If only Sean could have known that his temperature chart, progress report, house-doctor's recommendations, and the sucrose content of his urine were being so avidly studied, he would probably had added a ruptured spleen to his other ills.

His works were avidly studied by other natural philosophers, such as Isaac Newton.

Schoolchildren avidly studied recognition silhouettes and knew the names and strengths of dozens of planes.

Up until 2002, RNAi/PTGS and miRNAs were the most avidly studied aspects of RNA-mediated gene silencing.

In the paper money hobby, especially in the U.S., these notes are avidly studied and collected.

Although Nardo had avidly studied history informally since childhood and had acquired a degree in history in the 1970s, he did not begin writing history books until the 1980s.

Her wardrobe, which includes clothes made from European fabrics as well as the designs of Russian couturiers, has set a new standard that is avidly studied by Russian women, and she recently met with fashion representatives to discuss the future of their industry.

But Publishers Weekly is a trade magazine that's studied most avidly by editors, agents and booksellers; this list landed, every Sunday, right in readers' laps.

Theda had followed in the Gallery of Fashion - which all her young charges had avidly studied - the steady rise of waists over the last three or four years, but never before had she felt quite so outdated.

Her look was as avidly studied as any trapeze dress or cocoon coat paraded on the runways during New York Fashion Week.