How To Use Rob In A Sentence

He described the sequence of events leading up to the robbery.
The extended period of damage was probably brought on by the cool/wet growing conditions.
The battery-operated doll comes complete with walkie-talkie and a wardrobe choice of military fatigues or bolero jacket and gold trousers.
Unless the radar signal is normal to some surface (extremely low probability) the radar receives no return.
I badly wanted the job, but knew that my age would probably tell against me.

He asked me bluntly, ‘Why would you want to leave private life and take on such a difficult, dangerous and probably thankless job?’
On the other hand, a blazer and slacks would probably be acceptable. Times, Sunday Times
As a book about a nonoperational aircraft, Valkyrie will probably attract only a limited audience within the Air Force community.
Kids at one Connecticut school don't like a new rule, but you probably won't hear them expressing themselves by using profanity: the rule to keep kids from cussing.
Then there are the PIP implant problems that thousands of women have had to contend with. The Sun
The aerobrake - a huge, convex disc underneath the spacecraft - was producing friction with the Martian atmosphere.
A second problem is damage caused by the buildup of excessive electrical charges in the plate from the unwanted ions.
The major problem is punters here expect a diet of top-class football along with decent grub. The Sun
It's that last part Buckley is singing about, but he probably should have considered penning a few lines to himself regarding the "musician gone too soon" part.
The baby was born with a heart problem and only survived for a few hours.
A lot of people moaned about the parking problems.
His self-image is rooted in robotic toughness, like the shape-shifting, molten-metal fiend in Terminator 2: Judgment Day.
It will probably work out cheaper to hire a van and move your own things.
The bolide probably prolonged and intensified the change, and may have weighed heavily in favor of mammals or birds and against non - avian dinosaurs.
Part of the problem in making extrapolations from these patterns to build a theory is that the relationship between language and social structure may vary considerably, both synchronically and diachronically.
There is another dimension to this problem which you haven't considered.
There are no problems, either, in regard to fuels and lubricants, that is, in the refining industry. The Speech
Such changeable weather can pose problems for wildlife. Times, Sunday Times
Stealing away, (whence, I suppose, the ironical phrase of trusty Trojan to this day,) like a thief — pretendedly indeed at the command of the gods; but could that be, when the errand he went upon was to rob other princes, not only of their dominions, but of their lives? — Clarissa Harlowe
Hillary's woman problem is that her reach among women over 30 I don't want to use the term older women is unlikely to change much. Hillary's Woman Problem Part II
The diverse problems of succession and authority which face the brothers, the audience, and the poet reflect upon one other throughout, and this self-awareness renders nugatory the traditional criticism of Statius as derivative.
The relationships between hagfishes, lampreys, and jawed vertebrates are one of the still-unresolved problems in craniate phylogeny.
I thought I wouldn't get another chance to munge the name "I, Robot" again. June 2007
When the toughest of the problems strike me, I just remind myself that God is on my side. RVM
Probably the trickiest green on the course. The Sun
Another level could be called "agile big data," whose concern is solving a different class of problems and allows more experimentation. Forbes.com: News
It was like an algebra problem. Writers in Hollywood, 1915-51
From there the year had its high points - two Masters Series titles in Miami and Rome helped with that - but the Grand Slam events continued to pose a problem.
She probably didn't appreciate that the master was without jurisdiction to make that order since her predecessor had obtained it.
Although alcoholism remains the number one dependency problem among judges and lawyers, the face of addiction continues to change.
The preoccupation with the problem of evil, asserts Nietzsche, enervates the human spirit.
The contours show combinations of mimic phenotypes that are attacked by predators with equal probability.
And the people who were subjected to hard yakka, slave labour if you want, or removal from islands because of drinking problems or fighting and they have complete hate and they've handed it down generationally.
It is true that, even at the time of the discovery of nitrobenzol, he pointed out the striking similarity of its smell to that of the oil of bitter almonds. The Art of Perfumery And Methods of Obtaining the Odors of Plants
Could the hearts of kings and the counsels of cabinets be known with that literal exactness which is so desirable in politics, and yet so unattainable, we should probably find that Prussia's apparent readiness to lead Germany was owing to her determination that German armies should be led nowhere to the assistance of Austria. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 39, January, 1861
HARRIS: Or maybe I'll get -- it's what I would do with a lemur is the problem. CNN Transcript Apr 29, 2006
So there is one problem he did not face - wondering if his bride is a gold-digger.
Rob also reckons that the south-west coast of Ireland has some of the best sailing grounds in the world - particularly around Roaring Water Bay in West Cork.
Laplace called probability theory ‘the calculus of inductive reasoning.’
