Sentence examples for marking a cross from inspiring English sources

Interview by Oliver Burkeman (6 January) All the way through, from first standup shows to stardom, he forced himself to work by marking a cross on a calendar for every day he wrote material; soon enough, he had a long chain of crosses, and kept going partly because he didn't want to break the chain.

All the way through, from first standup shows to stardom, he forced himself to work by marking a cross on a calendar for every day he wrote material; soon enough, he had a long chain of crosses, and kept going partly because he didn't want to break the chain.

Supporters and opponents of proportional representation, writing in the Guardian tomorrow, appear to be converging on the introduction of an alternative vote (AV) system in single member constituencies, allowing the public to rank candidates in order of preference rather than simply marking a cross against one candidate when electing a new MP.

Participants indicated their mood during the breathing focus phase by marking a cross (x) on each scale.

They were asked to taste each solution for 5 s, spit out and rate the intensity of it by marking a cross on the scale taking into account the intensities perceived for concentrations representing the ends of the scale.

Questionnaires were sent to 32 participants from practice B and we received 24 responses (75%) Participants were asked to indicate their level of risk (from extremely low risk to extremely high risk) by marking a cross on a visual analogue scale.

He unscrewed the cap, poked his fingers in, and marked a cross on Nell's forehead.

It took two seconds for voters to mark a cross alongside leave on the ballot paper.

First Past the Post A primitive system in which voters mark a cross by the name of a single candidate.

Two weeks ago, Randi Mellman Oze, 54, printed off her absentee ballot paper, marked a cross next to Mitt Romney's name, sealed the envelope and took it to the post office to send it back to the US.

During church services, clergy use ashes burned at the previous year's Palm Sunday mixed with holy water or olive oil to mark a cross on a worshipper's forehead as a sign of repentance.