What's the difference between authentic and believable?

Authentic


Definition:

  • (n.) Having a genuine original or authority, in opposition to that which is false, fictitious, counterfeit, or apocryphal; being what it purports to be; genuine; not of doubtful origin; real; as, an authentic paper or register.
  • (n.) Authoritative.
  • (n.) Of approved authority; true; trustworthy; credible; as, an authentic writer; an authentic portrait; authentic information.
  • (n.) Vested with all due formalities, and legally attested.
  • (n.) Having as immediate relation to the tonic, in distinction from plagal, which has a correspondent relation to the dominant in the octave below the tonic.
  • (n.) An original (book or document).

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Moreover in MIT-1, the size of the novel polypeptide was not that predicted of the precursor (44.9 kDa) but was about 39 kDa, the same size as the authentic GS gamma polypeptide in CYT-4.
  • (2) In the absence of an authentic target for the MASH proteins, we examined their DNA binding and transcriptional regulatory activity by using a binding site (the E box) from the muscle creatine kinase (MCK) gene, a target of MyoD.
  • (3) Except in the case of the phenolic metabolite, structures were confirmed by direct comparison of electron impact mass spectra and chromatographic behaviour with those of authentic samples.
  • (4) These latter cardiovascular changes imply that the endotracheal pressure variations are the reflection of authentic inspiratory movements under the influence of the central nervous system.
  • (5) Several in vitro transcripts both larger and smaller than the authentic transcript were seen; presumably, these transcripts result from adventitious promoterlike elements in adjacent chlamydial DNA and may be responsible for the expression of the gene in E. coli.
  • (6) The amidolytic activity of [R275G]t-PA was comparable to that of authentic one-chain t-PA, and so was the activity of [R275L,K277L]t-PA, in which additional substitution of lysine residue 277 was carried out.
  • (7) 15, 961-969] prompted an investigation to confirm its authenticity.
  • (8) The authentic dolichyl phosphates (Dol-7-P, Dol-9-P, and Dol-11-P) were assayed relative to the natural dolichyl phosphate mixture from pig liver as acceptors for transglycosylation from nucleoside diphosphate sugars (glucose, mannose) by standardized membrane vesicle preparations from plants (Volvox) and animals (liver).
  • (9) The polypeptide encoded by the cDNA was synthesized by in vitro transcription and translation and identified by its comigration with authentic plakoglobin in two-dimensional gel electrophoresis.
  • (10) An authentic poly(ADP-ribose), with a mean chain length of approximately 30 ADP-ribose units, produced significant inhibition of the neutral protease isolated from macrophage chromatin.
  • (11) Fructose 2-phosphorothioate 6-phosphate was 10-100-fold less potent than authentic fructose 2,6-bisphosphate in stimulating 6-phosphofructo-1-kinase and pyrophosphate:fructose 6-phosphate phosphotransferase, but about 10 times more potent in inhibiting fructose 1,6-bisphosphatase.
  • (12) The separated cholesterol oxides were identified by comparing with authentic standards.
  • (13) Radioimmunoassays carried out on acidic extracts of the same organs confirm the molecular results and lead us to conclude to the presence of substances strongly related to MK in the ovotestis as well as in the circumoesophageal ganglia (COG), and to ascertain that the MK-positive tentacular collar cells do not contain authentic MK.
  • (14) In return, the government would finger freelance or rival operators so that the authorities could give the impression of an authentic enforcement operation.
  • (15) Comparison of elution patterns of authentic cholesterol and cholesteryl esters revealed that a mu Bondasphere reverse-phase C8 (300-A) column was more suitable than a corresponding reverse-phase C4 or C18 column in terms of rapidity and sensitivity.
  • (16) This polypeptide reacted specifically with rabbit antisera made against synthetic peptides corresponding to exposed regions of authentic p14 as predicted from the S1 cDNA sequence.
  • (17) An aesthetic of authenticity guides his approach to movie-making.
  • (18) But if there's a piece you particularly enjoyed, or found interesting or useful, please add a comment below or tweet us: @GdnSocialCare At the start of the year, the BBC screened fly-on-the-wall documentary series Protecting Our Children , an authentic portrayal of the difficult decisions and situations social workers face every day.
  • (19) I don’t think this ghostwritten book undermines her authenticity elsewhere.
  • (20) It is concluded that authentic hCG does occur in human seminal plasma, but only in about a third of samples.

