Sentence examples for dropping the initial from inspiring English sources

Some lawyers use what they imagine is the French pronunciation, dropping the initial "r," while my Texas law school professors rhymed it with "floor pyre".

J. H. Whitney & Company, the nation's oldest venture capital firm, is dropping the initials of its founder, John Hay Whitney, to reflect its expansion overseas and into different kinds of assets.

"We had Gordie Howe to drop the initial puck for the ceremonial face-off," Berenson said, "and he said to me, 'I thought I'd seen everything in hockey -- this just blows it away.' And I felt the same way.

After being sentenced in a plea deal that dropped the initial charges, Mr. Mirkarimi told reporters that he had accepted responsibility for his "arrogance and anger issues" but refused to say that he had injured his wife.

One of the more significant tweaks Toymail made to its original business model was to quickly drop the initial stipulation of a price for sending messages.

One of the more significant tweaks Toymail made to its original business model was to quickly drop the initial stipulation of a price for sending messages.

While it is not incorrect to say "ninakupenda," colloquial Swahili speakers drop the initial prefix "ni" and simply say "nakupenda".

In the first column box on the first row, drop the initial graphic of the "New Moon" and type in "New Moon" to make it clear what it is.

But dropping below the initial pricing amount is probably not a good sign.

In later works, Mr. Close has dropped the last initial and now uses just a first name for a title.

As a result, many potential drug candidates may be dropped from the initial screening portfolio.