Sentence examples for a defining test from inspiring English sources

When Danielson followed with his great run in 1966, it was still considered a defining test of human capacity for speed and endurance.

They are jointly threatened by the firefighters, a challenge regarded by them both as a defining test for their own reputations and that of New Labour as a whole.

For Yemen's new president, Abdu Rabbu Mansour Hadi, who took over from President Ali Abdullah Saleh in February after a year of political turmoil, the new military campaign is a defining test.

A defining test is still to come.

"It is a defining test of our generation of leaders that we care for and resolve the fears and foreboding of the next generation when it comes to that most basic of questions - 'Where and what will I call home?' " Harriet Harman, the acting Labour leader, said: "The Government is not doing enough to get new homes built, in fact currently fewer than half the number of homes needed.

Twelve drivers took part in an on-road study and performed a verbal commentary as they drove around a defined test route.

The area under the curve (AUC) was calculated as the sum of scores for each individual mouse during a defined test period.

It is defined as the ratio between the probability of a defined test result in the presence of the disease (or two CMR biomarkers in the present study) and the probability of a defined test result in the absence of the disease.

Briefly, the genetically modified yeast cells were incubated in a defined test medium with the reference substance E2 for ERα and ERβ and dihydrotestosterone for AR test samples and negative controls.

The AUC is the sum of scores for each individual mouse during a defined test period and describes the development of disease in terms of onset, duration and severity.

A certain known volume of a pre defined test solution is then put into the sweat gland and introduced onto the top surface of the fabric.