From the mid-century there was a great growth in the expensive but more effective reproductions in mezzotint, of portraits and other paintings, with special demand from collectors for early proof states «before letter» (that is, before the inscriptions were added), which the printmakers obligingly printed off in growing numbers. (en.wikipedia.org)
«IDEAYA has assembled the vision and team, and a first - in - class synthetic lethality and immuno - oncology pipeline that has the potential to demonstrate early proof - of - concept in targeted patient populations,» said Kanishka Pothula, managing director at BVF Partners. (ideayabio.com)
Early proof came Monday, when Florida gubernatorial candidate Rick Scott launched a statewide television ad castigating Obama for backing the mosque plan. (politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com)