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  • 11intervening — UK [ˌɪntə(r)ˈviːnɪŋ] / US [ˌɪntərˈvɪnɪŋ] adjective [only before noun] 1) happening between two events or times Not much has changed during the intervening six years. 2) in the space between two people or things The gardens are separated by an… …

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  • 12intervening cause — A cause which supersedes a prior wrong as the proximate cause of an injury by breaking the sequence between the prior wrong and the injury. Mahoney v Beatman, 110 Conn 184, 146 A 762, 66 ALR 1121. The test of the sufficiency of an intervening… …

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  • 13intervening sequence — Genetics. intron. * * * intervening sequence noun (biology) An intron • • • Main Entry: ↑intervene * * * intervening sequence, a segment of DNA that has no specific genetic code; intron: »The genes of higher plants and animals and their viruses… …

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  • 14between — betweenness, n. /bi tween /, prep. 1. in the space separating (two points, objects, etc.): between New York and Chicago. 2. intermediate to, in time, quantity, or degree: between twelve and one o clock; between 50 and 60 apples; between pink and… …

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  • 15intervening — in|ter|ven|ing [ˌıntəˈvi:nıŋ US tər ] adj the intervening years/months/period etc time that passes between two events ▪ I hadn t seen him since 1980, and he had aged a lot in the intervening years …

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  • 16intervening — adjective the intervening years/months/decades etc the amount of time between two events: I hadn t seen him since 1980, and he had aged a lot in the intervening years …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 17between — be•tween [[t]bɪˈtwin[/t]] prep. 1) in the space separating: between New York and Chicago[/ex] 2) intermediate to in time, quantity, or degree: between twelve and one o clock[/ex] 3) linking; connecting: air service between cities[/ex] 4) in equal …

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  • 18between — /bəˈtwin / (say buh tween), /bi / (say bee ) preposition 1. in the space separating (two or more points, objects, etc.). 2. intermediate to, in time, quantity, or degree: between 12 and 1 o clock; between pink and red. 3. connecting: a link… …

  • 19Intervening sequence — Part of a gene that is initially transcribed from the DNA into the primary RNA transcript but then is excised (removed) from it when the so called exxon sequences on either side of it are spliced together. Intervening sequences, which are also… …

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  • 20intervening — [ˌɪntəˈviːnɪŋ] adj happening between two events or times Not much has changed during the intervening six years.[/ex] …

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