How To Use Lethal In A Sentence

Sodium thiopental was used by most U.S. states as part of a lethal injection combination, but many have switched to an alternative drug called pentobarbital amid an ongoing shortage. The Seattle Times
Toxic effects may be either lethal, causing death, or sublethal.
Members of the 800th Military Police Brigade had to use lethal force several times to quell prisoner uprisings, the report says.
But the designer decided to withdraw the shoes over fears they could become a lethal weapon if the wearer accidentally trod on someone else's foot, the Daily Telegraph reported.
Aconite root contains about 0.4 per cent. of alkaloid and one-fifteenth of a grain of the alkaloid is a lethal dose. The Witch-cult in Western Europe A Study in Anthropology

Non-lethal weapons have inherent characteristics of precision effects, selectivity of engagement, and versatility.
It appears that some of these had rotted and produced a lethal gas which asphyxiated the crew members.
The cider and vodka combination is far too lethal for my poor liver so I ended up puking.
Obesity and inactivity kill 26,000 Americans a year, making them less lethal than relatively unknown diseases such as nephritis and septicemia.
Potential lethal cardiac arrhythmias and convulsions are recognised complications of both iatrogenic and self inflicted overdoses.
HIV is a lethal contagious disease spread by contact with blood and body fluids.
One afternoon, I enjoyed a decent rendition of huevos rancheros and also a fine example of the old New Orleans dish eggs Hussard, garnished with ham, tomatoes, and a delicious though lethal mixture of bordelaise and hollandaise sauces.
Msr1-knockout (KO) C57BL/6 mice transferred i.v. into sublethally irradiated, congenic, tumor-free (control) or EL-4 tumor-bearing (TB) recipients. Naturejobs - All Jobs
Those who fled at once, unburdened by possessions, had a chance of survival, for the rain of ash and pumice, mixed with lithics, that descended for several hours was not necessarily lethal.
Msr1-knockout (KO) C57BL/6 mice transferred i.v. into sublethally irradiated, congenic, tumor-free (control) or EL-4 tumor-bearing (TB) recipients. Naturejobs - All Jobs
Execution by lethal injection is scheduled for July 30th.
The police were equipped with guns that fire rubber bullets, as well as exploding pellets of pepper spray, electric prods, and a host of other new ‘less lethal’ weapons.
Lundbeck, which manufactures the drug in the US under the tradename Nembutal, now demands that its US distributors sign an agreement stating that they will not make pentobarbital, which is a sedative with a wide range of uses, available for prisons using it for lethal injections. Troy Davis case brings calls for execution drug controls
This is a potentially lethal combination, but modern techniques help to safeguard us from those risks.
Lethal injection is utilized in 35 states and the gas chamber is used in 5 states.
Further, subsequent military actions may depend on the effectiveness of a non-lethal attack.
The technical officer could not fail to be conscious of the lethal potential of an electrical discharge from the platform.
The gas he claims was methyl isocyanide and it was lethal.
These "sublethal" effects are difficult to gauge, but research suggests they are real. Msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines
Section VI of the proposal covers the challenges and risks to laser weapons ... mainly that of cheaply producing large quantities of Polonium-210 (currently produced only in microgram quantities, and extremely lethal). Boing Boing
Hoping that the nonmetal handle would interrupt a lethal electrical shock, in seconds I was hacking at the conduit like a demented ax murderer. Silver Zombie
This was a nerve gas known as phosgene and it is lethal. CNN Transcript Aug 30, 2007
The use of nonexplosive, non-lethal barrier devices will mitigate the post-deployment hazards associated with traditional mines.
In the United States, critically injured racehorses are humanely euthanized by lethal injection.
In the experiments on narcotized rats, a decrease in the level of the registered signal was observed after an injection of a lethal dose of Nembutal.
According to Mendel, what kind of genes "disappear" in F1 pea plants? sex-linked dominant recessive codominant lethal Yahoo! Answers: Latest Questions
Additional genes important for eye development may remain unidentified because they cause early lethality when mutated.
