Contemporary Examples. 1  reality check: Perfect is never on the menu, especially in Albany. 2  reality check No. 1: Immigration reform is only dead if the House of Representativesâspecifically Speaker Boehnerâdecides it is. 3  Progressives who hope, in 2014, to regulate their way out of this problem need a reality check. The Answer to the McCutcheon Decision Is More Big Money in Politics Jonathan Rauch April 3, 2014 reality check: 90 percent of Americans rarely agree on anything.
Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honey Bees, and Farm-raised Fish (ELAP) ELAP provides financial assistance to eligible producers of livestock, honeybees and farm-raised fish for losses due to disease, certain adverse weather events or loss conditions, including blizzards and wildfires, as determined by the Secretary.
Ellipsis (linguistics) In linguistics, ellipsis (from the Greek: á¼Î»Î»ÎµÎ¹ÏÎ¹Ï, Ã©lleipsis, omission) or elliptical construction refers to the omission, from a clause, of one or more words that are nevertheless understood in the context of the remaining elements. There are numerous distinct types of ellipsis acknowledged in theoretical syntax.