What's the difference between available and convenient?

Available


Definition:

  • (a.) Having sufficient power, force, or efficacy, for the object; effectual; valid; as, an available plea.
  • (a.) Such as one may avail one's self of; capable of being used for the accomplishment of a purpose; usable; profitable; advantageous; convertible into a resource; as, an available measure; an available candidate.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) However, medicines have an important part to play, and it is now generally agreed that for the very poor populations medicines should be restricted to those on an 'essential drugs list' and should be made available as cheaply as possible.
  • (2) These results demonstrate that increased availability of galactose, a high-affinity substrate for the enzyme, leads to increased aldose reductase messenger RNA, which suggests a role for aldose reductase in sugar metabolism in the lens.
  • (3) After 55 days of unrestricted food availability the body weight of the neonatally deprived rats was approximately 15% lower than that of the controls.
  • (4) Since 1979 there has been an increase of 17,122 in the number of beds available in nursing homes.
  • (5) Despite of the increasing diagnostic importance of the direct determination of the parathormone which is at first available only in special institutions in these cases methodical problems play a less important part than the still not infrequent appearing misunderstanding of the adequate basic disease.
  • (6) The availability and success of changes in reproductive technology should lead to a reappraisal of the indications for hysterectomy, especially in young women.
  • (7) In choosing between various scanning techniques the factors to be considered include availability, cost, the type of equipment, the expertise of the medical and technical staff, and the inherent capabilities of the system.
  • (8) The presently available data allow us to draw the following conclusions: 1) G proteins play a mediatory role in the transmission of the signal(s) generated upon receptor occupancy that leads to the observed cytoskeletal changes.
  • (9) Data is available to support the early influences of enamel organ epithelium upon a responding mesenchyme in the determination of dental morphogenetic fields (Dryburg, 1967; Miller, 1969).
  • (10) Helsby, who joined the estate agent in 1980, saw his basic salary unchanged at £225,000, but gains a £610,000 windfall in shares, available from May, as well as a £363,000 increase in cash and shares under the company profits-sharing scheme.
  • (11) A two-year follow-up was available for fifty-nine of the treated knees.
  • (12) Cicaprost is an orally available analogue of PGI2 and has been shown to inhibit platelet aggregation in both in vitro and animal studies.
  • (13) A retrospective study examined the reactions to the termination of pregnancy for fetal malformation and the follow up services that were available.
  • (14) A reduction in neonatal deaths from this cause might be expected if facilities for antenatal diagnosis and termination of pregnancy were made available, although this raises grave ethical problems.
  • (15) Immunochemical techniques, in particular ELISA are available for only a very limited number of NM (e.g.
  • (16) During the interview process, nurse applicants frequently inquire about the availability of such a program and have been very favorably impressed when we have been able to offer them this approach to orientation.
  • (17) The M&S Current Account, which has no monthly fee, is available from 15 May and is offering people the chance to bank and shop under one roof.
  • (18) The use of fresh semen is possible, since results of appropriate cultures could be available and treatment instituted before clinical disease occurs.
  • (19) The purposes of this study were to locate games and simulations available for nursing education, to categorize these materials to make them more accessible for nurse educators, and to determine how nursing's use of instructional games might be enhanced.
  • (20) The availability of locus-specific probes should significantly expand the role of minisatellite markers in population biology.

Convenient


Definition:

  • (v. i.) Fit or adapted; suitable; proper; becoming; appropriate.
  • (v. i.) Affording accommodation or advantage; well adapted to use; handly; as, a convenient house; convenient implements or tools.
  • (v. i.) Seasonable; timely; opportune; as, a convenient occasion; a convenient season.
  • (v. i.) Near at hand; easy of access.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) One of the most interesting aspects of the shadow cabinet elections, not always readily interpreted because of the bizarre process of alliances of convenience, is whether his colleagues are ready to forgive and forget his long years as Brown's representative on earth.
  • (2) It was found to be convenient for routine laboratory use and increased the yield of positive plate cultures in specimens without antibiotics from 53 to 75% (P less than 0.01) and in specimens containing antibiotics from 24 to 38% (P less than 0.05).
  • (3) A new and convenient method for the preparation of the four stereoisomers of dihexadecanoyl phosphatidylinositol has been developed.
  • (4) This method was convenient, cell morphology was preserved so that combined morphological and immunological characterization of specific cells was possible in mixed cell populations.
  • (5) Acid production by carbohydrate fermentation increases urease production by Klebsiella: pH 4 is the most convenient pH for urease synthesis by these bacteria.
  • (6) Patients treated with ciprofloxacin may need added coverage for anaerobes, but the drug's excellent activity against nosocomial pathogens and its availability in oral form allow for an early change to oral therapy without compromising effectiveness coupled with added savings and convenience.
  • (7) Spain's tax office is conveniently, some could say suspiciously, underfunded.
  • (8) A rapid and convenient procedure has been developed for the measurement of mRNA half-life in S.cerevisiae using the transcriptional inhibitor, 1,10-phenanthroline.
  • (9) In the reduced state, the active centre of the protein has an ESR signal with a g-factor of 1.94 [3, 4] which is convenient for our purposes.
  • (10) The technique is simple, is convenient for the patient, and is always available without additional special equipment.
  • (11) TVS is a highly accurate and convenient method for preoperatively evaluating myometrial invasion.
  • (12) The whole solid-phase procedure up to the sequencing gel takes about 2 hours and is much faster and more convenient than chemical RNA sequencing in solution according to Peattie, especially if many fragments are to be processed.
  • (13) It allows for a clear and concise convenience of information about the disease processes, use of medications, and treatment options.
  • (14) Enzyme assay by HPLC is more rapid and convenient than previous GlcNAc-T assays using lectin columns or electrophoresis.
  • (15) We conclude that routine use of Golytely is preferable to methods involving catharsis and standard tap water enemas for barium enema examination, on the grounds that it is equally effective, yet more convenient for patients and for the radiology department, and reduces total costs.
  • (16) 2) For the convenience of description of the nerve supply to the intercostalis interni et intimi, each intercostal nerve is divided into three parts from proximal to distal: part 1, the outside of the intercostalis intimus; part 2, between the intercostalis intimus and intercostalis internus; and part 3, inside the intercostalis internus.
  • (17) The gastrostomy catheter can be easily removed when treatment is ended and conveniently replaced if accidentally dislodged.
  • (18) He claimed that while he faced pressure to reduce airport queues, including from ministers, he could never be accused of compromising security for convenience.
  • (19) But like so many of his colleagues in the Trump administration , Spicer has shown us how unconsciousness and stupidity can, however paradoxically, assume a Machiavellian function – how a flagrant example of gross insensitivity and flat-out odiousness can serve as yet another useful and convenient distraction.
  • (20) The test is convenient and rapid (test time 80 s), and thus is particularly useful in all clinical settings where prompt testing is needed.