away any animal that isn't a pet. The Sun
The chairs were light in construction yet extremely strong.
Given the extremely backward state of Polish agriculture, its small farming businesses are expected to die like flies.
The Norwegian's header across goal seemed to leave Arveladze with an unmissable chance, but Culkin made a brave stop and was extremely unlucky that the rebound fell to Reyna, who scored from six yards.
Also called ionized (or charged) gas, plasma can be as common as in fluorescent light bulbs or exotic in the extreme, as a thermonuclear explosion. India eNews
Older and newly arrived Vietnamese Americans often display indirectness and extreme politeness in dealing with others.
No issues with anything stopping working, and while the trackpad is small (hi, it's a computer that is less than half the sixe -- sideway -- of a MBP 17 ), it's extremely usable, and I haven't had a lick of trouble with it. The Problems With A Hackintosh Netbook, Six Months Out | Lifehacker Australia
If the ventral curvature of tail is real, then that, in concert with its extremely narrow scaupulae, suggests that a more appropriate functional analog would be found in arboreal chameleons.
The key skills he 'exorcised' for a decade are limited in the extreme. The Ghost Of Leaders Past
The only relief from this cold is that some of the trees in conifer forests seem to grow so close together that they encourage a microclimate, which usually has less extreme temperatures.
Symptoms include extreme exhaustion, muscle pain, headaches and poor concentration. The Sun
Cake/dessert, or sweetmeat baskets are extremely popular and apart from the converted liners already mentioned, dismantled epergnes and converted goblets are the two most common deceptions.
I live with my nan and grandad and it will be extremely difficult for me to pay as we do not have enough money.
And they're training in extreme altitude and freezing conditions. Times, Sunday Times
Though I must say that when I've encountered such things, I could not help sending a rather pointed letter about plagiarism and its extreme inadvisability. Exactly.
PROS: Very interesting sci-fi ideas about life at extremely low temperatures, includes facts based on the very latest science available in biology and planetology, characters were very interesting and well managed. REVIEW: The Sunborn by Gregory Benford
The galleon was a long slender ship of extremely low freeboard, rakish rigged as a single-master, both sails and oars being used as The Stamps of Canada
I am not sure if I would rather have an extreme year like that, or a blah year like 2004.
He thought the highs and lows of the business cycle would be far more extreme and short-lived than in the past, with sharp spikes up and down.
This is done on the exterior, although landmark buildings have been retrofitted inside at great cost and with extreme difficulty.
You can keep fishing - skydiving is the extreme sport for me.
A pegmatite is an extremely slow-cooling igneous rock in which very large crystals can form. Mica
Kitesurfing evolved in the mid-1990s out of other extreme water sports, combining the most exciting elements of windsurfing and wakeboarding and taking them to vastly greater heights.
They spent their afternoons playing golf—extremely badly, I may add—around Loch Lomond.
Exact calculations of this effect are extremely difficult, and can only really be done by computer modelling.
But the joy of that tends to become clouded by the extreme sadness of another Christmas without my sister.
Their devotion, if extreme, is driven by one goal to reclaim their neighbourhood.
Taken to the extreme, that would mean it was inextensible beyond EverQuest. The Hidden Bartle Type
Extreme symptoms are paralysis or loss of sight. The Sun
The other extreme involves slow weathering of terrestrial carbonates, their dissolution, river-borne transport, and eventual sedimentation in the ocean, and the element's return to land by geotectonic processes. Global material cycles
Figures like this are exceptional in the extreme and give a completely unrepresentative impression of the national picture.
I found the final rather involving, which given that rugby is in essence a game of catch taken extremely seriously is not bad going at all.
If you visit the lowest terrace (called Canada) you may be interested to see an area of the extremely rare asarabacca plant, used in the making of snuff.
These comments provide a glimpse into the thinking of a layer of extremely wealthy Hollywood liberals or erstwhile liberals, whose commitment to democratic rights is increasingly tenuous.
The dual ignition system also allows for an extremely lean fuel-air mixture and late ignition timing during warm-up.