Believable


Definition:

  • (a.) Capable of being believed; credible.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Unfortunately, due to confidentiality clauses that have been imposed on us by the Department of Immigration and Border Protection, we are unable to provide our full names and … titles … However, we believe the evidence that will be submitted will validate the statements that we are making in this submission.” The submission detailed specific allegations – including names and dates – of sexual abuse of child detainees, violence and bullying of children, suicide attempts by children and medical neglect.
  • (2) It has been generally believed that the ligand-binding of steroid hormone receptors triggers an allosteric change in receptor structure, manifested by an increased affinity of the receptor for DNA in vitro and nuclear target elements in vivo, as monitored by nuclear translocation.
  • (3) The sound of the ambulance frightened us, especially us children, and panic gripped the entire community: people believe that whoever is taken into the ambulance to the hospital will die – you so often don’t see them again.
  • (4) 8.47pm: Cameron says he believes Britain's best days lie ahead and that he believes in public service.
  • (5) Ryzhkov added: "I believe they want to keep him in prison for another three or four years at least, so he is not released until well after the next presidential elections in 2012."
  • (6) Of the 622 people interviewed, a large proportion (30.5%) believed that the first deciduous tooth should erupt between the age of 5-7 months; the next commonly mentioned time of tooth eruption was 7-9 months of age; and 50.3% of the respondents claimed to have seen a case of prematurely erupted primary teeth.
  • (7) Parents believed they should try to normalize their child's experiences, that interactions with health care professionals required negotiation and assertiveness, and that they needed some support person(s) outside of the family.
  • (8) The so-called literati aren't insular – this from a woman who ran the security service – but we aren't going to apologise for what we believe in either.
  • (9) They were protecting the sit-in because they believed that, if they left, the police would follow them."
  • (10) Batson believes there is a “mood” that needs to be seized upon.
  • (11) There are widespread examples across the US of the police routinely neglecting crimes of sexual violence and refusing to believe victims.
  • (12) United believe it is more likely the right-back can be bought in the summer but are exploring what would represent the considerable coup of acquiring the 26-year-old immediately.
  • (13) Does anybody honestly believe the vast majority of migrants don’t want that too?
  • (14) Although, it did give me the confidence to believe that my voice was valid and important.
  • (15) That is, he believes, to look at massively difficult, interlocking problems through too narrow a lens.
  • (16) However the imagery is more complex, because scholars believe it also relates to another cherished pre-Raphaelite Arthurian legend, Sir Degrevaunt who married his mortal enemy's daughter.
  • (17) After examining the cases reported in literature (Sacks, Barabas, Beighton Sykes), they point out that, contrary to what is generally believed, the syndrome is not rare and cases, sporadic or familial, of recurrent episodes of spontaneous rupture of the intestine and large vessels or peripheral arteries are frequent.
  • (18) Gordon Brown believes that the fact of the G20 summit has persuaded many tax havens, such as Switzerland and Liechtenstein, to indicate that they will adopt a more open approach.
  • (19) I believe that truth sets man free.” It was a curious stance for someone who spent many years undercover as a counter-espionage informant, a government propagandist, and unofficial asset of the Central Intelligence Agency.
  • (20) Whenever you are ill and a medicine is prescribed for you and you take the medicine until balance is achieved in you and then you put that medicine down.” Farrakhan does not dismiss the doctrine of the past, but believes it is no longer appropriate for the present.