Proper noun
CITES
(international law) Acronym of Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species.
About one-tenth of the hospitalizations occurred in people under the age of 40, a statistic Tam said she cites so people understand that younger Canadians can get very ill from COVID-19. Source: Internet
All of the issues he cites are well known to us all, but the sad fact is that we have a very short memory when it comes down to it, ‘‘and when a truly consequential scandal arrives it will be too late to do anything about it’’. Source: Internet
Abraham, Mende Government, p 30. He cites British Colonial Office 267/344/60 report by Lalonde, 1881. Source: Internet
Among Khaderi’s archives is correspondence between Indian Ambassador and Prime Minister Nehru in 1950 in which he cites the Royal Nepal Army’s lack of preparedness to deal with external threats. Source: Internet
An accompanying text cites elephant lore suggesting that elephants did not have knees and were unable to get up if they fell. citation Journalist Jake Steelhammer believes the American urban myth of cow tipping originated in the 1970s. Source: Internet
AllMusic cites this song as "possibly the most successful single of the American hardcore scene" Mason, Stewart. Source: Internet