Are there effluvia analogous to what we call odour: effluvia of extreme subtlety, absolutely imperceptible to us, yet capable of stimulating a sense-organ far more sensitive than our own? Social Life in the Insect World
Mumbai is a mixture of great wealth and extreme poverty, delightful colonial buildings alongside shanty huts. Times, Sunday Times
The curved tail covers the nose while sleeping during extreme temperatures, acting as a filter to warm and humidify the inhaled air.
Does it matter if they have always been extremely thin and kind of flaunted it? I can't have ya'all thinking I'm such a nice person
The cold air would become extremely painful on his amputation stumps.
These projects are extremely important, and they raise profound questions regarding appropriate intellectual property policies.
Neither type corresponds precisely to that seen in vertebrate enamel, and the extreme variation in crystal orientation is puzzling.
In 1805, an extremely handsome young man, he went up to Cambridge, where he attended intermittently to his studies between extravagant debauches there and in London.
These are the same people whose extremely unsportsmanlike behavior can be seen in the following newsclip: George Heymont: More Funding For School Arts Programs, Less For Sports
It appears that the regulatory authorities are extremely slow at detecting fraud.
My own knowledge of tools for drilling holes is admittedly extremely slim. Times, Sunday Times
They are extremely handsome and sensual, and glory in a drunken brawl.
During this uncertain time, I have been extremely impressed by the continued commitment of the Agency's staff.
Families witness animals enduring an extreme climate, such as deer navigating through three feet of snow.
The serving table, attributed to Thomas Seymour, is topped by two extremely rare American knife cases that employ charred poplar to simulate ebony.
The two men were convicted on some extremely damning evidence.
According to the company, the name comes from "The English word" gelid "[which] is derived from the Latin word" gelidus "(extremely cold, icy). Overclockers Club news Feed
In fact, the off-grid market consists of some of the largest industrial enterprises on the planet, operating in remote and often extreme environments. Let the Market Pay for Renewable Energy
They had brought a modest decline in the face of extreme boom conditions, but no collapse.
If you intend to change gauges and/or tunings regularly, try to avoid ridiculous extremes.
On Sunday they did not do themselves justice tactically or in terms of conviction, but they are extremely lucky to have a chance of making amends so quickly.
The limitations of party competition Schumpeter's redefinition of democracy as a method has been extremely influential.
He wants to promulgate an extreme form of the religion he blasphemously claims to represent.
In defense of “keen grasp of economics,” one of Matt’s fortes is an ability to be extremely annoyed by fallacies and oversights in cost-benefit calculation. Matthew Yglesias » Listmania
These major die-offs will continue to occur at unpredictable intervals when the most extensive, persistent, extremely unfavourable snow and ice conditions prevail.
They're extremely successful and there's no cause to outsource work.
It was going to be an extremely tall order for any side to overhaul us.
Given the combination of ineffable beauty and extremely unpleasant sensations in my stomach and head, I would be quite content to die here.
This season, a floaty chiffon knee-length skirt paired with a Fair Isle sweater or a tweedy jacket will look extremely hip.
It can therefore pay to subject your verbal presentation to some extremely critical scrutiny before it reaches its final destination.
This works extremely well with my geraniums, coreopsis, nepeta, and Campanula carpatica.
Aldan had furbished the extremely large room in the basement, previously used for storage, for the three young girls.
In the pictures of girls - Miss Catherine Tatton is an extreme example - black and carmine are applied so crisply that you would, today, think of mascara and lipstick.
Within himself he would have a sensation of liquefying with giggles and of becoming extremely thin, like a puddle.
He points out that where such extreme early deprivation is followed by nurturant care there is some improvement in speech, intelligence and social skills.
Women are very happy to work extremely hard on a project when an outsider such as an expatriate advisor or consultant, takes responsibility but will not take the initiative to begin a process.
I was so defensive because I saw people who hated New York City, or at least didn't care very much about it, trying to act as if they were extremely invested in recovering from the attacks, or opining about the causes or effects of the attacks. Seven is Angry, Sadly - Anil Dash
But again these can be extremely mild, and there may be no pain at all. Alternative Health Care for Women
The content is out there, and he brings it together in a manner that conveys his view, and he does so extremely well.
The study cites evidence that such isolation can produce “the most extreme forms of psychopathology, such as depersonalization, hallucination, and delusions.” Primary Sources
In the flesh she looks just as incredible, but is also warm, friendly and extremely down to earth. The Sun
However, all of these points of constancy and change are brought to light for the most part due to the extreme redundancy of the film's fades and the organisational role they play.
