<noun.phenomenon> this situation developed in response to events in Africa
a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent
<noun.act> a bad reaction to the medicine his responses have slowed with age
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
<noun.communication> I waited several days for his answer he wrote replies to several of his critics
the manner in which something is greeted
<noun.communication> she did not expect the cold reception she received from her superiors
a phrase recited or sung by the congregation following a versicle by the priest or minister
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the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange
<noun.communication> he growled his reply
the manner in which an electrical or mechanical device responds to an input signal or a range of input signals
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Response \Re*sponse"\ (r?*sp?ns"), n. [OF. response, respons, F. r['e]ponse, from L. responsum, from respondere. See {Respond}.] 1. The act of responding.
2. An answer or reply. Specifically: (a) Reply to an objection in formal disputation. --I. Watts. (b) (Eccl.) The answer of the people or congregation to the priest or clergyman, in the litany and other parts of divine service. (c) (R.C.Ch.) A kind of anthem sung after the lessons of matins and some other parts of the office. (d) (Mus.) A repetition of the given subject in a fugue by another part on the fifth above or fourth below. --Busby.
In response to the NRC's suspension of its review of Peach Bottom, Philadelphia Electric will submit a management reorganization plan to the agency by early December, the spokesman said.
The rational response to these factors, and to the reversion of Hong Kong to Chinese rule in 1997, would seem to be global expansion.
One ad, no longer used by PCA, talked of $15,000 to $30,000 "with no additional work." Much of the advertising has cooled, partly in response to criticism.
Bond prices, which had been up in early trading, fell in response to the purchasing managers report, and the stock market followed suit.
Heaven and Mr William Cash alone know what the prime minister's response would be. Mr Major may never be put to this particular torture.
Judging by the response in previous correspondence with creditors, that would have taken several months. Now they must consider different strategies to recover money.
Dixons Group (Capital) PLC, also got strong response to its debut issue in the international capital markets.
A spokeswoman for Burroughs Wellcome said the company doesn't currently have any plans to reintroduce a capsule form of the product, but will monitor consumer response to the coated tablets.
It was the the most dramatic show of U.S. force in the six-year Nicaraguan war and came in response to a request for help from Honduras' president, Jose Azcona Hoyo.
"The response has not been what Sears hoped for," said Scott Brandwein, executive vice president of Frain, Camins & Swartchild, one of Chicago's leading real estate brokers.
During Bush's long opening remarks and Gorbachev's briefer response, Mrs. Gorbachev stood ramrod straight, clutching a black handbag in her right hand.
In response, Sand levied escalating fines against the city _ $100 for the first day and doubling every day after that.
The statue, depicting a trio of battle-weary soldiers, was included in response to criticism that the memorial did not adequately represent Vietnam veterans.
The shift in emphasis appears to have been provoked by Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, who last month warned he would destroy half of Israel with binary chemical weapons in response to any Israeli attack.
Movie mogul Raymond Chow recalls his initial response to a suggestion he produce a film called "Teen-Age Mutant Ninja Turtles." "It's quite impossible!
The statement appeared to be the most high-powered pledge of solidarity yet by writers with Rushdie and his publishers, and was a response to Khomeini's Feb. 14 call.
New York-based Lynch, Jones & Ryan, a soft-dollar firm, called the SEC action a "naive" response in favor of soft-dollar critics.
Mr. Stoltenberg said the decision to revalue the currencies upward wasn't caused by economic factors but was a response to recent speculation.
While puzzling over her response, the narrator recounts how his mother would dismiss and rehire her several times in succession.
But Allan MacEachen, Liberal leader in the Senate, said the Liberal senators decided that, for an issue of this importance, it was appropriate to await the response of Canadians in a national election.
The stock market overcame an early round of profit-taking to record a solid advance in response to better-than-expected news on the July trade deficit.
The latest approach, Rosenberg said, "is giving the highest response rate I'm aware of in patients with melanoma.
Rep. Dennis Eckart of Ohio, giving the Democrats' response, said Dukakis and Bentsen would do more than the Republicans to answer Americans' most pressing concerns.
Collor's announcement that he intended to fire 320,000 to 400,000 government employees was seen partly as a response to the critics.
There was no immediate government response.
"We felt (GM's) response was very positive," says Edward Hales, chairman of the Wisconsin Board, referring to that meeting.
The payroll and unemployment data from the US received a somewhat muffled response from the UK stock market yesterday.
"They're very frustrated; they've gotten no response whatsoever," said Rep. David Nagle, Democrat from Iowa, a major source of grain exports.
The stock market rose today, buoyed by corporate takeover maneuvering and favorable investor response to the government's report of a lower-than-expected January trade deficit.
Pillsbury Co., in its first detailed response to Grand Metropolitan PLC's $5.23 billion tender offer, said it was exploring all possible alternatives to accepting the bid.