I think what also countervailed any condemning supposition that Roosevelt sacrificed servicemen to get the US into a war with Japan was the real determination, lethality and tenacity of the dictatorial enemies of the US, and Europe. AP Poll: Bush Is Both the Biggest "Hero" and "Villain"
Taser is another choice and a much less violent or lethal one that clubbing someone with my issue lump of metal as well as increasing my chances of not getting hurt. Can’t Sleep, Clowns Will Eat Me! « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG
Dec 11, 2008 | not rated yet | no comments yet (PhysOrg. com) -- In a new tactic in the fight against cancer, Cornell researcher Michael King has developed what he calls a lethal "lint brush" for the blood -- a tiny, implantable device that captures and PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories
It is highly infectious and is lethal in more than half of all cases. Times, Sunday Times
And how does its intense magnetic field shape its environment, including the aurorae and those lethal radiation belts? Spacewatch: Juno to Jupiter
That smile and that honeyed baritone make a lethal combination. Times, Sunday Times
At least seven criminals, mostly rapists, have been executed by lethal injection since the penalty was restored.
The dosage suppressors could rescue ram lethality by several possible mechanisms.
N New tank syndrome: A lethal combination of all the problems mentioned in this article.
The choreography evokes the ladies' specialties, their lethally polite rivalry, and, most important, the filigreed yet dazzling nature of Romantic-era technique.
The doses they could experience would potentially be lethal in a very short period of time. The Sun
I'm a mover of opinions, if you will; a raker of muck, a gangster of political science, a lethal phrasemaker, a ... well you get the idea. Your Right Hand Thief
Found off Australia's north-east coast during the tropical wet season (our winter), it is a smaller relative of the lethal box jellyfish.
Pakistan is a key supply route for fuel, military vehicles, spare parts, clothing and other non-lethal supplies for foreign troops in landlocked Afghanistan. Pakistan To Reopen Border Crossing That NATO Uses
As you pointed out, the extra lethality is not required! What is the biggest rifle load you would use on whitetails?
Gooden is a tough cookie who can score, and Giricek is a lethal shooter who is underrated at being aggressive.
Found off Australia's north-east coast during the tropical wet season (our winter), it is a smaller relative of the lethal box jellyfish.
That is, their level of lethality is inversely proportional to their proximity to any innocent, doe-eyed, child.
In 17 cases, lethal doses were administered.
But also we can use nonlethal but tough methods to deal with any troublemakers. Times, Sunday Times
Too much time and money, little purpose, and boredom are a lethal combination.
All these knives are absolutely lethal.
Tasmanian devils have for some years been plagued with a mysterious and lethal cancer. Now, the dog-sized mammals are fighting back: They are breeding at younger ages.
Their lethal raptorial appendages provide effective weapons for acquiring and defending these homes.
If it is needed, a defibrillating shock interrupts the potentially lethal rhythm and gives it the chance to start beating normally.
Entire governments, never mind single ministers, have been toppled by that lethal combination.
AIDS patients who survive early bouts with pneumocystis carinii pneumonia and other once lethal infections are now falling prey to an array of other maladies. Aids The Next Ten Years
The gluten also shields the helpful microbes from the sun's lethal ultraviolet rays.
The well-visualized ice margin by ultrasound CT or MR is actually only the 0-degree Celsius line, or isotherm, which is not sufficiently lethal to cancer cells, but has unfortunately been confused with the actual treatment margin. The Earth Times Online Newspaper
They add to research that shows how our lives are beset by contamination with potentially lethal bacteria. Times, Sunday Times
Most any rifle or shotgun will outperform a bow in lethality by an extremely large margin in my opinion", Two Shotguns Equal One Bow?
# announcement in 1995 that non-lethal weapons - including high powered microwaves and radio frequency devices - are to be 'transited' to the law enforcement sector was met with dismay in some quarters Archive 2009-05-01
For a lethal recessive allele, mean frequency monotonically decreases as population size decreases.
This lethality is suppressed by mutation in any one of the recombination repair genes RAD51, RAD52, RAD55, or RAD57.
Yellow sunlight shines through the semi-opaque white plastic tank, and the lethal fluid within glows mysteriously.
Translocations create the possibility of obtaining one, two, or three copies of a locus or region, which may result in balanced lethals or in high frequencies of nonviable oospores, as observed in many crosses.
