How To Use Vested In A Sentence

The company has invested a great deal of time and effort in setting up new training schemes.
The scrutiny is really high and people are so invested in it. The Sun
Shrimp, crab, and a variety of fish are harvested from the ocean.
Aggie and her husband Pat were farming people who tilled the land, harvested the crops and raised livestock.
As seeds ripened during the course of the experiment, the inflorescences were harvested by clipping the main stalk of each flowering culm just below the lowermost panicle branch.

If you opt for a fish dish for your main meal, diver harvested scallops wrapped in bacon with hollandaise sauce is sure to get the mouth watering.
I don't usually watch this soap but on Monday the characters very neatly recapped the last two years of their lives and allowed me to enjoy the high drama without having invested anything at all.
Custody differs from fund management, where assets are actively invested in stocks and bonds.
Any money made is reinvested to build the business. Times, Sunday Times
Massive investment in research and development; Put in place an industrial policy that prepares for the future and reduces the risks of delocalization; Support small and medium-sized businesses through the creation of regional participation funds and by reserving for them a percentage of public contracts; Give priority to business investment by lowering tax where the profit is reinvested and increasing it where it is distributed to shareholders. Archive 2007-02-01
A huge amount of energy was invested by D' Alema and his party in trying, by one means or another, to force this change through, in the hope that Berlusconi would find it to his advantage, too.
The phone companies have invested in technologies and strategic alliances designed to enter the business.
What a charming possession of himself, that he could be in such a brangle, as I may call it, and which might have had fatal consequences; yet be so wholly, and so soon, divested of the subject; and so infinitely agreeable upon half a score others, as they offered from one or other as we sat at tea! Sir Charles Grandison
There would be stubble after the crop's harvested, therefore cattle feed, especially in the end of the dry.
This was achieved by 1876 and the property vested in the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust in 1891.
The chemo kills all the cells in his immune system, so they harvested stem cells from his hip bone and reinfuse them the day after his day of rest. The Delphos Herald
Then we learnt how coffee was harvested, roasted, percolated, espressed and consumed.
Legislative authority is now vested in a unicameral National Congress, with 100 members elected for five years by universal adult suffrage.
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
This includes reductions to bonuses and unvested awards and clawback where warranted. Times, Sunday Times
Pasgen allowed himself to be divested of three of the amulets he had marked because to fail to chaffer would also mark him as unusual; however, he was growing impatient and finally made as if to throw down the amulets he was holding and walk away. Ill Met By Moonlight
Link Research has invested in a second Prism Sound Dscope Series III audio analyser, which is being used in its service department to find audio faults and verify audio performance. Electronicstalk - electronics industry news
But Californian pistachios, which are harvested and processed by more sophisticated means, are usually unblemished and left undyed.
The company has also invested ￡100,000 in mobile equipment and can now loads ships at the rate of 5,000 tonnes a day.
I invested in some pre-cooked, but fresh, foods like grilled wild Alaskan salmon, spring veggie cous cous, grilled asparagus, a whole roasted chicken (for us and Phoebe -- she's got to eat healthy too!) that came with a free side of cole slaw (yes from Whole Foods). Laura Klein: Hitting The Road? How To Eat Healthy
We need to see a sizeable chunk of that money reinvested in the military. The Sun
We say that power must be vested solely in the right of Parliament and the Government.
China has invested an estimated $6 billion, though some suspect that, due to corruption, the actual sum of money flowing to Turkmen and Uzbek businessmen may be considerably higher.
Congress is vested with the power to declare war.
With time, that study may even reveal the nature of sacred lands, and tell us what powers were invested in the kahuna nui.
With respect to these two pensions, the first pension was fully vested at the time of separation and thus the respondent wife has fully realized on this asset.
recent study published in the New England Journal of Medicine has raised a number of questions about the long term patency of endoscopically harvested saphenous veins that are collected and used for coronary artery bypass grafts. Medgadget
So intense has been the heat generated by the vested interests opposing the denationalization of these two institutions that the matter has still not been sorted out.
