6 sentences with 'kills'
Example sentences and phrases with the word kills and other words derived from it.
• « But what are the ways in which tobacco kills? First and foremost, carbon monoxide attacks the blood's ability to carry oxygen, reduces muscular and mental capacity and requires extra cardiac work; the rate jumps from 10 to 20 beats per minute; »
• « Lactofelicillin is a powerful antibiotic in milk that kills the bacteria that cause infant diarrhoea in less than 60 minutes. This antibiotic makes up 70 percent of the protein content of milk. »
• « Biologists thought that a new antibiotic kills almost all the bacteria it touches, but that some are naturally resistant, and when they reproduce they give rise to new bacteria, which take the place of those that have died. This is supposedly how a resistant community is formed. »
• « Moreover, Darwin's account argued that nature itself was a deeply hostile place to all living things; even as nature sustains species, it constantly tests individuals and kills the weak. »
• « A recent experiment carried out by the Pasteur Institute reveals that a good quality concentrated bleach water of a recognised brand kills all known microbes (bacteria, viruses, spores, moulds) in only thirty seconds and a dilution of 1 in 20 is sufficient (i.e. only one glass of bleach in 10 litres of water). »
• « Anyone who gets paid every Friday knows that if his or her bank account has a low balance on Thursday, he or she will have more money the next day. This kills the incentive to save. That's what happened to me when I had a permanent job. »