The introduction of MIRVing further improved the lethality and accuracy of the weapons.
Therefore, none of the stored projectiles or canisters contain lethal chemical agents.
If the giant was clever, he would have worn a helmet, thus deflecting the potentially lethal blow, and then proceeded to beat David into a throbbing bloody pulp.
Fully-trained armed police officers will use the stun gun in place of lethal firearms.
Some jackets have lethal gold studs cascading down their shoulders, pictured right, others come in emerald snakeskin print leathers. Times, Sunday Times
When measured against the suffering of people infected with a lethal disease, this point sounds abstract, even callous.
If depression induces heart disease and magnifies the lethality of existing cardiac conditions, does treatment of depression curb heart disease?
However, Democracy Now's Amy Goodman was told by Air Force Lt. Col. Jamie Goodpaster, a public affairs officer for Northern Command, that "Military forces would have weapons on-site," containerized, "she said - that is, stored in containers - including both lethal and so-called nonlethal weapons. Alex Jones' Prison Planet.com
Some 80 percent of non-lethal supplies for foreign forces fighting in landlocked Afghanistan are transported over Pakistani soil after being unloaded at docks in Karachi, a port city in the south. Pakistan Cuts NATO Supply Line In Apparent Retaliation For Killed Troops
Hasselbaink and Viduka are both prolific scorers and they are potentially a lethal combination up front.
For a wide-spread disease (such as the non-lethal parasite ascaris) where treatment is cheap and relatively painless for the patient, a cheap and simple diagnostic test is suitable.
Add to that an unhealthy dose of shame at her previous level of comfort, and you had a lethal combination.
They paralyse snails with a lethal injection which liquidises their insides and then they suck out the nourishment.
They have been done for by a lethal combination of high house prices and the credit crunch. Times, Sunday Times
Although appendiceal carcinoids are potentially lethal neoplasms, tumor eradication is usually feasible and effective.
Other work in this field has focused on cellular and enzymatic biomarkers as indicators of sublethal effects.
If his death teaches us anything, it is that anyone who acts the gangster is playing a potentially lethal game. The Sun
A study was done to determine if various organic acids differ in their inhibitory or lethal activity against acid-adapted and unadapted Escherichia coli.
The lizard's blood contains a substance—probably a heat-sensitive protein—lethal to the Lyme bacterium.
Yes, he faced lethal combat with the enemy.
Rush was one of the most lethal forwards of the past 25 years.
In the week before Palm Sunday and Passover, could multireligious folk picket the banks that are funding Old King Coal, That Lethal Old Soul, and demand that the investment money be channeled to wind and solar power instead? Rabbi Arthur Waskow: Revolutionary Egypt: From Red Sea Of Old To Tahrir Square Now
Each candidate was then backcrossed to the unmutagenized parent and tetrads were dissected to ensure that the synthetic lethal phenotype resulted from a single mutation.
What I'm trying to say with such a long recount of an incident which took probably less than 10 seconds is this: some of us are born with the ABILITY and WILLINGNESS, call it intestinal fortitude, to deliver harmful force, even lethal force, to others. Spray and Pray: Why cops should go back to carrying revolvers
They found it contained a lethal caustic chemical found in a brand of household oven cleaner. The Sun
His temper and his language have not improved but his body has been honed and toned in a gym to a lethal hardness. Times, Sunday Times
Giving them so-called 'non' or 'less' lethal weapons only leads to more deaths due to a massive increase in the use of the weapons, combined with a very worrying deathrate (hundreds of deaths per year according to Amnesty International). The Tomorrow Times
Argentina started to take control of the game, with a patient game in the back and quick and incisive counter-attacks, complemented of course by their lethal penalty corners.
Big, tough, fully matured yobs with a multiplicity of tattoos and convictions for affray and GBH get misty-eyed when reflecting on their unmuzzled pit-bull Vinny and their lethal Alsatian Prince.
Still only 19 years old, Ronaldo has gone from promising starlet to lethal player since the turn of the year.
They are told to stop the demonstrations and exercise restraint, but they have little training or access to nonlethal crowd-control equipment. Approximately 1,200 of them have been injured so far.