Listen to them now, whining about unfairness as the problem is put right. The Sun
Already well dispersed, they probably acquired iron technology around 500 C.E. On their route eastward, the Bantu speakers skirted the northern forest edge toward the interlacustrine region of East Africa. D. Africa, 500-1500
As for the problem…one wonders if the africanized honeybee is having similar problems or if it is limited to the “domesticated” variety. Bees still alive and buzzing | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D.
These frank statements suggest that he is sincere and serious about exposing the problems and proposing solutions.
We will probably start telecasting them by the first week of August.
We're trying to solve the difficult problem by ourselves.
Minister for Defence Robert Hill talks with an Australian Army captain and warrant officer at a Middle East base.
Your Manager will probably also want to comment on how you prepare for, accomplish and present completed tasks.
Probation officers were supposed to have been keeping a close watch on him. The Sun
Trained by Mark Tompkins and ridden by Philip Robinson, Babodana made his move about three furlongs out.
I have been to more than 50 of his concerts over the years and changed my name to Robert George Dylan Willis by deed poll
Olivia notes the direction of his gaze, and realizes her robe has fallen open again.
The problems of your past are your business. The problems of your future are my privilege.
Sharansky is not infallible, but he is probably the most sagacious voice in Israeli politics today.
As it stands, Earle is today probably best known more as a radical than as a rocker.
Rising up off a stone bench that stood in a shadowy area out of the torchlight was a dark, robed figure. Dragons of Winter Night
The problem of environmental pollution roots in the characteristic of public goods and negative externality.
Fitness functions include a simple linear problem for binary strings and classification of data sets which are dynamically loaded from a specified data file.
It's probably good to keep some of the nonverbal aspects of my mind sharp.
I don't see the point of waiting for her, she is probably not coming.
One of the problems with this kind of pricing is that it has a tendency to hammer the less profitable stores or chains, such as Borders. September « 2009 « L.E. Modesitt, Jr. – The Official Website
C was probably a combined cooling and dressing-room, with a seat in its alcove; D, the tepidarium; E, the caldarium; and F, a specially hot room or sudatorium.
Or a pragmatic solution to an expensive problem that has dogged homebuyers for decades? Times, Sunday Times
It would be very easy for him to do that, probably for a tubful of money.
A dislocated wrist, unsuccessfuily set, occasioned advice from my surgeon, to try the mineral waters of Aix, in Provence, as a corroborant. Autobiography
KURTZ: It's probably impossible, Wolf, to overcover a story like this. CNN Transcript Jan 2, 2005
It constantly spews toxic chemicals into the air here, and the residents I work with suffer from headaches, nosebleeds and respiratory problems.
It is probably a measure of the depths to which political conversation has sunk — all the more remarkable given the chaos that male leaders have through the generations created — that this non-gender-specific "ballsiness," as it were, is so frequently trotted out as a measure of high praise. Half-cocked
The Atherton Gardens estate has presented endemic problems for social planning since its development.
The main problem with making films is keeping continuity.
I was working all hours and constantly fretting about everyone else's problems.
They probably can't bleep a specific word on the fly so the sound would just disappear for a period.
You have to understand the scale of the problem. The Sun
The separate pieces can be mixed and matched for more wardrobe options.
There were bestiaries in the Library, she knew, but finding and getting access to them could be a problem. LIRAEL: DAUGHTER OF THE CLAYR
Their risk of dying in childbirth is doubled and of having stillborn babies trebled, and other physical, sexual, and relationship problems are common.
He has no notion of the difficulty of the problem.
Although tensions existed between the army and the group, the president defused them by playing the politics of tribalism and regionalism, often targeting northerners as the source of the nation's problems.
An awesome book - what Robinson is particularly good at is figuring out how Chaplin pieced together out of accident, inspiration and music hall stunt, what turned into complex, archetypal early film narrative.
It's an extremely robust plant that knits tightly together. Times, Sunday Times
It rapidly became evident that this clinic could not make even a dent in the problem.
This nascent bleach can also react with primary or secondary amines to form longer lasting, antimicrobial chloramines.
Russian knapweed is a problem in ranges and pastures in the western United States, where it grows up to 4 feet tall and takes over otherwise productive land.
I was standing in some kind of wooded area and looking around Probably trying to find any distraction to keep me from going for my lecture and I did eventually find that tap-dancing squirrel but that's a story for another post and then somehow bits and pieces began to hit me. Archive 2005-02-01
I throw a suitcase on the bed and pop it open, and begin to stuff clothes into drawers and hang them in the wardrobe.
The problem of religion secularization rose to an agenda as the growing of human self - awareness.
