How To Use Lance In A Sentence

The final section of the traverse was a bit of a challenge: delicate, balancey moves with next to nothing for hands or feet.
Our economy is unbalanced, money is in excess supply, and its circulation is completely divorced from the circulation of goods. Inside Perestroika: The Future of the Soviet Economy
Striking that balance between old and new will always be difficult, but after a few numbers here, memories of their old bandmaster begin to fade.
Frankly I don't understand why most companies don't follow the same policy as franked income in the hands of shareholders is worth a lot more to them than huge piles of franking credits mouldering away in the company's balance sheet.
Finally, in the formation of an opinion as to the abstract preferableness of one course of action over another, or as to the truth or falsehood or right significance of a proposition, the fact that the majority of one's contemporaries lean in the other direction is naught, and no more than dust in the balance. On Compromise

The art world can be a profoundly unfriendly and unbalanced place. Times, Sunday Times
The imbalance in the number of girls and boys of marriageable age is not the only cause of these social changes, and it will not persist for long.
Kerry have a better balance all round; better team and better subs.
Your clock has a floating balance mechanism.
She sipped from her glass and glanced sideways at me. Times, Sunday Times
If you are to have any chance of success, you need to pore over balance sheets, crunch the right numbers and keep abreast of company news. Times, Sunday Times
The films he made look simple at first glance, yet already invite a more complicated response.
The resemblance also of the human stomach to that of the orang-outang is greater than to that of any other animal. The Complete Poetical Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley
These people write reasonable, well-balanced letters, disclaim any belief in racialism, and back up everything they say with copious instances. As I Please
This multiplication of coverage is cunningly designed to bamboozle the party media minders who sit in party headquarters with stop watches timing their contributions to ensure balance.
By its nature it will be great for political rights management, because it's an enormously penetrative surveillance tool, and it makes it hard to do anything anonymously involving a computer.
The 62 million consideration will bolster the strength of the balance sheet and free capital for expenditure on the branded goods. Times, Sunday Times
“In order to balance the budget this biennium, which is $182 billion, we used $14 billion in federal stimulus money to balance it,” said State Sen. Steve Ogden, R-Bryan. Dallas Blog, Daily News, Dallas Politics, Opinion, and Commentary FrontBurner Blog D Magazine » Blog Archive » David Dewhurst Explains Texas Budget Deficit Was Not a Budget Deficit If You Look at It Cross-Eyed
The wine possesses a smoothness and balanced depth which is rare at such a low price.
A glance of recognition passed between them.
Her words came so fast that I cannot attempt their semblance here, and her voice rose and fell in a kind of querulous chant to which sometimes she nodded her head, as if she was beating the time. The Fool Errant
She risked a glance back over her shoulder.
He had a bank balance that a senior merchant banker would not be ashamed of.
I've been using the kitchen balance scale and must have miscounted the total of the little brass weights.
Ariela glanced at Bull, to check if it was all right with him to spill information.
WASHINGTON — A U.S. military official says the Navy had a close encounter with an Iranian surveillance plane last week in the Gulf of Oman. Iranian Military Plane 'Buzzes' U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier
He went into cardiac arrest again in the ambulance and once more at the hospital.
The report listed Lowe's injuries as "incapacitating" and he was taken by Rural/Metro Ambulance Service to University of Tennessee Medical Center for treatment. The Daily Times News Headlines
The captain continues the bitter commentary for a moment before calming himself down, saying he knows that Jenko wouldn't have wanted them to get angry about his death, and himself would have "rapped" to them about balance in the cosmos "and some nonsense about karma. Tomato Nation
Otherwise this irritable maunderer would have known that, everything else apart, I am heartily tired of the responsibilities of youth under any such constant surveillance. Jurgen A Comedy of Justice
He has no other debts and pays off the balance of his credit card in full each month. Times, Sunday Times
While price pressure is a huge factor in who can and cannot survive on the land, it behoves us to take the longer-term view, if at all possible, to ensure that we maintain a balance between rural and urban living.
