What's the difference between application and foundation?

Application


Definition:

  • (n.) The act of applying or laying on, in a literal sense; as, the application of emollients to a diseased limb.
  • (n.) The thing applied.
  • (n.) The act of applying as a means; the employment of means to accomplish an end; specific use.
  • (n.) The act of directing or referring something to a particular case, to discover or illustrate agreement or disagreement, fitness, or correspondence; as, I make the remark, and leave you to make the application; the application of a theory.
  • (n.) Hence, in specific uses: (a) That part of a sermon or discourse in which the principles before laid down and illustrated are applied to practical uses; the "moral" of a fable. (b) The use of the principles of one science for the purpose of enlarging or perfecting another; as, the application of algebra to geometry.
  • (n.) The capacity of being practically applied or used; relevancy; as, a rule of general application.
  • (n.) The act of fixing the mind or closely applying one's self; assiduous effort; close attention; as, to injure the health by application to study.
  • (n.) The act of making request of soliciting; as, an application for an office; he made application to a court of chancery.
  • (n.) A request; a document containing a request; as, his application was placed on file.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) He added: "There is a rigorous review process of applications submitted by the executive branch, spearheaded initially by five judicial branch lawyers who are national security experts and then by the judges, to ensure that the court's authorizations comport with what the applicable statutes authorize."
  • (2) Application of 40 microM NiCl2 reversibly blocked It while leaving Is intact, whereas 20 microM CdCl2 reversibly blocked Is, but not It.
  • (3) This should not be a serious limitation to the application of the RIA in the detection of venous thrombosis.
  • (4) An effective graft-surveillance protocol needs to be applicable to all patients; practical in terms of time, effort, and cost; reliable; and able to detect, grade, and assess progression of lesions.
  • (5) An application is made to the validity of cancer risk items included in a cancer registry.
  • (6) In this paper, we show representative experiments illustrating some characteristics of the procedure which may have wide application in clinical microbiology.
  • (7) Furthermore, all of the sera from seven other patients with shock reactions following the topical application of chlorhexidine preparation also showed high RAST counts.
  • (8) Effects of OT injection and OT application were independent.
  • (9) After a discussion of the therapeutic relationship, several coping strategies which have been used successfully by many women are described and therapeutic applications are offered.
  • (10) While stereology is the principal technique, particularly in its application to the parenchyma, other compartments such as the airways and vasculature demand modifications or different methods altogether.
  • (11) The clinical usefulness of neonatal narcotic abstinence scales is reviewed, with special reference to their application in treatment.
  • (12) This paper has considered the effects and potential application of PFCs, their emulsions and emulsion components for regulating growth and metabolic functions of microbial, animal and plant cells in culture.
  • (13) Local application of 8-OH-DPAT (0-5 micrograms) into the median raphe nucleus, facilitated male rat sexual behavior, as evidenced by a decrease in number of intromissions preceding ejaculation and in time to ejaculation.
  • (14) It was established that nonsurgical methods of transplantation with laboratory animals were less time-consuming and were more readily applicable.
  • (15) High-dose oral and intrathecal applications of viatamin B12 are also possible in the individual case.
  • (16) Total body dose of 2,4-D was determined in 10 volunteers following exposure to sprayed turf 1 hour following application and in 10 volunteers exposed 24 hours following application.
  • (17) Some dental applications of the pressure measuring sheet, such as the measurement of biting pressure and balance during normal and unilateral biting, were examined.
  • (18) If black people could only sort out these self-inflicted problems themselves, everything would be OK. After all, doesn't every business say it welcomes job applicants from all backgrounds?
  • (19) Eddy current transducers measured relative displacements under application of static loads, serially applied in the axial, mediolateral, and craniocaudal directions.
  • (20) Many examples are given to demonstrate the applications of these programs, and special emphasis has been laid on the problem of treating a point in tissue with different doses per fraction on alternate treatment days.

