What's the difference between bimonthly and fortnightly?

Bimonthly


Definition:

  • (a.) Occurring, done, or coming, once in two months; as, bimonthly visits; bimonthly publications.
  • (n.) A bimonthly publication.
  • (adv.) Once in two months.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Estimates of daily milk yield were obtained at bimonthly intervals by the calf suckling technique.
  • (2) As drug-induced erythroid hypoplasia typically occurs after a relatively long period of dosing, it may be prudent in certain individuals to monitor the CBC at approximately bimonthly intervals after initiation of therapy.
  • (3) Bimonthly treatment assessments were done for one year.
  • (4) In the email Raven says she and her supporters have raised the £6,000 needed to launch phase one of the Spare Rib website in May but that an additional £20,000 is required to launch a bimonthly print magazine this autumn.
  • (5) Adult female and juvenile Mexican free-tailed bats (Tadarida brasiliensis mexicana) were collected bimonthly at Lava Cave, New Mexico from May through September.
  • (6) He continues to demonstrate marked responsiveness to IVIG, and has been maintained on weekly or bimonthly infusions for 12 months.
  • (7) Seven normal men were given 400 micrograms GnRH-A daily by constant sc infusion using a mechanical pump device and bimonthly injections of 200 mg testosterone (T) enanthate for 16 weeks.
  • (8) Plasma and erythrocyte Mg concentrations were monitored at bimonthly intervals.
  • (9) After 12 months on regimen MOCCA the patients with a greater than or equal to or greater than or equal to 75% reduction in myeloma protein were allocated at random to receive MOCCA courses bimonthly or no further chemotherapy.
  • (10) Issues to be tested through a random experimental design include whether periodicity (monthly vs bimonthly interviews) and type of contact (in-person vs telephone) are significant factors in the cost effectiveness of this type of survey.
  • (11) OC use was discontinued and the patient was examined at bimonthly intervals.
  • (12) Mean acute voltage pacing thresholds were 0.40 V at 0.5 msec and chronic pulse width thresholds were 0.21 msec at 0.8 V. Pacemaker function was documented with one to three 24-hour Holter monitors, attached during the 2-6 week postimplant period, bimonthly transtelephonic monitoring, and monthly pacemaker clinic visits.
  • (13) A tooth with an open apex should be evaluated bimonthly for revitalization.
  • (14) An induction phase consisting of 12 weekly instillations was followed by a maintenance phase of instillations bimonthly for 3 months and then monthly for 18 months.
  • (15) To investigate this possibility, plasma concentrations of testosterone, dihydrotestosterone, follicle stimulating hormone (FSH), and LH were determined on seven consecutive days in four XYY subjects and five XY control men as well as bimonthly for four months in two XYY detainees and three XY control detainees.
  • (16) Blood was collected at monthly to bimonthly intervals, and the plasma and erythrocytes were subjected to gel filtration to determine the distribution of Se among proteins of various molecular weights.
  • (17) After base-line recordings, patients were trained in the laboratory and then initiated on a double or triple crossover design using portable equipment at home, with bimonthly laboratory test sessions.
  • (18) In the other five, progression, measured as the rate of change of a bimonthly radioisotope clearance, has been undetectable during the ensuing one to two years.
  • (19) All recipients were followed at monthly intervals for 6 months and then bimonthly up to 1 year for evidence of HTLV-I seroconversion.
  • (20) • Marc Abrahams is editor of the bimonthly Annals of Improbable Research and organiser of the Ig Nobel prizes

Fortnightly


Definition:

  • (a.) Occurring or appearing once in a fortnight; as, a fortnightly meeting of a club; a fortnightly magazine, or other publication.
  • (adv.) Once in a fortnight; at intervals of a fortnight.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) They then entered, on a randomized and double-blind basis, a cross-over trial of two 16-week periods, blood pressure being measured fortnightly.
  • (2) A fortnight ago the two countries signed a US$27 million deal to tackle deforestation on the island of Sumatra - a key problem in Indonesia where 80 per cent of emissions come from deforestation, both by legal and illegal loggers.
  • (3) Cuadrilla's admission comes after more than a fortnight's protests at the Balcombe site, which have attracted international attention.
  • (4) Aspects of health were studied in a sample of factory workers who changed their pattern of working from 'fortnight about' to three advancing shifts.
  • (5) In the past fortnight protesters have found themselves caught in the middle of fierce gun battles between regime forces and defected soldiers who have been guarding the main protest camp since March.
  • (6) The social services minister has not ruled out moving people from the disability pension on to the Newstart allowance, which would cut their income by hundreds of dollars a fortnight.
  • (7) The Tribe triumphed in Critics' Week, while Love at First Fight won the top gong at the Directors' Fortnight.
  • (8) As was the case against Chelsea's two buses a fortnight ago, Liverpool struggled to find solutions against the visitors' 5-4-1 formation, trailed to Martin Skrtel's fourth own goal in one season, a Premier League record, and could have been further behind when Yoan Gouffran raced through only to be denied by Simon Mignolet.
  • (9) It is, rather, whether those applying for help will have an income they can sustainably use, as the credit will pay benefits at monthly rather than fortnightly intervals, as at present.
  • (10) Jints fans, suddenly optimistic about their postseason chances, forgot how bad their team was over the fortnight - today they are being reminded.
  • (11) Most children developed AWB symptoms before the age of 7 years, with 20% reporting moderately severe symptoms and 10% having more than one attack per fortnight.
  • (12) Endoscopy was repeated fortnightly to 4 weeks in each of four participating centres.
  • (13) No title won over seven five-set matches in a fortnight is a fluke.
  • (14) Questions about Davidson's involvement with Norris were first raised in a Guardian article in 2002, with the same allegations being made by the BBC in 2006, and a third news organisation a fortnight ago.
  • (15) Heathrow is hoping an 11th-hour push pegged to Brexit will secure approval to build a third runway , with a final verdict from the government expected within a fortnight.
  • (16) A UN spokeswoman said the review was launched because it was due, rather than in response to a particular concern, though representatives from Just Fair , a consortium of 70 UK charities and NGOs, met the CESCR in Geneva a fortnight ago to discuss concerns about the erosion of rights to food and housing and the economic and social rights of disabled people.
  • (17) Photograph: Tomas Matousek Sunday, 2 October is the final day of British Food Fortnight (BFF).
  • (18) "I don't think it is a lot to ask both sides of politicians to lay off for that fortnight."
  • (19) According to Sergei Markov, a Kremlin-linked analyst who has been taking part in official meetings with local politicians in Crimea, the initial plan was not to annex Crimea, and the final call to do so was taken only a fortnight ago.
  • (20) Indonesian divers have found the black box flight recorders of the AirAsia plane that crashed in the Java Sea a fortnight ago with 162 people on board, the transport ministry has said.

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