The framework of the balanced constitution and mixed government was broadly accepted by political theorists and practising politicians alike. Democracy and its Critics - Anglo-American democratic thought in the nineteenth century
Tartaric acid is what gives balance to sugars in white wines and tannins in reds.
This bizarre balance ofartistry andseveral layers of humor is consistent throughout. Movie Review: A Town Called Panic (My Choice for Best Animated Film of 2009) | /Film
An affectionate arm around the shoulders, a warm and reassuring hug, a gentle touch upon the arm, even just an understanding glance, are enough to drive away the blues and kindle hope in a heart beset with workaday cares.
Each patrol day ends with uniforms soaked in sweat, and the soil of the deadland is powder under the hoofs of the patrol mounts, rising and infiltrating boots and uniforms, and leaving every lancer's skin dry and itchy from salt and sweat and dust. The Magi'i Of Cyador
Among techniques clearly described to us is his camerawork, which is presented during an early description of the symptoms of anxiety: nausea, shaking, loss of balance and distorted vision. Mike says ANTI-CHRIST is shocking, disgusting, frightening and will leave you feeling uncomfortable. But that’s kind of the point! | Obsessed With Film
It may also have a role in evaluation and surveillance of patients with inoperable carcinomas.
Is there a justification for retaining the word in literature from the past, when its use would have reflected common parlance?
I have seen human bathers acting just like the birds, though from a different cause, bobbing down towards the water, but afraid to dip their heads, and the idea of comicality arose, as it does in most of the ludicrous actions of animals, from their resemblance to those of mankind. The Naturalist in Nicaragua
Burke cast a cursory glance at the menu, then flapped it shut.
The ambulance drove to the hospital slowly as a safety measure because Mr A could not be belted and was not secure in the ambulance.
Buying in a smaller city or coastal town gives them a more balanced lifestyle without the cold turkey of going without any urban facilities. Times, Sunday Times
He glanced over at Tara, scribbling notes at a nearby desk filched from the Library of Congress. Rogue Oracle
Rachel hit the volleyball back over the net, and glanced up only to see Jade leaning against the post, a silver knife in her hand.
He was put under surveillance, and arrested the day after his graduation. Times, Sunday Times
While President Obama swore fealty to free trade, he also called for "balanced growth," which is diplo-speak for U.S. efforts to get China to spur domestic consumption and rely less on exports. Will Marshall: Does America Have a China Policy?
The study found that only 36 percent of teens know how to open a savings account, and even less know how to balance a checkbook.
She cast a sly glance at her bridge partner.
For the most part, a well-balanced diet appears to provide all the vitamins anyone needs. The 8-Week Cholesterol Cure
He regained his balance and then retreated to his post beside the door, curling into himself like a wounded possum. NO BODY
The dashboard shows alerts and errors at a glance.
It means ambulance workers now join police and fire personnel in having a prestigious medal for exemplary services. The Sun
She spoke in a high but not unmusical note, very quickly, and with timid glances to either side of her collocutor. Eve's Ransom
The Company's flagship product, the Sharps Disposal by Mail System (R), is a cost-effective and easy-to-use solution to dispose of medical waste such as hypodermic needles, lancets and any other medical device or objects used to puncture or lacerate the skin (referred to as "sharps"). Undefined
A payment plan of 10 a month has been arranged for the remaining balance. The Sun
A glance at any probate casebook will demonstrate how often solicitous distant relatives, keen to do fetching and carrying as well as to sort out troublesome financial affairs, show up in the declining years of lonely old people.
The balance of the population and land and environmental disruption question that population growth cause facilitate the formulation of appropriate thoughts of people.
Over the years in Mumbai, she spends time as an advertising copywriter, a freelance journalist and a publications officer for the World Wildlife Fund.
Tomato paste is also used heavily for its acidity, which balances the 'beefiness' of the dish. Archive 2007-02-01
Except for the fact that his hair was a solid black, the thin, slight boy of about fifteen or sixteen bore an uncanny resemblance to Kunihiko.
