The very terms "split infinitive" and "split verb" are based on a thick-witted analogy to Latin, in which it is impossible to split a verb because it consists of a single word, such as amare, "to love".
The myth originated centuries ago in a thick-witted analogy to Latin, in which it is impossible to split an infinitive because it consists of a single word, like dicere, "to say".
Because it consists of a single hydrophobic segment with a positively charged N-terminus and negatively charged C-terminus, hydrophobic contacts maximize in either parallel or antiparallel structures, while electrostatic interactions would be expected to favor the antiparallel structure.
Norovirus RNA replicase (RNA-dependent RNA polymerase; NV3Dpol) is a candidate for our in vitro virus, because it consists of a single polypeptide chain and its molecular weight is not so large (56 kDa).
The whistle-blow is named because it consists of a two-second-long whistling noise and a burst of air in immediate succession.
The plant cell wall greatly confines the enlargement of plant cells because it consists of a rigid mesh of complex polysaccharides and a few structural proteins [ 187].
Computer information is in a particularly simple form for magnetic storage because it consists of a chain of electrical pulses of standard amplitude.
Nanostencil lithography has been widely used to fabricate various nanopatterns [25 28], nanoparticles [29, 30], and nanowires [31], and it is advantageous because it consists of a series of simple fabrication steps and because the stencil mask is reusable.
Villagers' reports, government documents, and observations made during the fieldwork all suggest the soil is not suitable for planting most cash crops because it consists of a deep gravely, impenetrable layer of rock substrate.
I do want to change the password, though, because it consists of a combination of letters from his name and numbers from his date of birth.