The recipe shows its age: David is forced to sadly concede that, as clams are unobtainable in this country, mussels or cockles make an acceptable substitute – "but fresh ones, not the lethally vinegared kind in jars". How to cook perfect spaghetti alle vongole
They've been inserting bits of it into other strains of flu that wouldn't normally kill mice, and seeing whether the changes make that benign flu more lethal.
Maloney is a diminutive treasure, a pint-sized magician and, from free kicks, consistently lethal.
One simple criterion for a developmental mutation is embryonic lethality, but this also catches mutations in genes involved in housekeeping functions.
In 1914, Henri and Moycho determined that 280 nm was the most lethal emission line of the arc lamps, and they calculated that an emission energy of 2 X 105 erg / cmz was needed to kill the bacteria.
Johnson MP, Childs MD, Isada NB, Koppitch III GC, Evans MI: Trisomy 16 CVS and viable pregnancy: Lethal aneuploidy compartmentalized to the trophoblast in two otherwise normal pregnancies. Prenatal Diagnosis
Police shot Hatchel Pate Adams III twice with astun-gun - typically a non-lethal weapon - after officers said he went after them with a sword in his home. The Shad Plank
A lethal turn of pace and fast footwork make him a nightmare for any defence. Times, Sunday Times
Clostridium difficile, which is especially lethal to the elderly, suggest it prevents recurrence far better than currently used medications. Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion
Antibiotics are medicines that are lethal to bacteria that cause infections.
Chemical agents appear in several types: choking agents that damage lung tissue, blood agents that cause vital organs to shut down, blister agents (also known as vesicants) that damage the skin, and - most lethal - nerve agents.
They are then put down using lethal injection, a method of dispatch confirmed as both legally acceptable and humane by the animal protection authorities.
The strain was said to be lethal for poultry and potentially transmissible to humans.
This is particularly relevant given the current debate on whether specific methods of lethal injection constitute cruel and unusual punishment and therefore violate the Constitution.
Participants allow the recolonization of the gray wolf on their private lands and will not use lethal controls on coyotes, wolves and other predators.
The White House announced that the U.S. would lift the embargo on commercial sales of non-lethal defense articles and expand contact between the U.S. and Indonesian militaries.
But even without these changes bioterrorists could readily infect themselves with a lethal agent and start an epidemic by walking among us for example, in an airport.
Utroque igitur modo medicina inutilis; si lethalis, curari non potest; si curabilis, non requirit medicum: natura expellet. Anatomy of Melancholy
To allude to this lethal confrontation, this terminal comedy of errors, Heine employs the language of irony and inversion.
Everyone passed paper back to Timmy, and he compacted it into the most lethal paper wad ever conceived.
There is no known lethal dose in laboratory animals so why not give it a try?
We have organized a proliferation security initiative, to interdict lethal materials and technologies in transit.
Some drugs which are safe when taken separately are lethal in combination.
The esters are lethal - almost immediately - to nearly all the mites and soft-bodied insects such as whiteflies, aphids, thrips, and pear psylla that they contact.
Weapons of all types were everywhere, and no soldier went anywhere without a lethal instrument within close reach.
Lethal injection is a means of execution in 32 states, some of which use alternate methods as well.
An incoming tide, sand bars and breeze is a lethal combination for such people of little swimming ability. Times, Sunday Times
‘These lethal bacteria, which are called ‘clostridials’, are responsible for a number of diseases, including blackleg, bacterial redwater, tetanus and other sudden death diseases.
Society has a big problem dealing with the lethal cultural combination of excessive drinking and the aggressive machismo of young men - a problem that will never be solved.
The Penguins had all the makings of a Cup contender: a lethal offense, good goaltending, and good coaching.
The first is that despite the accuracy and lethality of air-to-ground fire, the introduction of ground forces is still necessary to compel an enemy to capitulate.
Just as frightening, and equally lethal, is the summer equivalent - a slick of engine oil on the road and a slight drizzle on top.
The accusation of witchcraft can still be lethal in parts of the world. Times, Sunday Times
The electric chair's role on the stage of history was brief, displaced by lethal injection.
