Definitions

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  • abbreviation respiratory distress syndrome

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  • initialism respiratory distress syndrome
  • initialism radio data system

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Examples

  • Playoff note: French Canadian network RDS is reporting that Mathieu Schneider is out for the season with a shoulder injury.

    Playoff countdown: Ducks showing some life 2009

  • While still fledging in Ghana, RDS is banking on their ability to drive the sector by strategic partnerships, allowing skills development based on knowledge sharing that benefits all stakeholders, most importantly students.

    Global Voices in English » Ghana: Bloggers Discuss Business Process Outsourcing 2009

  • A technology called RDS would allow the iPod to place song titles, artist names and other pieces of information on the displays of FM radios.

    © Matthew Baek Cingular's Emoticon... 2006

  • It was the forrunner for AJAX, not to mention a proprietary technology called RDS that was used by MS back in 97 doing Ajax like updates.

    Microsoft Watch 2009

  • The first result out of the RDS was the Dublin South Bye-election.

    Indymedia Ireland 2009

  • Royal Dutch Shell plc ( "RDS") today announced an interim dividend in respect of the fourth quarter of 2009 of US$0. 42 per A and B ordinary share, an increase of 5% over the US dollar dividend for the same quarter last year.

    FinanzNachrichten.de: Aktuelle Nachrichten 2010

  • LONDON, February 4/PRNewswire-FirstCall/-- The Board of Royal Dutch Shell plc ( "RDS") today announced an interim dividend in respect of the fourth quarter of 2009 of US$0. 42 per A and B ordinary share, an increase of 5% over the US dollar dividend for the same quarter last year.

    The Earth Times Online Newspaper 2010

  • LONDON, February 4/PRNewswire-FirstCall/-- The Board of Royal Dutch Shell plc ( "RDS") today announced an interim dividend in respect of the fourth quarter of 2009 of US$0. 42 per A and B ordinary share, an increase of 5% over the US dollar dividend for the same quarter last year.

    The Earth Times Online Newspaper 2010

  • Royal Dutch Shell plc ( "RDS") today announced an interim dividend in respect of the first quarter of 2010 of US$0. 42 per A and B ordinary share, equal to the US dollar dividend for the same quarter last year.

    FinanzNachrichten.de: Aktuelle Nachrichten 2010

  • Respiratory illnesses such as RDS, transient tachypnea, pneumonia and respiratory failure can lead to other problems such as longer hospitalization, the need for a ventilator or antibiotics, and issues with feeding and failure to gain weight.

    THE MEDICAL NEWS 2010

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