Sentence examples for millions of specimens from inspiring English sources

A letter writing campaign this week by curators at the museum, home to millions of specimens of insects, plants, and fossils, many dating to the 19th Century, said the plan could put the delicate collections in danger and even suggested the museum building could be razed.

The elm, once a common and striking feature of our countryside, may flourish once more, defeating the blight of Dutch elm disease that laid waste to millions of specimens.

The neatly labeled metal lockers that line the hallway are much like the stacks of a research library, except that instead of books there are many of the museum's millions of specimens, from ants in amber to dry-mounted birds.

Herbarium specimens are currently used in modelling species distributions and in estimating species diversity [ 57, 58], but no studies to our knowledge have explored the use of georeferenced specimen data as a validation tool, despite the availability of millions of specimens available online.

Within minutes, their conference table is piled high with the Stempel specimen book; an 1882 catalog from George Bruce's Son & Company of Chambers Street; MacKellar, Smiths & Jordan's "11th Book of Specimens of Printing Types and Every Requisite for Typographical Uses and Adornment"; and the 1977 Letraset catalog.

The scientific explorations of the 19th century resulted in large collections of specimens from virtually all parts of the world.

The 4th and 5th century ceramic specimens from the late phase of this culture include pitchers, clay pails, beakers and bowls.

My spirit renewed, I dove into the folders of specimens.

But I do long for that Tiger Woods we first saw at the 1997 Masters, his long stride swaggering up the 18th, a specimen of a body, a swing of sheer heaven.

In the nomenclature of the specimens, the first letter, G, represents GFRP; the second letter represents the exposure condition (T-temperature, H-humid environment/wet dry cycles and E-outdoor environment); the first number refers to the exposure period, i.e.; 1st, 2nd, 3rd or 4th; and the last number represents the serial number of specimen.

He has also studied the work of Honor Fragonard (cousin of the rococo painter Jean Honoré Fragonard), whose 18th-century specimens at the national veterinary school in Alfort, France, include a dramatic horse and rider.