And Moore, perhaps more than a little challenged by his own insecurities, has made a film that is profoundly invested in manhood, masculinity, machismo.
He had invested everything in Manfred, and Manfred had more than repaid the confidence placed in him. AMAGANSETT
Brown's arguments on vested rights, which appeared frequently in his writing, received little reaction.
They want to see the best return on their invested capital. LIVING ON THE FAULT LINE, REVISED EDITION
Twelve distal femoral condyles, proximal tibial condyles, and patellae were harvested; all soft tissue was removed.
In a wonderfully economic circle, the hemp is used to mop up pig waste, then the crop is harvested and fed to the pigs.
He thinks immature will be a big engine for growth. $11 billion has been invested in immature companies. Archive 2009-11-01
The wood from the harvested pine is still used by timber merchants. Times, Sunday Times
The bureaucrats and political executive at the state level, have a vested interest to centralise powers and authority and their hostility to evolve a genuine system of democratic decentralisation is well known.
The problem in banking is that ingenuity is invested in schemes to circumvent regulation. Times, Sunday Times
Multiple cropping establishes a second crop in the same season that a first crop is harvested.
The public had seen ‘nothing more than a self-serving determination to protect their vested interests’.
Once upon a time there was a little sidepocket universe consisting only of midgets who had been harvested from the Golden Age of Hollywood. Clubhouse update
It's a pretty unpleasant experience when a company you've invested in goes bust and you lose your entire investment.
With a tabletop multi-storey building model, visitors will be shown how water can be harvested in apartment complexes.
The harvested root and aerial parts of the plant are used.
By 1986, more than 95 percent of the wild rice harvested was grown not in natural lakes but diked paddies, most of them in northern California.
The leaves of the notorious North American native Nicotiana tabacum, a relative of the potato and tomato, are harvested when they begin to turn yellow and develop resinous secretions, then either sun-cured or fermented in heaps for several weeks, and dried by contact with hot metal. On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen
When then a law is in the nature of a contract, when absolute rights have vested under that contract, a repeal of the law can not devest those rights; ... The Spirit of American Government A Study Of The Constitution: Its Origin, Influence And Relation To Democracy
The issuing city, county, or state bets that the borrowed money can be invested to earn more than the interest rate that the bonds must pay.
The interrogating carbineer who is invested, during such preliminary enquiries, with quasi-judicial functions -- being permitted to assume the role of prosecuting or defending counsel, or to remain sternly unbiased, as he feels inclined -- desired to learn how he had come by this jewel. South Wind
I invested five years of my life and all the money I could find in making a feature film.
Other chapters, conversely, are likely to be concluded or closed only at the last minute since they touch upon core vested interests of current and aspirant member states.
Money has been invested in the scheme to very little purpose.
Similarly, in the European bitterling, Rhodeus sericeus, dominant males invested most in ejaculations before oviposition if only one competitor was present.
It suits us to do so because we have something invested in farming them in large numbers. Times, Sunday Times
Many great minds have invested hours, years, careers and lifetimes debating whether God is within time (temporal), above and beyond time -- timeless (atemporal) -- or on God's own time (omnitemporal). Lavaille Lavette: God And Time: The Now We Live
At the moment curly kale, sprouts and parsnips are being harvested in the suburban garden and the head gardener is on hand for advice. Times, Sunday Times
This involves dedicating 8 per cent of taxation revenue to a superannuation fund which is then invested to build a portfolio of financial assets.
That is, there are occasions when a body is vested with a power for one purpose but seeks to use this power for some other purpose.
Jute is now the wonder fabric that can spin gold for innovative weavers who have invested in the appropriate spinning machinery.
The left is always warning us about the cynical vested interests of the military industrial complex allegedly manipulating public policy for their sectional gain.
The persistent critic, therefore, has a vested interest in fault-finding.
The manager divested himself of all reponsibility for the decision.
In the month of September most of the turf and peat was harvested, as well as hay and silage, so most hay barns and sheds are full for the winter
I had nothing invested so far but jacks were a fair hand, worth calling a raise; or so I thought.