Big vehicles like buses and trucks must move into the extreme left lane.
We were running extremely low on cash yesterday, and I didn't get paid until today.
It can be sprayed directly onto a surface for extreme malodors, or diluted with water and sprayed.
He was extremely fit and is reputed to have been one of the fastest runners in the village and also regularly won local cycle races.
I was hustling past the nurse's station on my way out when I recognized an extremely short female patient there as my old pal.
Soon the guard - about half a dozen soldiers and NCOs in all - marched out with an extremely rapid step and exaggerated movements; they came to a halt with a massive goose-step.
When on horseback his legs hardly reached the lower body-line of his mount, and only his extreme agility enabled him to get on successfully. Blazed Trail Stories and Stories of the Wild Life
Initially, he was extremely agitated but had normal neurologic examination results.
Extreme family: It lacks luxury but a break in the Welsh countryside more than makes ... school trips to activity centres, have quadded and go-karted with PGL and often throw themselves around on WN.com - Articles related to Amy heading back to Caribbean
That's an extreme view, but things have undoubtedly become more bothersome for the trade.
Miss Margland, extremely piqued, vented her spleen in oblique sarcasms, and sought to heal her offended pride by appeals for justice to her sagacity and foresight in the whole business. Camilla: or, A Picture of Youth
When you read the complete stories of the lives of these saints and shift your focus from the gruesome details of their martyrdoms and extreme ascetical practices, you might meet people who can teach you about being who you are. Rev. James Martin, S.J.: The Saints Were as Strange as You Are - And You Can Be as Holy as They Were
It is notoriously pungent, extremely powerful and a favourite at Chinese banquets. Times, Sunday Times
Despite its bulk and weight, the car is extremely fast.
I suppose if an angel was extremely strong, they could use the energy in their place of birth to uncloak themselves, but I have no support for these wild flights of fancy.
A bowl accompanied by a plate of three perogies, a scoop of mashed potatoes and a gob of the ubiquitous sour cream makes a filling, comforting and extremely thrifty supper.
Despite his calm exterior, he has always been extremely competitive. Times, Sunday Times
Whereas intermarriage between Hutu and Tutsi is common, it is extremely rare between Twa and other groups.
The video is extremely shaky, but Cooper and his crew are clearly under siege, and Cooper can be heard saying he's been hit, yelling "calm down" and talking to his camerawoman. WATCH: Anderson Cooper Egypt Attack Video
The classification of bony fish is extremely complicated.
Extremely passionate, sexual fulfilment is very important to you.
Around the conference table, eight extremely believable-looking exec types, many with the faces of prominent local actors, glare him down as he burbles.
They are the tip of an extremely nasty iceberg. Times, Sunday Times
The soprano sings the text, often one syllable at a time, at the extreme top of her range.
It condemned in extremely strong language what it called Britain's iniquitous campaign.
It was led by Captain Pugwash with a large barrel of brandy and a look of extreme self-satisfaction on his face.
Thomas, by his own admission, was extremely negative and had low self-esteem.
Plus there's a colossal boot, loads of space inside, extremely comfortable seats and a genuine sense of quality.
Cryoablation, also called cryotherapy or cryosurgery, is a procedure in which extreme cold is applied to the tumor using a cryoprobe, a hollow needle-like device filled with argon gas. Good news for cancer patients, cryoablation can treat kidney cancer.
Cope commented on this fragility, writing ‘in the extreme tenuity of all its parts, this vertebra exceeds this type of those already described, so that much care was requisite to secure its preservation’ (p. 563), and his drawing also suggests that the vertebra had been subjected to extensive weathering and hence was already fragile. Biggest sauropod ever (part…. II)
The hotel said:'It is extremely rare for us to take the kind of action which results in a guest being ejected. The Sun
Compton kept her balance, bobbling only once in the extremely loose, off-camber right-hander that tripped up a number of riders. Katie Compton wins day 2 of the Cincinnati UCI3 Cyclocross Festival
And we have studies looking at organisms from sponges to sharks, looking at the food chain, both on the bottom of the ocean and also on the extreme layer of - a very thin layer called the neuston, the very surface of the ocean. Assessing The BP Spill's Impact
In short, without air superiority mobile forces may be extremely vulnerable and air superiority can probably be guaranteed for only comparatively short periods of time. NATO's Changing Strategic Agenda
String theory is a complete description of reality even though we don't understand its predictions in some extreme situations, especially those that have something to do with the ultratiny expanding universe. The Reference Frame
I am a sub-editor for a website myself and know this to be extremely hard work, but any writer that chose to use such atrocious English as that would have the book thrown at them. Monthly Firefox-Themed Wallpapers With Embedded Calendars | Lifehacker Australia
With a few [extremely non-generic] exceptions, namely the ones with maximal isometry groups, one can say definitely whether they are expanding or not. Does Space Expand?