Foundation


Definition:

  • (n.) The act of founding, fixing, establishing, or beginning to erect.
  • (n.) That upon which anything is founded; that on which anything stands, and by which it is supported; the lowest and supporting layer of a superstructure; groundwork; basis.
  • (n.) The lowest and supporting part or member of a wall, including the base course (see Base course (a), under Base, n.) and footing courses; in a frame house, the whole substructure of masonry.
  • (n.) A donation or legacy appropriated to support a charitable institution, and constituting a permanent fund; endowment.
  • (n.) That which is founded, or established by endowment; an endowed institution or charity.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) This may have significant consequences for people’s health.” However, Prof Peter Weissberg, medical director of the British Heart Foundation, which funded the work, said medical journals could no longer be relied on to be unbiased.
  • (2) It felt like my very existence was being denied,” said Hahn Chae-yoon, executive director of Beyond the Rainbow Foundation.
  • (3) Beginning with its foundation by Charles Godon in 1900 he describes the growth of the Federation as an organization of the dental profession which continued despite the interruption of two world wars.
  • (4) Though the concept of phase, known also as focus, is a very helpful notion, its empirical foundation is yet very weak.
  • (5) The secretary of state should work constructively with frontline staff and managers rather than adversarially and commit to no administrative reorganisation.” Dr Jennifer Dixon, chief executive, Health Foundation “It will be crucial that the next government maintains a stable and certain environment in the NHS that enables clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) to continue to transform care and improve health outcomes for their local populations.
  • (6) Britain has been the Gates foundation’s second largest recipient, receiving 25 grants worth $156m since 2003.
  • (7) "We were very disappointed when the DH decided to suspend printing Reduce the Risk, a vital resource in the prevention of cot death in the UK", said Francine Bates, chief executive of the Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths, which helped produce the booklet.
  • (8) The deteriorating situation would worsen if ministers pressed ahead with another controversial Lansley policy – that of abolishing the cap on the amount of income semi-independent foundation trust hospitals can make by treating private patients.
  • (9) Speaking at The Carbon Show in London today, Philippe Chauvancy, director at climate exchange BlueNext, said that the announcement last week that it is to develop China's first standard for voluntary emission reduction projects alongside the government-backed China Beijing Environmental Exchange, could lay the foundations for a voluntary cap-and-trade scheme.
  • (10) Gavin Andresen, formerly the chief scientist at the currency’s guiding body, the Bitcoin Foundation, had been the most important backer of the man who would be Satoshi.
  • (11) This gives us the foundations to consider the method of evaluation of phenetic distances between natural groups of animals for the set of non-metric threshold skeletal traits more suitable for detection of genetical differentiation of wild populations.
  • (12) In response to the Advisory Committee on training in Nursing recommendations EONS in association with Marie Curie Memorial Foundation organized a workshop, where representatives of the 12 member states of the EEC, actively involved in cancer nursing education, were invited to prepare a core curriculum in cancer nursing education.
  • (13) Finally, because of its logicomathematical foundation, the systemal approach lends itself readily to application of computer techniques.
  • (14) So far, private foundations have helped these programs become established, but they cannot be expected to provide continuing aid.
  • (15) NGOs and foundations • Comic Relief Announced new funding of £1m at the conference.
  • (16) Menstrual characteristics of 2,343 women attending the Shepherd Foundation Health Testing Centre have been analyzed utilizing a computer system of data analysis.
  • (17) According to calculations by the Resolution Foundation, a couple with two children in which the husband works full-time and the wife works part-time on or just above minimum wage stand to lose a total of £720 a year by 2020.
  • (18) The characteristic histopathologic features of EBV-induced LPD are now recognized and when confirmed with molecular hybridization and immunofluorescent techniques will provide a solid diagnostic approach and, thus, a foundation for developing a sound therapeutic strategy.
  • (19) But whether it arose from religious belief, from a noblesse oblige or from a sense of solidarity, duty in Britain has been, to most people, the foundation of rights rather than their consequence.
  • (20) Peter Schweizer – whose book scrutinizing donations to the Clinton Foundation has earned sharp rebukes from Hillary Clinton’s campaign and liberally aligned groups – confirmed on Thursday plans to investigate Bush’s past financial dealings.