Seeds were sown on 14 Apr. and the matured plants were harvested on 16 Aug. before the onset of flowering.
He invested his lawyer with complete power to act for him.
The findings of this study would seem to underline the importance of financial education and high-quality information for employees who are asked to make decisions about how and with whom their superannuation will be invested.
Third, the Palestinian state must remain demilitarized, not only to satisfy Israel's requirements but also to conserve financial resources to enable investments in the infrastructure of the state, thereby increasing the vested interests in maintaining peace. Alon Ben-Meir: Reconciling Israel's Security With Palestinian Statehood
The letter did not warn that their cash would be reinvested in another bond and locked in for 12 months. Times, Sunday Times
With many fields under water, unharvested crops have been ruined and farmers are unable to do any new planting. Times, Sunday Times
… The future will be particularly bright for those who’ve invested in medicated socks. 2009 June 28 | NIGEL BEALE NOTA BENE BOOKS
When Railpen invested in art it bought a wide collection that spanned Chinese porcelain to African tribal paintings.
He had invested heavily in the bond market.
She was invested as a serving sister of the Order of St John at a ceremony in the order's Grand Priory Church in Clerkenwell, London.
In the case of patients suffering swallowing problems following a stroke, known as dysphagia, the provision of speech and language therapy delivers £653,000 in net savings to the NHS, or a return of £2.30 for every £1 invested. WalesOnline - Home
They vested the council with special rights
Pollen was germinated in vitro in liquid medium for 10 min and harvested by centrifugation.
For some experiments, tissue was harvested from tissue-culture plants.
The Dharma Shastras are smritis, written by men who had vested interests and enforced as laws.
A significant part of Japan's wealth is invested in the West.
The proceeds from the sale of land scrip would then be invested in a fund ‘to pay the endowment, support, and maintenance of at least one college’ in each state.
Alternatively, fruits were harvested at the ripe stage and left to overripen for 2 d at 21°C on the laboratory bench.
But City have invested a lot of time and resources to get him here - this was viewed as the dream ticket. The Sun
The fund consists of annual member assessments, money collected by subrogation from the defalcating lawyers and interest on the invested monies.
Far better to see that money reinvested in football than to fill the pockets of businessmen who seek to profit from the game. Times, Sunday Times
Using ancient technology unique to the region, windmills grind the wheat harvested in June through September, the windy period during which wind speeds can get as high as 100 mph.
Well, my guess is that “thin sliver” of property taxes pretty much funds all the schools, but I really wanted to stand up and ask – what about the capital they have invested in the city? Coyote Blog » Blog Archive » Aarrrggghhh
Econutjobs aren’t worried about PEOPLE, Jack … they worry about seals being harvested and birds landing on tarponds (hence the term birdbrain), but people … econutjobs think there are too many ‘rich’ people and not enough seals and birds. wilson Says: Why I Like Blogs Better Than The MSM « Unambiguously Ambidextrous
He invested 2.5m of his own money to stave off bankruptcy three years ago. Times, Sunday Times
Its soil contains raw materials that might be harvested and processed into rocket fuel or breathable air.
Legitimate power stems from a position's placement in the managerial hierarchy and the authority vested in the position.
The bulk of the domestic shrimp catch is harvested by trawlers in the Gulf of Mexico.
The 3 per cent initial charge is levied only on the sum invested by the investor.
They invested heavily in 3G mobile phone networks.
The sales pitch is usually aimed at those who may know they will receive an inheritance or cash windfall in the future from vested share options, large bonuses or a cash lump sum from their pension fund.
More than a thousand conkers had been harvested from the arboretum's 102 horse chestnut trees for use in a variety of games.
The German immigrant began his career as a cigar maker, developed a machine for turning out stogies with compressed air, obtained patents for several other inventions, and invested the income in real estate.
Both companies invested heavily into setting up state-of-the art breweries to produce premium beers.
Your carrots ought to be put in on a root day, and your leeks harvested only when the zodiac calendar permits.
