Sentence examples for terminus a quo from inspiring English sources
noun
The lower limit of dating, as of the earliest plausible date at which a fact could have occurred or a document could have been written.
I. Neutr., with reference to the terminus a quo, to go or walk away from a place, to depart, retire, withdraw, remove from (in lit. signif. rare but class.).
The verb, the pivot of the sentence, signifies action and movement and needs for that reason two terms, a terminus a quo or principium and a terminus ad quem or terminus (Summa Grammatica 66, 78).
The reported genome sequence, which can be used as ancestry specific genome for discovering additional variants [ 12], and genome variants add to the human variome diversity and may serve as terminus a quo for larger sequencing projects on this population group of Persian origin.
The article "How to fix your make-up after you cry" became a terminus quo for the Spanish conceptual artist.
LONDON — China is a status quo power.
"2013 is really a status quo year.
"His is a status quo candidacy.
Nor is China a status quo power.
Russia is also a status quo power — the status quo of 30 years ago, that is.
The Generals are conservative, reactionary; they prefer a status quo.
China, in short, is now a status quo power.