He considers the mode of assorting the cards in each hand; often counting trump by trump, and honor by honor, through the glances bestowed by their holders upon each. The Murders in the Rue Morgue
People passed by without a glance in her direction.
The tip of his lance got caught by the serrations of her sword, and he wrenched it out of her grasp, thinking he had won.
Sitting in the chairs for a shapeup this week are freelance writer Jimi Izrael, syndicated columnist Ruben Navarrette, civil rights attorney and editor Arsalan Iftikhar, and NPR's political editor Ken Rudin. 'Shop Talk': The Political Witchunt For Christine O'Donnell
Steven added four penalties and Warren potted a drop-goal in a game which was in the balance right to the final whistle.
The ambulance that followed was wrecked, panels ripped off and the front crumpled by the crowds. Times, Sunday Times
He could sink that harpoon 3 feet into a whale and once fast it was not long before he was on the whale's back driving the lance 6 feet into its vitals.
My book does not claim to be a balanced book by any means. Christianity Today
They 100 engage more in a dialogue that involves planning and equitable exchanges or balances of advantage.
We have a positive current account balance. Times, Sunday Times
Some banks charge if you access your account to determine your balance.
Steven glanced at me, his eyes once again twinkling.
At first glance, that mightn't seem very favourable as many top players like to take a break after a major championship.
Dalgliesh thought that the design would have been more successful if the fagade had been balanced by extended bays, but either inspiration or money had ran out and the house looked curiously unfinished. She Closed Her Eyes
And Archimedes proved from his axioms on the lever that two unequal weights balance at distances from the fulcrum that are inversely proportional to their weights.
The bust of Thales shown above is in the Capitoline Museum in Rome, but is not contemporary with Thales and is unlikely to bear any resemblance to him
MONTGOMERY: A group of crooks in Montgomery stole a forklift, used it to steal an ATM from a bank, and a surveillance camera caught the whole thing! News for NBC13.com
Twice as many hospitals turned ambulances away last week compared with the same period last year. Times, Sunday Times
Lenero balances tonal subtleties with his right-angled shapes.
He balanced precariously on the narrow window - ledge.
Your bank balance depends entirely on your salary but your happiness balance depends solely on you.
Cefotaximes has an especially favorable balance of activity againstgram - positive cocci, gram - negative aerobes, and someanaerobic organisms.
Can the other teams raise their games enough to counterbalance that potential falloff?
It is a balanced and informative programme. Times, Sunday Times
The direct impact of a long-term imbalanced sex ratio at birth is the emergence of "gradient marriage squeeze," it said. The Times of India
These measures restored some sense to the balance sheet and provided sufficient liquidity for the company to carry on. Times, Sunday Times
We overbalanced and tumbled towards the window, smashing it and falling through.
The BMW M6 has deeper front valance with air intakes for the engine and brakes, more contoured sills and rear valance that includes a diffuser to increase aerodynamic efficiency.
Targeting pod-equipped aircraft can make pre-raid surveillance videos, check for improvised explosive devices (IEDs), track targets such as gunmen or vehicles, and send information to ground units.
Since the feminine is out of balance in the female body and the predominant culture, women are not receiving the nurturance they need to fuel their outer work. Wild Feminine
Demanding that trials maximise their gathering of information on toxicology improves a protocol's balance of risk and social value.
There is an uncanny resemblance between this reasoning and that which had earlier led John Dalton to an atomic theory of chemistry.
WHO is working with the Ministry of Health in Yemen to ensure that AFP surveillance throughout the country is sensitized so that no transmission of wild poliovirus is missed.
For the load balancer, scheduling modules implement iterators that are used to walk through all the tasks managed by that scheduling module to do load balancing.
Discard the lancet into a biohazard sharps container.
His brown hair was cut short and messy, and a pair of horn-rimmed glasses balanced on his nose.
This is a delicate equilibrium balance that can easily be ruined.
