Sentence examples for elusive quantity from inspiring English sources

The year just past provided ample evidence of the unpredictable nature of that elusive quantity known as news.

We will no doubt hear that, for those whose loved ones vanished without explanation sixteen days ago, this moment represents some intimation of that elusive quantity known as closure, however painful its arrival.

Values for the transgression potential, τ, remain elusive because this quantity cannot be directly measured using molecular techniques.

We reasoned that we could use the same system to obtain large quantity of the elusive tetraspanin CD81.

This fundamental kinetic quantity has been elusive.

Gravity's strength, a number called Big G, is perhaps the most elusive of all the fundamental quantities.

The model predicts conditions under which blebs travel or remain stationary, as well as the bleb traveling velocity, a quantity that has remained elusive in previous models.

Interacting with this general question of data quantity is the more elusive problem of data quality.

Next, we attempted to prepare an as yet elusive trimetallic complex by mixing equimolar quantities of LiTMP, NaTMP and KTMP in hexane in the presence of PMDETA.

Luxury sneakers plush designer shoes handmade from Italian leather, or elusive collector's items produced in limited quantities from Nike –constitute a growing percentage of the sneaker sales market.

Yet production of reasonable quantities at a reasonable cost has so far been elusive.