Lawrence Pietroni has created two uniquely alluring charactersRuby and Isaand spins a story that feels mythical or folkloric, that is driven by a mystery, throbs with tension, and ends in conflagration. Ruby's Spoon: Summary and book reviews of Ruby's Spoon by Anna Lawrence Pietroni.
The political system has moved on to the automobile bailouts and the fiscal stimulus, but the original problem of trust in the financial system has still not been fixed.
The stunts are staged to increase the spectacle, so that when cars pile into each other or toy robots battle, there is an intricate detail and near artistic quality.
Even the sight of a gibbet, if it assured him that one robber was safely disposed of by justice, never failed to remind him how many remained still unhanged. Rob Roy
Despite serious technical obstacles, space agency officials are considering whether to launch a Jupiter space probe powered entirely by sunlight.
AN autopsy on the body of a man found dead in a house has sparked a murder probe. The Sun
A senior detective who led the hunt for two armed robbers behind a series of terrifying raids across Bradford today told of the desperate race against time to catch them before someone was shot.
Beckham is a beaut, probably England's best player, but as captain?
Now there is a problem in that the Framers did not include a power to punish for contumacy. The Volokh Conspiracy » The proper understanding of “Necessary and Proper”:
The water seal technology is used to solve the problem of the collection rate of the mother liquid in situ leach mining of the rare earth mineral.
he worked the problem out theoretically
So the problem I faced in solitary, where incessant remembering strove for possession of me, was the problem of forgetting. Chapter 6
However, experts don't yet know what constitutes an ideal microbiome. Times, Sunday Times
The looming discal peril demands tough action by Robert Chapman on Sunday, Jul 2, 2006 at 12: 03: 29 PM Is NJ Gov. Jon Corzine Running for President?
There were dozens of glow-in-the-dark stars throbbing there, throwing their unnatural green light down to her.
By "tares" is meant, not what in our husbandry is so called, but some noxious plant, probably darnel. Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
Baf, Bafilomycin A1; BH, Bcl-2 homology; CHX, cycholoheximide; GFP-74Q, GFP-tagged exon 1 mutant htt fragment; htt, huntingtin; MEFs, mouse embryonic fibroblasts; 3MA, 3-methyl adenine; PE, phosphatidylethanolamine; STS, staurosporin; TNF - Naturejobs - All Jobs
No right-thinking person wants to downplay this problem or its implications.
This is Europe's problem too," went the refrain, after more than 1,400 immigrant had arrived in Tenerife and Gran Canaria in the previous week, making 2,000 landing in the month, mostly from Senegal and Mali. The pace quickens
we should consider this problem from the viewpoint of the Russians
Will take, suck out of camera and send pic of Girlchild's floordrobe - heh, heh. Change is as good as a holiday
These structural problems will act as a major constraint on any potential recovery in the housing market.
Bruno had also bought calamine lotion and after our shower we patterned ourselves all over our bites like Aborigines painted for a corroboree.
The boundary between probity and fraud was much more difficult to draw in this area.
He'd probably dismissed her altogether by now as fickle, shallow and all too easily swayed by other people.
It's probably a good thing in a CEO," says Freston about veganism. "At least they won't be toppling over like those McDonald's (MCD) CEOs.
Then again, kitty probably avulsed a a claw or two and was sore for a while. Because I Am a Bad Bad Person… « Whatever
He told Americans that solving the energy problem was very important.
Probably under the most dire orders of jamadar Narayan. Dreams of Steel
As once observed, the problem is ‘not illness but decrepitude.’
The frequency shifts show an electron movement toward -phosphate, which probably contributes to catalysis by reducing the free activation energy.
The closely-packed _mitraille_ tore the icy crust into powder, fifty yards beyond the doomed bird, which settled, throbbing with a mortal tremor, upon the ice, shot through the head. Adrift in the Ice-Fields
These authors, by using differential and density-gradient centrifugation techniques, achieved the differentiation of the microbody fraction from lysosomes, microsomes, and mitochondria.
Probably the most famous example of this, and also a good illustrative case, is the "green revolution" in agriculture. Science, Technology, and Social Change
But the problem seems to be that the people writing about it are mostly of the inside-the-Beltway punditry, meaning it lacks a certain breadth, I think. Chris Weigant: To Lefties: How Does Obama Disappoint?
Mr. Robert Jackson (Wantage) (Labour): Will my right honourable friend accept an invitation to visit the Rutherford Appleton laboratory in my constituency to see the new Diamond synchrotron, which is nearing completion there? PRIME SINISTER'S QUESTIONS
it was an easier problem than I expected
Knowing as much as you can about the problem is helpful in finding solutions. Coping with Stress at Work
They then proposed a sensible remedy to the problem.
