Sentence examples for parlance before from inspiring English sources

In adoption parlance, before "birth mother" became the conventional and widely used term, the biological mother was referred to as the "natural mother".

"The 'sawbuck' theory has the advantage of a clearer line of plausible transmission, but even with that theory, there are relatively few examples until late in this same period (as a casual slang term, it likely had a long gestation in common parlance before it began to see the light of print)," Potter explained.

In order to raise the sills higher, Mercedes hinged the doors at the center of the roof, and the term "gullwing" came into automotive parlance, decades before anyone had heard of a DeLorean DMC-12 or a Bricklin SV-1.

In Japanese diplomatic parlance, that means before the arrival of President Kim Dae Jung of South Korea.

A couple months ago, it struck me as odd that Apple SVP Phil Schiller would rip into Samsung (or, in the correct Cook parlance, Sam-SUNG) right before the unveiling of the Galaxy S 4. It seemed defensive.

In archaeology circles there has been debate on whether the earliest Chauvet paintings date from 32,000 to 30,000 BP (or "before present," in the charming parlance of archaeology) or are actually somewhat younger.

Gamblers taking bets — bookies in today's parlance — wandered baseball's grandstands before and during games.

They piled layers and layers of debt — "leverage," in Wall Street parlance — onto these companies just before the economy came screeching to a halt.

Mr. Jalili consistently demanded that first the six acknowledge Iran's "right" to enrich uranium for peaceful purposes and lift sanctions — "obstacles" and "measures" in Iranian parlance — imposed by the United Nations before engaging on more detailed proposals.

When asked if he imparted these thoughts during the shootaround, which is N.B.A. parlance for the light practice before a game, Saunders noted that they had held a "walk-through".

Our goal should be not just to deal with the aftermath of wars (Phase IV, in military parlance) but to solve problems before they grow into full-blown wars.