Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In the manner of steps; by regular ascent.
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Examples
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Special instructions: 9 today, hooray, hooray, for 14 across 24 across, Mr 24 down who appears step-wise in the grid from the middle of 14 down
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The company is developing a number of other drugs in this step-wise fashion, including one for psoriasis that also aims to treat an inflammatory disorder of the eye.
FDA Panel Votes Against Gout Drug Thomas M. Burton 2011
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David, I'm just trying to understand: what is this "step-wise" mutation idea you keep referring to?
Behe's Test 2008
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The public wants practical, step-wise, bipartisan health care reform.
S. Ward Casscells, MD: Americans Have a Prescription for Congressional Health Care Delirium 2010
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The government is taking a "step-wise approach" to changing this reliance, beginning with the implementation of a so-called essential drug-list system.
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His assertion ignores the role of step-wise mutation in this process.
Behe's Test 2008
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The public wants practical, step-wise, bipartisan health care reform.
Americans Have a Prescription for Congressional Health Care Delirium MD S. Ward Casscells 2010
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Indeed, 56% favor step-wise improvements, while 12% want one large health reform bill.
S. Ward Casscells, MD: Americans Have a Prescription for Congressional Health Care Delirium 2010
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Indeed, 56% favor step-wise improvements, while 12% want one large health reform bill.
Americans Have a Prescription for Congressional Health Care Delirium MD S. Ward Casscells 2010
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It's very easy to see that modest selective pressures would be more amenable to step-wise adaptations.
Behe's Test 2008
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