Observing this, ‘It was an old song, old as the breed itself [and it was] vested with the woe of unnumbered generations, this plaint by which Buck was so strangely stirred.’
This question, divested of the phraseology calculated to represent me as struggling for an arbitrary personal prerogative, is either simply a question who shall decide, or an affirmation that nobody shall decide, what the public safety does require, in cases of Rebellion of Invasion. Balkinization
Home income schemes involved using funds obtained via a mortgage to be re-invested to pay off the loan and provide additional income.
When harvested they make even the simplest meal seem like a gourmet delight.
Swedish scientists are now testing his idea to grow hemp on polluted land and process the harvested crop for auto insulation, rope or as an energy source.
He invested in an essentially Russian company at a time when other big minerals groups were pondering massive takeovers. Times, Sunday Times
The scrutiny is really high and people are so invested in it. The Sun
The celebrant is first vested with the shapik or alb, which is usually narrower than the Latin form, and usually of linen (sometimes of silk). The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 13: Revelation-Stock
Marshmallow, which grows in the primordial bogs and swamplands, was harvested and used to fashion these crude idols, which were then devoured to cure thigh ache.
They now have a bigger incinerator and have invested in fine shredders.
With over $5 billion in realized and unrealized losses, it's unlikely that new money invested in Mercury will dull its tax edge.
Indeed, the importance of having a free and fair press in an online world dominated by corporate overlords shows how deeply players are invested in their virtual existence
Faced with weak sales back in 2006, Burger King invested $3m to "fortify" its UK operation and a marketing push has since paid off. The Guardian World News
And that in the church they are vested with rule appears not only by their name of elders, which when applied to officers, imports rule, authority, &c., as hath been said; but also by the adjunct participle _that rule_, or The Divine Right of Church Government by Sundry Ministers Of Christ Within The City Of London
Yes, he has a vested interest representing the legal trade but he also represents victims. Times, Sunday Times
No doubt Brawn must have known his car was going to be a winner and invested some of his own substantial wealth to prop up the team. Times, Sunday Times
The arrangements accepted in this Agreement are without prejudice to the financial autonomy now vested in the Federated Shan States.
Thousands of tons of lumpfish are harvested for their roe and urchins for their gonads - both products prized on the Asian market.
The coffee beans in a shade-grown brand are harvested under a canopy of trees.
The main species harvested are hake, horse mackerel and pilchard, whilst other species such as monk, anchovy, tuna and sole also contribute to this sector.
The added revenue can be invested in new schools or health-care clinics in areas where education and medicine are scarce; it can subsidize short-term make-work projects to appease the angry unemployed or patronage networks that control dissent at the local level; it can finance the construction of better roads and bridges to open internal trade; it can bankroll the imposition of martial law. The J Curve
They also invested in specific items, including six retro chairs and a quantity of teak reclaimed from school science benches from the Fifties. Times, Sunday Times
The mass media have been vested with significant power as social and political agents in modern developed societies.
He thinks, too, of pumpkin pie and fresh harvested honey and steaming hot cocoa.
Ever before the celebration of his mass, ere he revested him, he kneeled down before the altar, and devoutly made his prayer, weeping and piteously sighing, and oft-times as he celebrated his mass plenty of tears fell from his eyes along his face. The Golden Legend, vol. 7
The Government should not succumb to pressure by vested interests and should make speed governors for vehicles compulsory, at the earliest.
A large amount of capital is invested in all these branches.
The countryside has changed little since Franciscan friars established the first of 22 missions in the area at the turn of the 18th century, and the native grapes were harvested for drinking at mass held by San Gabriel padres.
This under ripe onion is harvested green, when the puffballs or blossoms are blooming.
Vaisampayana said, "That which is the twenty-fifth (in the enumeration of topics as made in the Sankhya system) viz., when it becomes able to abstain entirely from acts, succeeds in attaining to the Purushottama which is exceedingly subtile, which is invested with the attribute of The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12
It does Mr. Chernow no disservice to regard his biography as a culmination of a long biographical tradition that has divested Washington of his marmoreal armor. The Life of the Lives
I immediately harvested all that were left, and resolved even more firmly that I'd demand a greater percentage at our next interspecies conference.