He was an extremely picturesque gardener, dressed in knickerbockers and leather gaiters, with a touch of red in his waistcoat, and a cardigan jacket and a cap on the side of his head. Just Patty
Such language represents an extreme fringe but the Government is concerned. Times, Sunday Times
Exhausted and semi-conscious, my peripheral awareness of a sort of beige abyss was occasionally punctuated by explosions of extreme color.
It would be extremely unfair to start messing around with the batsmen after one game.
Sounds extreme, or would extreme be a saline drip over the lunch interval? Times, Sunday Times
What is difficult to overlook is her record of being totally ineffective as a four-term assemblywomen, her inability or unwillingness to work with others, even within her own party, and her extreme positions on issues such as Medicare, social security, education, veterans affairs and many others. Mitchell Bard: The Tea Party All-Stars: The Worst of Extreme GOP Midterm Candidates
He employed extremes in sonority and revels in distortions and interruptions, often through the ironic use of recognizable fragments from the everyday world. A Fierce Enthusiasm
So I suppose it's no surprise that a May 7 press release from the the World Congress of Families (WCF), an extremely conservative group that "seeks to restore the natural family as the fundamental social unit and the 'seedbed' of civil society," accused CCF of wanting to '' de-institutionalize marriage "and of celebrating the fact" that an increasing number of women are choosing not to marry and have children. Stephanie Coontz: Unconventional Wisdom on Families
At the more extreme end, some individuals and groups crash aeroplanes or blow up buildings.
Similarly, it is extremely important if you are dealing with any government employee or politician to give due deference. Times, Sunday Times
Some psychologists call sleepwalking an extreme form of absent-mindedness. Modern Mechanix
Usually something extremely enormous and very fragile. The Sun
How strange that her bracing, sometimes unpalatably extreme stance could have seeped so gently into popular culture. Times, Sunday Times
This would be an extreme act at one end of the spectrum of economic desperation.
- And the Haiti disaster caused lots of death, which is quite important to the evolutionism that is central to the Dawkins-like world-view; and reduction of world population is central in the extreme forms of ecologism/environmentalism. Pious Atheism « Anglican Samizdat
The term polar, when attached to winter gear, suggests that it will keep people warm in extreme cold, not that it's just adequate when the temperature drops near freezing. Seven Guidelines For Honest Advertisers
Boer goat has a flavour between beef and lamb and is an extremely healthy source of protein. Times, Sunday Times
León and Granada might be at opposing political extremes, but they are matching twins in their architecture.
In nature, jawfish live in colonies of from fifty to several hundred extremely territorial individuals.
Court bailiffs are doing a job like anybody else and are generally extremely helpful. Say Goodbye to Debt
Other options include Chaos, which whirls you into oblivion, and the Inverter, with its extreme G-force action. Las Vegas: Sights Beyond The Slots
As so often in education, the pendulum has swung back to the other extreme and testing is popular again.
Copper conducts heat and electricity extremely efficiently and is less expensive at the present.
Conditions feel like a sauna, with extremely high humidity making the heat feel far more oppressive. Times, Sunday Times
The Wikipedia entry on the subject's fascinating in the extreme: * Decorative stone features of Greek temples such as mutules, guttae, and modillions that are derived from true structural/functional features of the early wooden temples Boing Boing
I think his work is extremely overrated.
Extreme surfer and skateboard styles are still a best bet.
However, I also noticed that Speedos and swimming briefs are extremely popular on the beaches of Europe.