It would allow doctors to administer lethal doses of medication to those with a terminal illness and only six months to live. Times, Sunday Times
The hospital confirmed she had taken a lethal dose. Christianity Today
These observations left unresolved the role of chronic sublethal stress or biological factors, e.g., competition and predation, in setting distribution limits in the rocky intertidal zone.
Even in good conditions 70 miles per hour on the motorway is a potentially lethal speed if you are tailgating the car in front.
By confining small fish to living in suboptimal foraging habitat, predation may have important sublethal effects on populations.
Radiation-induced lymphoid tumors and radiation lethality are inhibited by combined treatment with small doses of zinc aspartate and WR 2721.
More importantly, larger studies in multiple centers need to be done, following these basic cryobiology principles of sufficient lethal temperatures generated by multiple cryoprobes spaced evenly throughout a breast cancer region, he added. The Earth Times Online Newspaper
As if in order to get his mind off the ill-mannered, rude, loutish - and potentially lethal - antics of lowbred, narcissistic drivers, he turns to me and asks, ‘Not counting your parents, who most influenced you between the ages of zero and eighteen?’
Sirotka doesn't blow hitters away with a big fastball, but he throws a lethal sinker and gets a lot of groundouts.
The fluid was infected with bacteria that produce lethal endotoxins, chemicals that can cause multiple organ failure. The Ailing Health of a Growing Nation
Without prompt treatment, the oxygen depriation resulting from ARDS can be lethal.
Neutron bombs release lethal radiation instead of exploding with a lot of heat and wind.
Powerful and effective antibiotics and antiviral drugs now help us to fight off diseases that would otherwise be lethal. Times, Sunday Times
David Machuca suggested the Peruvian medical student Daniel Alcides Carrión, who wanted to know if "Oroya fever" - a lethal and hitherto unknown disease sweeping across his country - was linked to an increase in the incidence of growths wart-like eruptions known as "verruga peruana". New Scientist - Earth
Stocks of the antivenom used to counter the effects of the spider's lethal bite have run down. Times, Sunday Times
Commenting on your list of several lethalities, some might hear me say, in the face of all aridity ... Month-end inventory (Jack Bog's Blog)
Obedience to the divine will is meritorious, and brings reward; disobedience is lethally punished.
But we are still trying to play on the courts and in this weather it gets very slippy and can be quite lethal to play on.
None saw his executioners spend several minutes hunting for a vein to administer the lethal drugs.
Brian was an outstanding underage player, possessing blistering pace, lethal finish and he is also an accomplished goalkeeper.
Friday was a bizarre affair, fuelled by a lethal combination of beer, wine, Jack Daniels and vodka.
They emerged unhurried and seemingly oblivious to the potentially lethal situation they had been in. Times, Sunday Times
It uses the existing M18 claymore munition and the non-lethal M5 modular crowd control munition.
He tells of how a healthy, trustful way of life can protect them from being infected by the lethal disease.
Other lethal weapons such as swords, bayonets, crossbows and knives have also been surrendered.
Does all this betoken a possibly lethal sickness in the west?
Samples from a 55-gallon drum-one of several such containers found here -- initially turned up conflicting positive results for a mixture of mustard and cyclosarin agents, a lethal cocktail similar to that used in the notorious 1988 attack that killed thousands in the Kurdish city of Halabjah. The Hunt Goes On
Continued surface spraying could multiply resistance because of the repeated exposure of stored product insect populations to sublethal dosages. 8. Pest control using insecticides
Although triploidy and haploidy of chromosomal regions in humans often cause viable or semiviable developmental defects, it is difficult to identify regions of the genome that are haplolethal.
Some of the genes that gives the mouse its common colours or markings also makes the mouse sick, or unfit to live. These genes are called semi-lethal or lethal.
Cutouts in the central blade and the flats of the axe blades gave the weapon a lethal, even vicious look while reducing the mass of the larger blade to match its smaller twin on the opposite end of the haft.
The first, a yeast, can be especially lethal to individuals with weakened immune systems.
Just as nuclear scientists concerned about lethal radioactivity oppose atomic weapons, should marine scientists campaign for an end to coal-fired power stations?
She pulled out the meat cleaver and carefully ran her finger across the lethal blade.