Only mature oak and walnut trees are harvested. Times, Sunday Times
The type of person who works really well with a self-managed superfund is a person who has invested in their own name already.
The whole team is super excited to officially be launching the a.d. schwarz line for the first time in New York with some limited quantities of handwrought sustainably-harvested wood jewelry and Sofala plates. Summer Rayne Oakes: High-End African Design Debuts in New York, NY
The very warm and dry conditions had seen half of lowland winter barley crops harvested with winter oilseed rape not far behind.
The unholy alliance of vested interests pushing the scheme through was far too powerful and well-connected. Times, Sunday Times
Most investors, once invested in an uptrend, will stay there looking for any weakness in the ride up, which is the indicator needed to jump off and take the profit.
In totally prohibiting a district court judge from exercising any discretion to facilitate exercise of the constitutional rights of public access by means of Internet or other electronic broadcasting of open-court sessions in civil cases, does the ruling below impermissibly restrict the judicial power vested in federal district court judges by the Constitution and creational statutes? RIAA v Tenenbaum webcasting: redux?
Actually, black cod is not cod at all, but sablefish (harvested right here in the North Pacific) and its sweet, rich flavour was put to good use in this smoky dish.
The wood from the harvested pine is still used by timber merchants. Times, Sunday Times
These structures are severally infundibuliform processes, so fashioned by the original descent of the testicle; and, therefore, as the bowel follows the track of the testicle, it becomes, of course, invested by the selfsame parts in the selfsame manner. Surgical Anatomy
Since 2009, foreigners have invested just over $1 trillion in U.S. Treasury bonds, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
All authority was vested in the woman, who discharged every kind of public duty.
Just before the late summer sunburst farmers were in desperate straits because so little of their arable crop had been harvested, and huge losses were expected.
But really, I totally queened out and gasped in a room by myself last week when Paris eliminated him, so clearly, I was emotionally invested. Fourfour:
When harvested correctly, the seed will be enclosed in a jelly-like material and this should be sown intact.
Large sums could be repatriated and reinvested in this country if an amnesty were announced.
Traditionally, the Army and other services have invested heavily in big-ticket weapons programs that often cost billions to develop and a decade or more to put in service. Army Aims to Save by 'Buying Less, More Often'
He advanced large sums to Parliament and later invested heavily on his own account in the purchase of bishops' lands.
She invested the money on behalf of her ward.
Hereby the community or whole body of the faithful, even to the meanest member, are vested from Christ with full power and authority actually to discharge and execute all acts of order and jurisdiction without exception: e.g. To preach the word authoritatively, dispense the sacraments, ordain their officers, admonish offenders, excommunicate the obstinate and incorrigible, and absolve the penitent. The Divine Right of Church Government by Sundry Ministers Of Christ Within The City Of London
Yet a similar confusion of thought is involved in this indiscriminate application of the term piracy, unless we emphasize the fact that in this connexion it must be divested of its ordinary moral connotation. England under the Tudors
A class is created of dogged self-righteous obstructionists with a vested interest in the status quo, however obsolescent, however decayed, however inappropriate to the site.
Disencumbered of its books, the feudal turret had become warlike again and that Guer-mantes was more himself in death — he was more of his breed, a Guermantes and nothing more and this was symbolised at his funeral in the church of Saint-Hilaire-de-Combray hung with black draperies where the “G” under the closed coronet divested of initials and titles betokened the race of Guermantes which he personified in death. Time Regained
Quarshie hadn't invested in outside lights -- get the ` Q ' on the door before you mess around with security. BLOOD IS DIRT
Grapes are still harvested from the pasture but not for the purpose of vinification.
The two most harvested species are crested auklet (Aethia cristatella) (about 12,000) and common murre (about 10,000) [71]. Management and conservation of marine mammals and seabirds in the Arctic
Now she was vested for the anointing; buskins, sandals and girdle put on, and over all a tabard of white sarsnet, the vestment called the colobium sindonis.
