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Hou meaning

Abbreviation of Houston (in Texas).

Using Hou

  • The main meaning on this page is: Abbreviation of Houston (in Texas).
  • In the example corpus, hou often appears in combinations such as: and hou, hou yu-ih, hou dejian.

Context around Hou

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 10 start, 5 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Hou

  • In this selection, "hou" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 27.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, showed, regarding, henry, led, executive and yifan stand out and add context to how "hou" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include according to hou and anaina hou executive director. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "hou" sits close to words such as aayog, aghast and agitate, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with hou

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Hou told his supporters. (4 words)

Anaina Hou Executive Director Jill Lowry delivers a presentation on monolithic domes. (12 words)

Hou also said there would be no change in the administration at Choate. (13 words)

An internet disconnection and a mouse slip damaged Hou’s chances in the Fide Chess.com women’s online speed championship, the strongest ever all-female internet event, and left her with no margin for error in the final rounds on Friday and Saturday. (44 words)

In the end, the KMT leadership settled on Hou as the candidate because he polled more strongly – even if there was distrust in the party regarding Hou’s political loyalty, seeing as he had been close to the DPP before joining the KMT. (43 words)

The messages “E Hoʻolāʻau Hou ka ʻAlalā” (“May the ʻalalā thrive once again in their forest home”) and “No kākou ke kuleana” (“The responsibility belongs to us”) speak to a shared goal that includes biologists, staff and the greater community. (40 words)

Example sentences (20)

But if opinion polls showed Hou led Gou and won the nomination, Gou said he would fully back Hou.

In the end, the KMT leadership settled on Hou as the candidate because he polled more strongly – even if there was distrust in the party regarding Hou’s political loyalty, seeing as he had been close to the DPP before joining the KMT.

Associated Press researcher Henry Hou and video journalist Emily Wang in Beijing and video journalist Alice Fung in Hong Kong contributed to this report.

Hou also said there would be no change in the administration at Choate.

The Kuomintang on Wednesday is set to formally announce Hou as its choice to represent the party in January’s election, said the person, who asked not to be identified because they aren’t authorized to speak publicly.

Anaina Hou Executive Director Jill Lowry delivers a presentation on monolithic domes.

As the relay concluded, former women’s World Champion and current Women’s No. 1, Hou Yifan, took center stage to light the ceremonial bowl, a symbol of the enduring flame of chess.

Branding himself as a “pragmatic” choice, Ko is perhaps less ideological than the other two candidates, incumbent vice president Lai Ching-te from the DPP and New Taipei Mayor Hou Yu-ih from the Kuomintang party (KMT).

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Hou told his supporters.

However, Khambao Surodchana lifted 112 kg in her second attempt to push Mirabai to the third place and then Hou Zhihui went big by lifting a record 117 kg to jump to top position and deny Mirabai a medal.

Lai’s election rivals include Hou Yu-ih from the more China-friendly Kuomintang party, and Ko Wen-je from the Taiwan People’s Party.

She is wearing a baggy gray shirt, glasses and a hat with “HOU” in rainbow letters.

That is because people want gifts that are removed from their daily duties, according to Hou.

The election pits Vice President Lai Ching-te, representing the Democratic Progressive Party, against Hou Yu-ih of the main opposition Nationalist Party, and former mayor of the capital Taipei, Ko Wen-je of the Taiwan People’s Party.

The KMT and Mr. Hou have cast this election as a stark choice between war and peace – a message that Beijing is amplifying.

The messages “E Hoʻolāʻau Hou ka ʻAlalā” (“May the ʻalalā thrive once again in their forest home”) and “No kākou ke kuleana” (“The responsibility belongs to us”) speak to a shared goal that includes biologists, staff and the greater community.

The third candidate is the mayor of Taipei and the head of the main opposition party, the Kuomintang (KMT), Hou Yu-ih.

An internet disconnection and a mouse slip damaged Hou’s chances in the Fide Chess.com women’s online speed championship, the strongest ever all-female internet event, and left her with no margin for error in the final rounds on Friday and Saturday.

A variety of criteria must be taken into account to fully lift the quarantine measures on people traveling between the two Special Administrative Regions, Leong Iek Hou, coordinator at the local Center for Disease Control and Prevention, said yesterday.

But China's Communist Party doesn't have a monopoly on the art of the thick and black, or "hou hei xue".

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Common combinations with hou

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "hou" in a sentence?
An example: "But if opinion polls showed Hou led Gou and won the nomination, Gou said he would fully back Hou." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "hou" from authentic English texts.
What does "hou" mean?
Hou means: Abbreviation of Houston (in Texas).
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