These cowls would be used where rain and/or birds or other pests are a problem.
I have to give my props to the governor for the way he handled the problem
Rob was late, as usual, with a sports report on an intercounty shinty game. A Small Death in the Great Glen
However, the main problem with cap-and-trade schemes is that there no standard for calculating emissions. Times, Sunday Times
A similar problem came up yesterday in reading a Boris Akunin story called Strast' i dolg Passion and duty, set in an alternate Russia which has revived tsardom, along with its Table of Ranks and all the rest of the imperial paraphernalia. Languagehat.com: TRANSLATION PROBLEMS.
Robert Dossie described three categories of watercolor painting — miniature, the most delicate; distemper, which is coarser, uses less expensive colors in a glue or casein binder, and is appropriate for canvas hangings, ceilings, and other interior decorative painting purposes; and fresco. reference As a technique practiced by the Romans, fresco painting was a subject of particularly interest in the antiquity-obsessed eighteenth-century. The Creation of Color in Eighteenth-Century Europe
Augustine or Aquinas at least had some attempts to nail down the philosphical problem: the problem with "superbia" (vanity) and "amor sui". Armed and Dangerous
The Robin Hood pub has been saved from demolition but its future as a watering hole looks uncertain.
Instead, the problems of the world are transplanted into the realm of attitude and behaviour; as though, if people only think right, that will make all be right with the world.
Reliable statewide estimates of the specific offense distribution of California's probationers are not available.
The world will be no less confrontational just because of its economic plight; in all probability it will be more so. Times, Sunday Times
It was his custom to approach every problem cautiously.
Probably the most studied biolayer is where an enzyme layer is used over an electrochemical transducer, producing an enzyme electrode.
Right now I don't think popular cell probing techniques such as micropipette aspiration, magnetic twisting cytometry and AFM can provide the material constants needed for the commercial package. IMechanica - Comments
A more material reason for the recent spread of campus farms is probably the rise of community-supported agriculture.
The other senses corroborate themselves, but this is removed from any proof but its own, and foreruns the identities of the spiritual world. Preface to “Leaves of Grass,” 1855
When you hear the words, " adventure travel" , perhaps you think ofthe Venetian merchant Marco Polo, the distinguished African explorer David Livingstone, or North Pole adventurer Robert Peary.
A picket was organised last week after receivers Robson Rhodes refused to withdraw redundancy notices issued to 67 staff.
Mr. SOARIES: Robert Tilton, Robert Tilton is a so-called televangelist who was discovered to have gotten prayer requests accompanied by money and then when an investigative reporter went behind his church he found all of those prayer requests dumped unopened. NPR Topics: News
Another (even greater) problem was that she was unwilling to submit to her dictates or prostrate herself in abject submission.
Tayside Police admit the whistle-blower's inside knowledge shows he has to be a high-ranking officer - at least an inspector and probably a superintendent.
Dr Booth is categorical about how severe the problem of childhood obesity has become.
They decide to go, too, but Frank has problems manoeuvring the car, whose tyres keep losing their grip.
To overcome this problem, the Purdue researchers developed a means to create LEDs on low-cost, metal-coated silicon wafers, whereby the the silicon substrate is metalized with a built-in reflective layer of zirconium nitride. Sustainable Design Update » Blog Archive » New Low Cost LED Technology
The guest bedroom with a deep, recessed window to the front also benefits from en suite facilities and a fitted wardrobe.
Following his study of the game of dice, he became known as the founder of the theory of probabilistics.
Ms. Thompson, whose city is wrangling with $288 million in incinerator debt, said seeking state help is only one step toward resolving Harrisburg's problems, and that "there are many difficult steps to come. Harrisburg Asks State for Relief
Exxon Mobil, which is probably the world's best managed company in our lifetimes. Forbes.com: News
Personally, I don't wear separates, but one can wear them occasionally to freshen their style and wardrobe, with a whole new casual yet elegant look.
But Italy's problems are still a salutary warning. Times, Sunday Times
But to Mr. Robin there is no actually existing Burkeanism anywhere, making those who cite the ideal of a reasonable, pragmatic, nonreactionary conservatism guilty of the kind of utopianism the left is more commonly faulted for. NYT > Home Page
mousetrapping" problem with your browser that won't let you get out of endless attempts to get the action you desire from clicking, close out of the browser completely by hitting ctrl-alt-del. and then terminating the browser. Undefined
And second, it's probably not good to intervene in the internal affairs of a nation that is looking for a worthy path of development.
Additionally, those people who smoke cannabis are also risking all the attendant problems from the use of tobacco on top of the cannabis and this needs to be thought about too.