Hippocampus severnsi is distinguished from congeners in having a combination of: extremely small size (height 13 mm, standard length 15 mm); 12 trunk rings; 27 tail rings; reduced ossification of inferior and ventral trunk ridges; 14 dorsal fin rays; 10 pectoral fin rays; anal fin small or absent; medium length snout which lacks a bulbous tip; raised, angular coronet; single gill opening on midline directly behind coronet supported by raised cleithral bone; scattered tubercles on trunk and tail; predominant colour dark brown (sometimes slightly marbled) with large, bright red patch covering dorsolateral surfaces of trunk rings 1-4; tiny white dots scattered all over; pale posterior section of tail with dark transverse bands. Practical Fishkeeping news (RSS)
I felt extremely fit, both physically and mentally.
In the supposed rise of the extreme right, mainstream politicians imagine their own decline and fall, and their isolation from the people.
Therefore, they resisted what they perceived as American extremes of rationalism and indifferentism, precisely as did their Protestant and Catholic colleagues.
Legal sources have expressed mixed views over the true meaning of the company's conditional offer to meet future claims, with some on the union side now extremely sceptical.
For the manufacturer to insist the Swiss Diamond pans contain no Teflon whatsoever when it is made primarily from polytetrafluoroethylene, the chemical widely known as Teflon, is extremely deceptive. Consumer fraud alert: Swiss Diamond non-stick cookware made with same chemical as Teflon
She found it extremely difficult to get a job.
The sock we designed is extremely, compliant and elastic, making it possible for the electrodes to make satisfactory contact with the epicardium.
However, while both the Atkins and South Beach low-carb diets warn people not to stay in the extremely low-carbohydrate ketogenic "induction" phase for more than two weeks, many people, like your friend, choose to do so for months.
I have an extremely low opinion of the British tabloid newspapers.
The treatment has a whole host of extremely unpleasant side-effects including weight gain, acne, skin rashes and headaches.
That's what it was like to sniff Silences, from the sharp but already layered opening through the dark green first layer and on into the galbanum earth to the very smooth remnants of extreme dry down. Archive 2009-01-01
It is also extremely difficult to get characters on and off the stage dexterously.
This is an extreme case but it highlights the dangers that lurk online. The Sun
FA cells are extremely sensitive to exposure from agents that can cause DNA interstrand crosslinks (ICLs), abnormal structures that block DNA replication. PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories
It was extremely unsatisfying and while it didn't spoil the good parts of the movie leading up to it, it sure put a horrid taste in my mouth as I finished watching it.
Why does the world minify our intelligence by depreciating our favorite article of diet, and express the ultimate extreme of mental pauperism by saying of him on whose intellect they would heap contempt, "He doesn't know beans"? Modern Eloquence: Vol III, After-Dinner Speeches P-Z
The Toronto art-rockers have a tendency to go for the extreme, whether it is a lavishly orchestrated children's record or a rock opus telling the story of the Group
The former Archbishop of Canterbury hit out yesterday at extreme atheists who are intolerant of religious views and attempt to deny Christians a voice in public debate.
It took an incident of extreme force to reveal how far down the road she had gone. COMPULSION
There are similarities in the practices of both sects: initiation is by tearing out the hair, and the lifestyle is one of extreme austerity involving nakedness, penances, and ordeals.
Scorpene inherited the twin problems of extreme multiple personality.
Animals need to adapt their bodies to survive and prosper in extreme conditions, as do cricketers their skills. Times, Sunday Times
Along the fuselage belly, the skin exhibited extreme bulging typical of corrosion damage.
He must have an extremely strong constitution.
Keynes would have interpreted this as an extreme outbreak of liquidity-preference, says Paul Davidson, whose biography of the master has just been republished with a new afterword.
As this column demonstrated last week, this polarisation is extreme and has clear-cut economic, cultural and political manifestations.
The most diverse range of extreme nationalist groups joined together under their leadership.
Like the Hawaiian Islands, the tropical Marquesas Islands are extremely isolated and all flora and fauna present are the result of long-distance colonization and in situ evolution for thousands to millions of years. Marquesas tropical moist forests
The end result is an extremely complex manifold that actually reduces component complexity and trims assembly time.
Even with a wide-angle lens the camera can only show a 75 degree view - and that at the expense of extreme distortion at the edges.

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