Sentence examples for means to delay from inspiring English sources

One means to delay apoptosis is genetically to engineer the anti-apoptotic gene bcl-2 into the genome.

If immunomodulating transgenes are deleterious during pig development, inducible cre-recombinase excision of stop codons provides a means to delay expression of such transgenes until after transplantation.

The stacking of several resistant genes has been proposed as one means to delay insect adaptation [ 12].

Modulated growth, physiological sustenance and maintenance of vigor appear to be the downstream consequences of the transcriptional networks induced by chilling, providing a means to delay the occurrence of irreversible injuries.

Targeting LexA pharmacologically, therefore, has been suggested as a means to delay the acquisition of resistance, increase the efficacy of known antimicrobials, and offer insight into bacterial adaptation and evolution.

One might conclude that intermittent ADT would also be the standard of care for oligometastatic prostate cancer patients, but radical strategies such as extensive lymphadenectomy or high-dose radiotherapy have been suggested as another means to delay the need for ADT, and increase its effectiveness once initiated.

It's meant to delay the progression by three to six months or so.

Democrats who are balking are being asked at least to vote against Republican procedural moves meant to delay or derail an up-or-down vote.

The capture of the ship comes as Iran is equivocating on a deal that was meant to delay Tehran's ability to build a nuclear bomb -- and to persuade Israel not to attack Iranian nuclear facilities.

When the Duma debated a bill to increase fines for participating in unsanctioned demonstrations, the two Gudkovs gave speech after speech in an 11-hour filibuster meant to delay its passage.

And what does it mean to delay meeting those commitments?