At first glance, it's a cleaning rod with a rubber tip and a funny-looking patch.
You can pay bills over the Internet. Additionally, you can check your balance or order statements.
Chronic wounds, such as pressure ulcers, can sustain bacterial balance and resist infection if well cared for and kept free of necrotic avascular tissue.
The only solution would be to counterbalance this negativity in my own eccentric little way. Times, Sunday Times
With one quick glance he can tell when you're at the end of your rope but with his gentle smile and soft caring words he can always help restore your hope.
Just then Edward handed Doctor Instow a goodly rasher of broiled ham, upon which was a perfectly poached egg; and directly after the man came round behind Jack, and quietly placed before him, with a whisper of warning that the plate was very hot, another rasher of ham, and at the first sight of it the lad began to shrink, but at the second glance, consequent upon a brave desire not to show his repugnance, he saw that it was a different kind of rasher to the doctor's, and that there was no egg. Jack at Sea All Work and no Play made him a Dull Boy
Seigi saw Drew glance at him sharply, putting two and two together, but the bowman pretended he hadn't seen the look, and continued to watch Lillandra.
The soil and the landscape of the Isonzo region in Friuli especially bears these resemblances. WTN: Channing Daughters Winery 2004 L'Enfant Sauvage Chardonnay (The Hamptons)
Soon everything from credit-card balances to auto loans was being repackaged.
I glanced quickly to the wall of the giant diagram of the male anatomy and I was reminded that the urethra is a miniscule tube through which I had always peed. Sleepwalk With Me
Before you turn the page, wondering why I've chosen such a dreadful piece of sugary sentimentalism for this week's painting, give Greuze's grieving girl a second glance.
Many other species of Callia also resemble other malacoderms; and the longicorn genus Lycidola has been named from its resemblance to various species of the Lycidae, one of the species here figured (Lycidola belti) being a good mimic of Calopteron corrugatum and of several other allied species, all being of about the same size and found at Chontales. Darwinism (1889)
Composition, balance, the skill of the draughtmanship, the function of the work and its emotive power are all integral.
She was taken to hospital in an ambulance suffering a broken neck but later died.
High PO2 levels help produce an efficient decompression profile providing they are balanced against oxygen toxicity.
The Bank dishonoured a number of cheques drawn by its client and sent a fax contending that his debit balance was in excess of his facility.
The current trade deficit indicates a serious imbalance between our import and export trade.
At the city morgue, workers nailed together coffins and put some of the dead in an ambulance to transport them to cemeteries.
It may not be purchased of the merchants, nor can it be weighed out in the balance for gold. The Happy Prince and Other Tales
Most men might as well have tried to shift the Kezankian Mountains, but the tribesman was a large man with the strength of the dying, and he caught Conan off balance. Conan and The Mists of Door
As the principal part of the earth land ecosystem, forest, especially the natural forest is most significant in keeping the ecological balance and the maintenance of the biology multiformity.
Music has always had a tendency to glance back over its shoulder at the past, but the last few years has seen an unabashed spate of revivalism, from 60s garage rock posturing to the soi-disant Electro Clash phenomenon.
The girl cast another glance behind, took a deep breath and stepped forward.
The worthies on the committee also attempted to explain why those mistakes - in surveillance, in intelligence-gathering, analysis and co-ordination - were made.
They have only to glance over their shoulder and they see a mighty lineage stretching back. Times, Sunday Times
Being attractive and likeable can be the small, notionally "irrelevant" factor that helps to tip the balance in our favor. The Untapped Power of Erotic Capital
_a priori_ almost impossible that the inhabitants of Wenus had never heard of Pozzuoli -- would guard me from the jellifying Mash-Glance of the The War of the Wenuses
The ‘amentum’ was the thong, or strap of leather, with which the lance, or javelin, was fastened, in order to draw it back when thrown.] [Footnote 36: _Not used to bear. The Metamorphoses of Ovid Literally Translated into English Prose, with Copious Notes and Explanations
Participants were randomly assigned by an ‘adaptive biased coin’ technique, rather than simple equiprobable randomisation, to ensure balance of group numbers.
