What's the difference between bigger and rigger?

Bigger


Definition:

  • (a.) compar. of Big.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) One thing seems to be noteworthy in their opinion: the bacterial resistance of the germs isolated from the urine is bigger than the one of the germs isolated from the respiratory apparatus.
  • (2) Today’s figures tell us little about the timing of the first increase in interest rates, which will depend on bigger picture news on domestic growth, pay trends and perceived downside risks in the global economy,” he said.
  • (3) This is basically a large tank (the bigger the better) that collects rain from the house guttering and pumps it into the home, to be used for flushing the loo.
  • (4) As calls grew to establish why nobody stepped in to save Daniel, it was also revealed that the boy's headteacher – who saw him scavenging for scraps – has not been disciplined and has been put in charge of a bigger school.
  • (5) "They couldn't understand until I said 'No, because I'm a big shot now, because I am in Wild Wild West and I have, like, 10 covers coming out, and I want a bigger part.'
  • (6) Koons provoked a bigger stir with the news that he would be showing with gallery owner David Zwirner next year in an apparent defection from Zwirner's arch-rival Larry Gagosian, the world's most powerful art dealer.
  • (7) Tony Abbott urges Europe to adopt Australian policies in refugee crisis Read more Given that Obama – whatever one’s views on his strategy – is not advocating a bigger military contribution, the only difference is that Abbott is “urging” the US and others to do more, which sounds resolute, and Turnbull says he would consider any request if it was made.
  • (8) Apple could quite possibly afford to promise to pay out 80% of its streaming iTunes income, especially if such a service helped it sell more iPhones and iPads, where the margins are bigger.
  • (9) It's also worth noting that if the Help to Buy scheme really does inflate house prices, by waiting five years before you buy you run the risk of not actually being able to save enough for a 10% deposit, because you'll need a bigger amount than you now need.
  • (10) "The influence of private companies is getting ever bigger, and the right-wing government has been in favour of more privatisation."
  • (11) The budget red book contained a chart which suggested that the rich were indeed facing a bigger hit than anyone else, and Liberal Democrats were today pointing to this to justify the austerity package.
  • (12) Buying a share could get you into an AGM where you can stand up and ask a question, but if you have a bigger holding you could stage a protest at any point – if you can get support.
  • (13) "Maybe that's why they can't afford anywhere bigger: because they're always late for work."
  • (14) In the Punjab, the eastern province, the movement has been able to forge ad hoc links with fragmented sectarian groups or freelance operators who have split away from bigger, more established organisations that are under close watch by intelligence agencies, the officials said.
  • (15) We feel that some recent rule changes – on both the sporting and technical side, and including some business decisions – are disruptive, do not address the bigger issues our sport is facing and in some cases could jeopardise its future success.
  • (16) The fact that the leave campaign are getting things as straightforward as this wrong should call into judgment the bigger argument about leaving the EU.” He said out campaigners were trying to persuade people to vote for Brexit solely on the back of an issue “that is not true”.
  • (17) The bigger question to pose is whether these reforms can possibly meet the challenge the NHS faces from an explosion in chronic diseases, such as diabetes .
  • (18) The chancellor deliberately made cautious assumptions for the deficit in the budget, but the 5.6% contraction in the economy has blown an even bigger hole in the public finances than feared in April.
  • (19) It was intended, however, as a response to more radical reforms proposed by congressman Justin Amash, a Republican from Michigan, and is likely to have relatively limited impact on the NSA's ability to collect data on US citizens through incidental means, the so-called backdoor provisions , which was seen as a bigger threat as Snowden's revelations continued.
  • (20) It's not exactly a giveaway, but it's a much bigger reduction that I expected, frankly.

Rigger


Definition:

  • (n.) One who rigs or dresses; one whose occupation is to fit the rigging of a ship.
  • (n.) A cylindrical pulley or drum in machinery.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) InsP3 as the rigger of Ca2+ release is continuously supplied while an elevated basal [Ca2+]i level due to Ca2+ influx provides a favourable condition for IICR and CICR as well as for recharging the Ca2+ pools ready to release Ca2+ again.
  • (2) Dominic Hook, Unite national officer "Innocent bank staff must not be allowed to carry the can for the rate riggers ...
  • (3) The demonstration riggered a “code grey” security alert – a major disturbance – and some sources said two Papua New Guinean nationals were injured when local police responded in a “heavy-handed” way, with “weapons drawn”.
  • (4) I and a few "riggers" were holding upright one of the four slabs of One Ton Prop (House of Cards) which leant against each other.
  • (5) Datta, H. Rigger, and E. Schleiermacher (in Chemical Mutagenesis in Mammals and Man, F. Vogel and G. Röhrborn, eds., pp.
  • (6) The final episode of Channel Five's Oil Riggers drew 600,000 viewers and a 3% share at 8pm, while Extraordinary People: The World's Strongest Toddler picked up 900,000 and 4% in the 9pm hour.
  • (7) The Times writes : "Sushi and sex revealed as RBS Libor-riggers’ currency" as it romps through some of the exchanges between traders ( see here ).
  • (8) Embarrassing Bodies was up against BBC2 reality show The Speaker, which had 1.2 million viewers, a 5% share, and Five's Oil Riggers, watched by 1 million viewers.
  • (9) That is something that the Libor riggers and forex manipulators cannot joke about.

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