I share McDonald’s CEO Chris Kempczinski’s belief that the company’s franchisee ranks should more closely reflect the diverse composition of America and the world.
Why McDonald’s sets the standard for equitable business models|jakemeth|September 16, 2020|Fortune
Different wine growing regions had distinct microbial communities in both the soil and the must, which appeared to influence the unique compositions of metabolites in the finished wine.
How does a crop’s environment shape a food’s smell and taste?|Carolyn Beans|September 10, 2020|Science News
Physicist Inho Hong from the Center for Humans & Machines at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development in Germany looked at the industry composition of 350 US metro areas between 1998 and 2013.
What it takes for a city to jump into the knowledge economy|Karen Ho|September 9, 2020|Quartz
Treatments that modulate the composition and functionality of the gut microbiome should be explored, according to Ng.
COVID-19 infection lingers in the gut, even after it clears the respiratory system, researchers say|Claire Zillman, reporter|September 8, 2020|Fortune
We’ve changed the composition of the team, taken down the number of traditional sales roles by 25% but added more programmatic specialists, content creation specialists.
‘It’s less dire than it seemed to be’: How The Wall Street Journal’s digital ads business has weathered the downturn|Lucinda Southern|August 20, 2020|Digiday
John Luther Adams lives up to the title of his composition, capturing an oceanic torrent of sound in an awe-inspiring performance.
The Best Albums of 2014|Ted Gioia|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He described in painful detail the composition of the bars and the heavy shackles on the pad locks.
I Shot Bin Laden|Elliot Ackerman|November 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He approaches the composition of a painting rather as a theatrical director might set the scene of a play.
The Stacks: Edward Hopper’s X-Ray Vision|Hilton Kramer|October 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
However, its composition and interior are very different than the Moon.
A Cloud Forms Over Saturn’s Mysterious Moon|Matthew R. Francis|August 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Tupac himself ventured a rather eloquent answer in his composition, “Me Against the World.”
Broadway Was Made for Tupac|Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Marcyliena Morgan|July 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The metals of which Japanese bronzes were made consisted of curious alloys, the composition of which was long kept a secret.
Chats on Old Copper and Brass|Fred. W. Burgess
Perhaps the composition of his love would hardly bear looking into, but it was recklessly frank and not quite mercenary.
A Laodicean|Thomas Hardy
He wrote with elegance, and described everything with great neatness and skill in composition.
The Roman History of Ammianus Marcellinus|Ammianus Marcellinus
It is frequently sold in the shops as palm oil, and of late has entered largely into the composition of toilet soaps.
The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom|P. L. Simmonds
A teacher directs a pupil to make an outline before he writes a composition or delivers a speech.
Public Speaking|Clarence Stratton
British Dictionary definitions for composition
composition
/ (ˌkɒmpəˈzɪʃən) /
noun
the act of putting together or making up by combining parts or ingredients
something formed in this manner or the resulting state or quality; a mixture
the parts of which something is composed or made up; constitution
a work of music, art, or literature
the harmonious arrangement of the parts of a work of art in relation to each other and to the whole
a piece of writing undertaken as an academic exercise in grammatically acceptable writing; an essay
printingthe act or technique of setting up type
linguisticsthe formation of compound words
logicthe fallacy of inferring that the properties of the part are also true of the whole, as every member of the team has won a prize, so the team will win a prize
a settlement by mutual consent, esp a legal agreement whereby the creditors agree to accept partial payment of a debt in full settlement
the sum so agreed
chemthe nature and proportions of the elements comprising a chemical compound
Derived forms of composition
compositional, adjective
Word Origin for composition
C14: from Old French, from Latin compositus; see composite, -ion