Scientists are learning to find minute bits of mutant DNA in tissue samples or bodily fluids that may signal the presence of hidden or incipient cancers.
Individual carbon nanotubes, which resemble minute bits of string, can be assembled to form ribbons or sheets that are ultrathin but extraordinarily strong, light, and electrically conductive.
For years, the brothels' large street-side windows have showcased women of all races, wearing minute bits of clothing as they preened and beckoned customers.
Over the years, 137 spacecraft have exploded or broken up in orbit, leaving the earth encased in a shell of swarf.Even minute bits of scrap can wreak impressive destruction when they are travelling at several kilometres a second.
But the truth was, even without the incentive of a reward, he loved studying the ground like this, directing his gaze and his entire mind onto minute bits of earth as they passed below him.
Many may not be aware that shredders have various security levels with the lowest level shredders rated as providing a high probability of ability of reconstructing data with the higher levels (Level 5 and Level 6) creating minute bits of paper shred, that would be appropriate for handling the most sensitive personal or business documents.
In three or four days, he had made a five-minute bit of business out of what to do with a wet sleeve.
And then, in a last-minute bit of theater on behalf of the chronically inept House speaker, John A. Boehner, on Wednesday, Norquist caved — and said Republicans who voted to let taxes rise on millionaires could do so without consequence.
Three: Blair had to rely on verbal briefings from the JIC chairman and others, who told him about the 45 minutes bit of the intelligence but omitted to mention that it referred only to battlefield weapons, and neither the prime minister nor any of the brilliant young staff asked the obvious question.
The CollegeHumor staffers — who specialize in three-minute bits of sophomoric comedy for the Web — wrote, shot and starred in the television series, while they continued to crank out content for their day jobs.
