One seashell is suggestive of the skeletal backbone of some deep-sea monster and another looks like the lips of an open mouth without a face around it.
They eventually came to form the backbone of some seven centuries of philosophy, in the form of the commentary tradition, much of it original philosophy carried on in a broadly Aristotelian framework.
Its carbonyl group forms a hydrogen bond with the backbone nitrogen of Asp564 of the DFG motif (Fig. 3a).
There are, however, some undoubted triumphs, such as the garden's backbone of miles of beech hedges, clipped hornbeams and yew.
The moments of transition, in which something changes, constitute the backbone of all of us.
The lesson forms the backbone of much of the new book, especially Chapter 4, "Conduct Yourself and Your Business With Integrity".
They still perform once a week in an improvisational comedy troupe, because, as Mr. Sloan said, "improvisation is the backbone of most of our work".
This water – and the sediments they hold – form the backbone of agriculture of the whole region.
