What's the difference between accomplish and held?

Accomplish


Definition:

  • (v. t.) To complete, as time or distance.
  • (v. t.) To bring to an issue of full success; to effect; to perform; to execute fully; to fulfill; as, to accomplish a design, an object, a promise.
  • (v. t.) To equip or furnish thoroughly; hence, to complete in acquirements; to render accomplished; to polish.
  • (v. t.) To gain; to obtain.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) This has been accomplished by insertion of a desired gene into a pre-existing immortal cell or by immortalizing primary cells.
  • (2) Precise excision of the masses was thus accomplished and functional and aesthetic reconstruction aided by the conservation of normal anatomical structures.
  • (3) However, valid electroacoustic evaluation of the DMHAs cannot be accomplished using the conventional hearing aid test box.
  • (4) Repair may be accomplished by open or closed techniques.
  • (5) Autonomy, sense of accomplishment and time spent in patient care ranked as the top three factors contributing to job satisfaction.
  • (6) The sports preparticipation examination can be worthwhile if the musculoskeletal system is examined carefully, with particular regard for the residual disabilities from previous injuries; this can be accomplished in a two-minute orthopedic examination done in addition to the usual physical examination.
  • (7) These changes were accomplished by an increase in sagittal condylar growth and by bone resorption at the posterior part of the mandibular lower border.
  • (8) The procedure to accomplish this end utilizes the measured thermal pain threshold, surface temperature, exposure time, and incident energy on a standardized skin site (volar surface of the forearm) to obtain conductivity values.
  • (9) Gauging the proper end point of methohexital administration is accomplished through skilled observation of the patient.
  • (10) All was very accomplished; her award-winning photographs have been exhibited in the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, and her articles and pictures were published in books, periodicals, and newspapers around the world.
  • (11) Pharmacokinetic analysis of plasma for PTX concentrations was accomplished utilizing a competitive protein binding assay.
  • (12) "We have accomplished something that has never happened before," the 68-year-old said.
  • (13) Y. pestis adenylate cyclase was shown to accomplish its pathogenic action via histamine-specific receptors on the surface of eukaryotic cells.
  • (14) Amplification of endothelial biomass has been accomplished by using freshly isolated capillaries as explants for primary tissue culture.
  • (15) Dogs remained asystolic without ventilation for 1.0 (n = 4), 1.5 (n = 3), or 2.0 (n = 3) h. Resuscitation was accomplished with closed-chest compression, mechanical ventilation, i.v.
  • (16) This was accomplished by sequence studies on the intact peptide as well as on its chymotryptic and papain-generated fragments.
  • (17) After a median follow-up of 48 months, initial control of disease at the primary site was accomplished in 74% of the patients.
  • (18) Until this can be accomplished, different emergency maneuvers should be tried.
  • (19) In group II reconstructive osteotomy and stable, internal fixation with a plate was accomplished.
  • (20) Exteriorization is accomplished by mobilizing 2 lateral skin flaps from the perineum and joining them with the inverted U flap to reach the vagina.

Held


Definition:

  • () imp. & p. p. of Hold.
  • (imp. & p. p.) of Hold

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Two of the largest markets are Germany and South Korea, often held up as shining examples of export-led economies.
  • (2) The PUP founder made the comments at a voters’ forum and press conference during an open day held at his Palmer Coolum Resort, where he invited the electorate to see his giant robotic dinosaur park, memorabilia including his car collection and a concert by Dean Vegas, an Elvis impersonator.
  • (3) That is why you will be held relentlessly to account for those choices; why what you said in February invites forensic scrutiny.
  • (4) The committee reviewed the history, original intent, current purpose, and effectiveness of meetings held on the unit; when problems were identified, suggestions for change were formulated.
  • (5) The cause has been innumerable "VIP movements", as journeys undertaken by those considered important enough for all other traffic to be held up, sometimes for hours, are described in South Asian bureaucratic speak.
  • (6) At first it looked as though the winger might have shown too much of the ball to the defence, yet he managed to gain a crucial last touch to nudge it past Phil Jones and into the path of Jerome, who slipped Chris Smalling’s attempt at a covering tackle and held off Michael Carrick’s challenge to place a shot past an exposed De Gea.
  • (7) The information about her father's semi-brainwashing forms an interesting backdrop to Malala's comments when I ask if she ever wonders about the man who tried to kill her on her way back from school that day in October last year, and why his hands were shaking as he held the gun – a detail she has picked up from the girls in the school bus with her at the time; she herself has no memory of the shooting.
  • (8) But still we have to fight for health benefits, we have to jump through loops … Why doesn’t the NFL offer free healthcare for life, especially for those suffering from brain injury?” The commissioner, however, was quick to remind Davis that benefits are agreed as part of the collective bargaining process held between the league and the players’ union, and said that they had been extended during the most recent round of negotiations.
  • (9) The fact that proteolytic activity could be detected within 2 days at 7 degrees C is significant, since bulk cooled milk is normally held for 3 to 4 days at temperatures between 4 and 7 degrees C at farms or factories prior to processing.
  • (10) According to the Howard League for Penal Reform, which is backing the legal challenge, every year 75,0000 17-year-olds are held in custody.
  • (11) His arm was being held by Muntari who let go of it as he entered the penalty area.
  • (12) Indeed, the nationalist and religious right bloc merely held steady , gaining just one seat.
  • (13) Maguire's colleagues rushed to her side, some administering first aid while others held her attacker, witnesses said.
  • (14) The conference was held from December 3 to 5, 1990 in the Washington, DC area and was sponsored by the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists, US Food and Drug Administration, Federation International Pharmaceutique, Health Protection Branch (Canada) and Association of Official Analytical Chemists.
  • (15) But we sent out reconnoitres in the morning; we send out a team in advance and they get halfway down the road, maybe a quarter of the way down the road, sometimes three-quarters of the way down the road – we tried this three days in a row – and then the shelling starts and while I can’t point the finger at who starts the shelling, we get the absolute assurances from the Ukraine government that it’s not them.” Flags on all Australian government buildings will be flown at half-mast on Thursday, and an interdenominational memorial service will be held at St Patrick’s cathedral in Melbourne from 10.30am.
  • (16) In each of the four study sites, focus group discussions or in-depth interviews were held with potential acceptors, current NORPLANT users, discontinuers, husbands of women in these three groups, and service providers.
  • (17) In osteoarthritic cartilage, compared with normal cartilage, there was no increase in water binding but water content increased by 9 per cent and the avidity with which the newly bound water was held also increased.
  • (18) Kunduz hospital patients 'burned in beds … even wars have rules', says MSF chief Read more The resolution – which was supported by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and others – requests that Ban present recommendations on measures to prevent attacks and to ensure that those who carry them out are held accountable.
  • (19) "I was in the car with Matthew and he held out his phone and said: 'We need to talk about this' with a very serious face, and my immediate thought was somebody had found where I lived and had made a direct threat.
  • (20) Moallem’s news conference came a day after jihadis captured a major military air base in north-eastern Syria, eliminating the last government-held outpost in a province otherwise dominated by the Islamic State group.