It was an oddly sly glance, as though suddenly he were a different person -- or rather I was seeing the obverse of his personality. HIGH STAND
There remain on the balance sheet assets with uncertain value and limited relevance to the UK economy. Times, Sunday Times
I think that Tilly's behavior on balance does indicate a kind of cetacean psychosis. Politics
When he got to the third computer, Mrs Boatwright and I exchanged an anxious little glance.
When we glance over the history of flagellation and realize that, though whipping as a punishment has been very widespread and common, there have been periods and lands showing no clear knowledge of any sexual association of whipping, it becomes clear that whipping is not necessarily an algolagnic manifestation. Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 3 Analysis of the Sexual Impulse; Love and Pain; The Sexual Impulse in Women
Under the new proposals, the degree of margin reduction for cane refiners is around two-and-a-half times greater than that for beet producers, so that the competitive imbalance between beet and cane producers would be widened.
This book is the most balanced account of the phenomenon of contemporary jihadism to date.
She glanced at him occasionally from beneath lowered lids.
Focusing his firelance on the leading black cat of the two that trail, he discharges the entire lance before the cat staggers and tumbles. The Magi'i Of Cyador
The only exciting thing that happened all day was when the top came off the scaffolding tower, unbalanced by about a hundredweight of slate which had been injudiciously stacked all on the same side of its centre of gravity.
Humour and melancholy, sincerity and irony are as balanced as a health freak's diet.
A triple-beam balance gets its name because it has three beams that allow you to move known masses along the beam.
The Safety Board concluded that the incorrect rigging wasn't a significant factor on the preceding flights because weight and balance on those flights were well within limits.
On balance, her ample stomach seems to suggest more impending motherhood than lax calorie control. Times, Sunday Times
When he glanced back at the corner, jaw setting, she laid her hand on his arm.
He fixed her with a mildly reproving glance which diluted quickly into a fond grin.
Still, the Raiders have to generate some semblance of pressure with their front four.
19 per cent of B2C companies are now worth little more than the cash on their balance sheets.
Second, there is the resultant increase in international financial imbalances. Times, Sunday Times
There is not much apparent resemblance between a barndoor Fowl and the Dog who protects the farm-yard. Essays
She tried to duck out of his grip, half-succeeding, and he went off-balance.
Yes, if they can find the right balance between idealism and realism. Times, Sunday Times
Finally, the reforms aimed to shift the balance of power in determining use of resources from hospital doctors to general practitioners.
He kept throwing glances at the river with ears flat against his skull.
Breathing in and out for an equal length of time is another way to experience expansiveness and balance.
The balance of your order will be supplied when we receive fresh stock.
With careers and raises often hanging in the balance, few instructors can afford to displease the growing number of disengaged students making evaluation forms.
The involtini, which is stuffed veal scaloppine, was the highlight for me - it showed real skill to balance the flavours.
Several herbs also help rebalance the female endocrine system, including angelica (dong quai), licorice root, black cohosh, and chasteberries.
At a glance, the house seems relatively liveable, but on closer inspection, the structure is tilted to one side and the floor has completely collapsed.
Its balance of financial and armed clout should give it a longer shelf life than the Soviet Union, whose military establishment bled its command economy to death.
They are marked with a "C" and a balance, and were sold at $120 a butt of 110 imperial gallons.
But when you ask for it back, don't be surprised to get an admonitory finger-wagging about being over-fixated on money and wealth, when you really should be thinking more about wellbeing and the work-life balance.
However, the libidinous cad may find many pleasures in the licentious glance along the pew.
The natural ability of the body to balance internal and external stress is called homeostasis. Dr. Bertrand Babinet, Ph.D., LAc.: Adaptogen Herbs: The Key to Longevity and Optimal Health
Sir Anthony held the crown out on the tip of his lance.
This community was supposed to be regulated by balance, and that at least the major powers had a right to expect compensation and indemnities to maintain it.
