Sentence examples for backbone it from inspiring English sources

For example, while DNA uses phosphorus in its backbone, it might be possible to build a backbone out of arsenic instead.

BT says this is unfair, since it allows its rivals to piggyback on the whizzy new backbone it is now building.

Before the street became Chinatown's backbone, it was the forefather of the bigger and better-known diamond district.

If Hansen's push needed additional backbone, it came recently when Ballmer, and Peter and Erik Nordstrom — of the high-end department store chain — joined Hansen's investment group.

He says to the United Nations on Sept. 12, if this organization has a backbone it is going to stand up to Saddam Hussein, demand inspections for the weapons of mass destruction and remove or destroy them.

He must defend his nominee, but by keeping him quiet on the issue of torture he may be giving the Senate Judiciary Committee the backbone it needs to deny Mr. Mukasey's confirmation.

Use a sharp, sturdy knife to split the hens through their backbones; it will cut through without too much effort.

For this first experiment D-xylose was used as carbon source as all strains grow well on this carbon source, and on the other hand as the monomer of the xylan-backbone it is a main component of lignocellulose, which is aimed to be used finally.

Whereas results remained similar after adjustment for NRTI backbones, it may have been difficult to disentangle regimen type and individual drug effects.

Once node S finds out that node A has selected it as the backbone node it changes its color to BLACK.

Although Tyr364 participates in Ca2+ coordination via its backbone oxygen, it is possible that nitration of its side chain will influence the conformation of the Ca2+-binding loops.