Another 20million was thought to be loot from crime such as robberies. The Sun
The team built a robot which could distinguish a slug from a stone and pick it up.
His maternal grandfather, for example, would probably be called something completely different. THE LAST TEMPTATION
In maieutic fiction, the protagonist is faced with a problem that requires a reflective reevaluation of self, with resolution achieved not by action but by realisation, in an epiphany that is not gnosis but rather logos. Archive 2009-07-01
We found that tallness is also probably linked to increased risk for ovarian, pancreatic and pre-menopausal cancer as well," said Willett. Diet, Growth Are Major Cancer Causes | Impact Lab
The note in question is a Japanese 1,000 yen bill that was probably a prototype of a new high-tech banknote.
I would probably wring his neck. Times, Sunday Times
In spring 2002 the company resurrected Robert Joffrey's innovative multimedia ballet, Astarte, a psychedelic work that had raised a storm at its premiere.
If you don't know my husband I should mention here that he's what you'd probably call a picky eater. Scribbit | A Blog About Motherhood in Alaska
An interesting three-dimensional robot simulator with dynamics is available in Gazebo.
With a flash of insight, she found the solution to the problem.
One problem is that cutting the cake exposes it to the air and makes it dry. Times, Sunday Times
The first problem was finding something as enjoyable as wine to drink after a day at work. Times, Sunday Times
Obstacle distance measurement is one of the key techniques for the deicing robot on high voltage transmission line.
I haven’t got a problem with the narrater, he’s obviously romanticized or the opposite, in this case, but he’s an interesting person, so I’m not adverse to hearing his side of things. “The Worst Book I Have Read in the Past Three Years” : Edward Champion’s Reluctant Habits
The initial recall took place after drivers reported problems in the heating and ventilation system. Times, Sunday Times
Owing to the loss of the church records for some years after 1698, Mr. Burleigh is unable to trace when this James Cook left Ednam to “better himself,” but he would take with him a “testificate of church membership” which might possibly, but not probably, still exist. The Life of Captain James Cook
As I understand, its the oxidization that is a problem, so if you did what they do with winesavers and the like -- replace oxygen in container with food grade nitrogen, you should slow the process down. The Coffee Geek’s Guide To Storing Beans | Lifehacker Australia
There seems to be a general notion that nothing can be done about the problem.
The minutiae of meetings remains private, but the general gist is that it was a problem and it has been addressed.
However, at the other end of the scale the worst site was at Ballybeg which had been a problem for a long time.
The Council meets on an ad hoc basis to discuss problems.
It solves an age-old problem for makers of sterling silver. Times, Sunday Times
Most people would probably mistake them for small flies, such as gnats or midges.
This is not a problem; however, because typically only transmittal equipment is available in the market and translating equipment is proprietary to specific companies. David Isenberg: The GAO Transcripts, Part 6: Coordinating PSC Activities in Iraq
Assessment of the problem Effective intervention and treatment is based on an accurate assessment of the presenting problem.
It would also release more time for doctors, who would no longer need to cope with people presenting illness as a cover for their real aim - the chance to talk to a sympathetic person about their personal problems.
The fungi also coat tree roots, protecting against microbial pathogens and drought.
Hence it became necessary to distinguish one from the other _by name_, and thus the notation from midnight gave rise, as I have remarked in one of my papers on Chaucer, to the English idiomatic phrase "of the clock;" or the reckoning of the clock, commencing at midnight, as distinguished from Roman equinoctial hours, commencing at six o'clock A.M. This was what Ben Jonson was meaning by attainment of majority at _six o'clock_, and not, as PROFESSOR DE M.RGAN supposes, "probably a certain sunrise. Notes and Queries, Number 214, December 3, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc.
Your problem becomes a series of small tasks, rather than an overwhelming amorphous mass. Times, Sunday Times
Just as our concepts of childhood have changed, so have our concepts of childhood problems.
A new neutral mutation will fix with a probability of 1/(2Ne), where Ne is the effective population size, and it will take 4Ne generations on average to do so. Death of a popular anti-ID argument
He first felt discomfort back in June and the problem was diagnosed as a stress fracture. The Sun
People most at risk are those with an autistic spectrum disorder, a developmental problem, not a mental health problem.
At the root of the problem is nothing so mundane as access to the hills and glens but the booming industry in Scottish barony titles that sell on average for £55,000 each.
But shortage of teachers and timetabling problems make it very difficult for schools to work any great breadth into the system.
But even if some of the facts aren't I new to us, we look to thinkers and policymakers like him not only for fresh syntheses, but also for responsive and realistic answers to the problem.

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