Some patients have asystole from the onset of arrest and are unsuitable for defibrillation by the ambulance crew or bystanders.
Any drift starting or stopping within the experiment may create artifacts, although the trials are randomized in a balanced order.
The Renaissance Italians also had an acute insight into the importance of the balance of power for maintaining international order among themselves.
The errors, averaging 2,340 each, benefitted 436 staff and freelancers. The Sun
The upside of this setup is that it can accept either balanced or unbalanced signal input.
The survival of the African elephant hangs in the balance.
BANGOR, Maine - A local man with a long criminal history allegedly threatened a store clerk with a knife on Monday night after she told him he was seen on the store's video surveillance system stealing an item, Bangor police Sgt. Paul Edwards said on Tuesday. BangorDailyNews.com - News
He is filmed by a video surveillance camera.
Without it, the carbonic acid produced during breathing would remain acidic and throw an organism's system out of balance.
Jahn glanced at his chopsticks, bento lunch, and then gave him an exasperated look.
ln less than six minutes, the ambulance came wailing back from the shipyard, one of the police cars in front of it running interference. CORMORANT
China's economy is precariously balanced on a mountain of debt. Times, Sunday Times
In the early 1980s, Richard and Nancy Ruggles prepared a set of accounts that related the income and product flows to balance sheets.
The boy is shocked at the old man's death and loses his mental balance.
Sugar unbalances the endocrine system, which includes the adrenal glands, pancreas and liver, causing the blood-sugar level to fluctuate widely.
They emerged from the lane to the shore at the same moment, and Marche glanced about for the expected bayman. Blue-Bird Weather
He sensed more than heard the scuffle of trainer shoes on concrete behind him and threw a casual glance over his shoulder.
Balance the shelf on this bracket and position the second bracket. Times, Sunday Times
As a psychologist, Bloom had studied what in the 1970s was considered not just sexual deviance, but mental imbalance.
Most of us need to lead more balanced lives to be healthy and happy.
The child couldn't keep his balance on his new bicycle.
For the rest of us, it has been six months of adjustment to a new family situation, tough occasionally but generally an improvement: far fewer messes to clear up, no constant vigilance on the bathroom and kitchen, much greater freedom for us to go on family outings (most often, of course, to see B up in Limburg). Six months on
He could tell at a glance what was wrong.
The playful flirtation vanished from the dark woman's face in a flash and she straightened suddenly, firing a steel - cold glance my way.
And so he had grown in the warmth of his parents 'love, trained in what we call outdoor sports, but which are life itself to the Arab, until at fourteen no one could surpass him in running or horsemanship or spear-throwing, whilst with rifle or revolver he could clip the hair off the top of a man's head, the which strenuous accomplishments he balanced in passing his leisure moments in the gentle arts of verse-making and even music, in spite of the latter being condemned by religion; also did he learn to converse in foreign tongues. Desert Love
Freelance workers do not enjoy the benefits of employee status.
He will graduate with a major in computer science and a minor in philosophy, and he plans to pursue his interest in freelance photography and photojournalism.
Balanced: all the flavour components, such as fruitiness, acidity and tannin, in perfect harmony. The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed
Kennaquhair, or because it agrees with scenes of the Monastery in the circumstances of the drawbridge, the milldam, and other points of resemblance, that therefore an accurate or perfect local similitude is to be found in all the particulars of the picture. The Monastery
Almost out of reflex she glanced up at the hospital, wondering if it was possible that was where the mysterious looker stood, watching her movements.
However, concern is great and several specific questions are being raised about risks to humans in close contact with infected cats and the need for surveillance of disease in cat populations.
It is sensible to give the carp a balanced diet for we want the carp to do well on our baits.
To balance this he remained a staunch member of the Church of England and a firm believer in the indissoluble union between Church and State.
He had been due to go freelance this year. Times, Sunday Times
If you walk into a comic shop then all you will probably see at a glance is the men-in-tights-power-fantasies. Kicking The Dog

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