When it occurs, choriocarcinoma is thus a double tragedy: an abnormal pregnancy compounded by a lethal malignancy, birth tipped into death. The Emperor of All Maladies
AtAsp38 allele exhibits a combination of embryonic and gametophytic lethality, a wide range of seed phenotypes, and a complex inheritance pattern. PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles
And it promised to be the most weird - was definitely the most lethal.
Alternative execution methods have been tried in recent years after European companies cut off the supply of drugs used in lethal injections. Times, Sunday Times
Strange looking ships set sail from ports to vanish over the horizon, unfettered by the lethal and unnavigable reefs that so restrained the Hub ports.
In sufficient quantities its spores can be lethal to humans.
Working with a class of compounds known as antisense phosphorodiamidate morpholino oligomers, or PMOs, scientists conducted studies in which nine rhesus monkeys were challenged with lethal Ebola virus, reports Daily News & Analysis
With the help of a punk sidekick scene stealer Ksenia Solo, Bo forges her own path, trying to keep her lethal desires under control, and the action and whimsy help compensate for an overall flatness in the rest of the ensemble casting and low-budget production. Monday TV in Review: Alcatraz, Lost Girl, Being Human and More
Shane Black, best known for his high-octane buddy pictures like Lethal Weapon and The Long Kiss Goodnight, makes his directorial debut after spending a decade away from Hollywood.
Georgian police used an acoustic gun -- it's a non-lethal weapon that disorients people for a period of time," says one "special weapons expert. Boing Boing
It also set rules calibrating how quickly troops may increase their use of force to lethal levels, the general said.
Hawke's Bay was dominating in the forwards with its scrum and breakdowns decimating the big Mooloo men who were struggling to get decent ball to its lethal backline. Latest All Blacks News
Invitro ras and p53 mutants cooperate to transform primary rat cells into cells capable of lethal tumourigenesis.
The three most heard of capital punishments are beheading, hanging, and the lethal injection.
These studies, some of which have been presented above, document the sublethal effects of contaminants on the cellular signaling mechanisms of animals.
The barriers are lethal to fish trying to swim upstream.
The fugu is a famous fish, at least as a Japanese sushi dish containing a potentially lethal neurotoxin that was featured on an episode of The Simpsons.
lethal weapon
The prison staff member will then begin to administer lethal doses of three chemicals.
Cars produce a lethal cocktail of gasses.
Unfortunately, the weapon mopping up after the Cold War is very lethal, costs a few hundred bucks and is everywhere.
Serious adverse effects result when the amount ingested exceeds 50-175 mg/kg of body weight. 1 Potentially lethal intoxications occur with ingestions exceeding 500 mg/kg. 2 The infrequency of pure salicylate overdoses allows its complex nature to be underestimated. Aspirin: effects, poisoning
What is the nature of the damage inflicted by mechanical stress and how can this damage, including sublethal damage to cells, be detected?
Technology has legitimized precision warfare and criminalized collateral death and destruction resulting from the use of lethal force.
In some US states execution is by lethal injection.
Are you prepared to consume that lethal dose of sodium and fat?
In this study, we isolated MPH1 as a multicopy suppressor of the dna2K1080E helicase-negative lethal mutant. Journal of Biological Chemistry current issue
Continuous operations last for days with little respite at night; combat involves lethal weapons and fratricide and accidents occur.
Putting any of these calibers into a single shot with a longer, unvented barrel will increase velocity, bullet performance, accuracy and lethality.
They're exposed every day to potentially lethal doses of anthrax.
Another factor that needs to be considered when policy is formulated is that lethal malformation will not always be diagnosed before delivery.
Greenpeace's daring actions against Chicago's lethal and widely denounced old coal-fired plants expanded this afternoon, as eight more activists rappelled off the Pulaski Bridge, near the Crawford coal plant. Jeff Biggers: Chicago Coal Protests Escalate: River Barge Halted By Banner, Fisk Occupation Paints Down
The Spanish frontman is a lethal finisher, though three of his league goals have been pens. The Sun

How To Use Lethal In A Sentence

Report a problem

Please indicate a type of error

Additional information (optional):