But the time when Cuculain should be knighted, that is to say, invested with arms, and solemnly received into the Red Branch as man to the high King of all Ulla, now drew on, and such a knighting as that, and under such signs, omens, and portents, has never been recorded anywhere in the history of the nations. The Coming of Cuculain
While the Oscar felt more like a lifetime achievement award, the role invested Hepburn with the kind of humanity and concern for family that helped contradict her late-career screen image.
The citation on his nomination referred to the considerable time and personal commitment he had invested in raising the funding and recruiting the successful candidate, who takes up her post in May.
But some interviewed expressed concern that a younger patron may lack familiarity with an organization's priorities, which could turn problematic given that a trustee is often vested with executive-hiring approval, financial responsibilities and, in the case of museums, the acquisition of artwork. Cultural Boards Get Younger Look
These are: higher returns require higher risk, and interest and dividends can be used as income or reinvested. Times, Sunday Times
Tourre also allegedly told A.C.A.—falsely, the government contends—that Paulson invested two hundred million dollars in the new securities.
This is the first time we have had a series of Budgets that has invested heavily in the economy, our social infrastructure, and our people.
To head off competition, the telcos have invested heavily in fiber optics and sophisticated switching technology.
This is very, very hard work, because there are so many vested interests. Times, Sunday Times
Two billion German marks have been invested in the area's shipbuilding but the figures still show South Korea forging ahead.
If we leave, what do we do about vested rights? Times, Sunday Times
Membership in the Centuriate Committee required certain economic status, and power was heavily vested in the first eighteen Centuries; the Centuriate Committee was dominated by the First and Second Classes.
He invested in plastics manufacture and farming and prospered financially, but he knew he was vulnerable.
The government has invested heavily in public transport.
A significant part of Japan's wealth is invested in the West.
the board of trustees divested $20 million in real estate property
How this fruit is cultivated, harvested, and cured determines the flavor of the final product, and we learn about the hedonics -- the sensual nuances -- of this exotic and temperamental element. Boing Boing
In the 1950s, barbasco was heavily harvested for diosgenin, which is an ingredient of contraceptive products. Tropical Humid Forests ecoregion (CEC)
His shape , now divested of cloak, I perceived harmonized in squareness with his physiognomy.
Their implementation may have been chaotic and disorganized, but they were carried through with remarkable goodwill and even enthusiasm considering the multitude of vested interests they threatened or damaged.
There has been a lot of money invested so there is huge expectation. Times, Sunday Times
Mr Chairman, Zambia has invested a lot in diplomacy and international relations.
The corporation divested itself of its subsidiaries.
We hadn't invested the care to make it a believable action. Times, Sunday Times
Feeling 'harvested' is a good one NM - that resonates and I will use it. No Blacks Allowed.....(?)
China's political capital is best invested in other areas of structural reform.
When he invested in that business, he went up a blind alley.
Here she was vested in her robes of state and was met by the bishop who was to perform the ceremony, with all the chapel Royal in their copes, the bishop mitred.
divested" himself of his clothing, Mr. Box -- or was it Cox? Change in the Village
The tribunals should be vested with summary powers.
Their security was invested in his government. Christianity Today
The ambassador to the U. N. was invested with full authority to deal with all the foreign affairs concerning his country on behalf of his government .
A government grant - that is, public money harvested from all of us - of more than £47m was given to economically deprived east Brighton three years ago, to "revitalise" the area.
If the glutin is provided to prevent birds consuming the kernels, then the object is perfectly served; otherwise no very satisfactory reason is apparent why the tree should be invested with the means of destroying even humble forms of life. The Confessions of a Beachcomber
What's much safer is an autologous transplant where a person's own stem cells are harvested either from their blood or bone marrow.
Walleye pollock, more than half of all Bering bottom fish, are harvested in the world's largest single species fishery.
There are others who invested in Kaupthing through offshore bonds run by life insurers who have yet to receive a penny. Times, Sunday Times

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