What's the difference between booster and thrust?

Booster


Definition:

Example Sentences:

  • (1) After 11 months, all vaccinees received a 20 micrograms booster of the recombinant vaccine.
  • (2) The serum-antibody titres after the primary and secondary injections or after a booster dose given before 12 months after the primary injection did not remain above the protective level in most of the sheep injected for longer than about 5 months.
  • (3) Twelve non-atopic and 27 atopic preschool children were studied to determine the effect of pertussis booster vaccination on cutaneous histamine sensitivity and IgE antibody response to the naturally-occurring ragweed aeroallergen.
  • (4) The four non responders received a supplementary vaccination a month later, beside the booster dose given one year later (T12).
  • (5) A booster vaccination at 56 wk induced a significant serologic response within 1 wk, suggesting an anamnestic response but titers began to decline within 8 wk in most foxes.
  • (6) The protective immunity elicited by TR-5 lasted longer and the booster effect was more prominent compared to the split vaccine.
  • (7) Of the 56 non-responders, 48 received a 40 micrograms booster dose of vaccine 6 weeks after completion of the initial course and a further eight seroconverted.
  • (8) Age, tumor stage, and the size of the booster field were found to be factors which influenced the survival rate with a fair statistical significance.
  • (9) 2nd and 3rd polio booster figures were 66.0 and 57.8% for 1982 and 76.5 and 74.8% for 1983.
  • (10) Four persons without anti-HBs after the basic vaccination received in turn two booster doses: at the 3rd and 46th month.
  • (11) Specific antibodies were further demonstrated by Western blot 4 days after the first booster immunization at 3 weeks.
  • (12) The booster radiation dose (1000 rad) given to the liver seems to be inadequate in preventing metastases there, as all the deaths were due to liver metastases.
  • (13) The choice of the carrier seemed to play an important role for both the level and maintenance of the secondary IgG response, attained as a consequence of a booster immunization with TT-alum.
  • (14) Acetaminophen did not result in significant reductions in reaction rates after the booster at 18 months.
  • (15) But the spacecraft's rocket boosters failed to ignite after it had been launched into a parking orbit around the Earth in November.
  • (16) We found a theophylline induced decrease of PGE2 production of M phi in normal but an increase in immunized animals which was less pronounced if given concomitantly with a booster injection.
  • (17) Boutik Services (+33 6 0958 0988) in 1850 has cots, booster seats, changing tables, buggies and child skis for hire.
  • (18) Antirabies gammaglobulin induced some inhibitory effect, but 2-3 booster injections of the tissue culture rabies vaccine completely compensated this effect.
  • (19) A polyvalent antiserum capable of neutralizing 82 isolates of feline calicivirus made from cats in various parts of North America was produced by the sequential inoculation of SPF cats at three-week intervals with feline calicivirus strains F-9, 68-2024 and FS, followed by a final booster inoculation two weeks after the third inoculation with all three strains combined.
  • (20) These findings support current recommendations for measles booster revaccination of school-age children and adolescents.

Thrust


Definition:

  • (n. & v.) Thrist.
  • (imp. & p. p.) of Thrust
  • (v. t.) To push or drive with force; to drive, force, or impel; to shove; as, to thrust anything with the hand or foot, or with an instrument.
  • (v. t.) To stab; to pierce; -- usually with through.
  • (v. i.) To make a push; to attack with a pointed weapon; as, a fencer thrusts at his antagonist.
  • (v. i.) To enter by pushing; to squeeze in.
  • (v. i.) To push forward; to come with force; to press on; to intrude.
  • (n.) A violent push or driving, as with a pointed weapon moved in the direction of its length, or with the hand or foot, or with any instrument; a stab; -- a word much used as a term of fencing.
  • (n.) An attack; an assault.
  • (n.) The force or pressure of one part of a construction against other parts; especially (Arch.), a horizontal or diagonal outward pressure, as of an arch against its abutments, or of rafters against the wall which support them.
  • (n.) The breaking down of the roof of a gallery under its superincumbent weight.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Students are assigned to tutorial groups, and much of the educational thrust of the program is built upon interactions within these groups.
  • (2) There can’t be something, someone that could fix this and chooses not to.” Years of agnosticism and an open attitude to religious beliefs thrust under the bus, acknowledging the shame that comes from sitting down with those the world forgot.
  • (3) The first eigenvector, when represented by grey scale maps depicting a pair of eyes, reveals that, as average threshold increases, the visual field rises and flattens, like an umbrella that, initially closed, is simultaneously opened and thrust upwards.
  • (4) I have no quarrel with the overall thrust of Andrew Rawnsley's argument that the south-east is over-dominant in the UK economy and, as someone who has lived and worked both in Cardiff and Newcastle upon Tyne, I have sympathy with the claims of the north-east of England as well as Wales (" No wonder the coalition hasn't many friends in the north ", Comment).
  • (5) Some CTLs contacted infected cells via numerous interdigitating processes; others were observed thrusting finger-like protrusions deep into the target cell; some were seen with their plasma membranes lying closely opposed to that of the infected cell.
  • (6) The thrust of health care "solutions" in the press and in Congress focus on the infirm.
  • (7) On the other hand, the values of the instantaneous frequency, duration, and rhythmicity of the copulatory thrusting movements performed during mounts, intromissions or ejaculations did not differ significantly from the values obtained under saline treatment.
  • (8) A lot, without it being thrust down their throats.” The app will add more stories over time, with Moore saying American narrators will be included, and ultimately translations into other languages too.
  • (9) Yet the central thrust of his work is that disaster is not always an entirely negative experience.
  • (10) Mervyn King gave his strong backing today for spending cuts in George Osborne's first budget as the coalition government revealed the broad thrust of the emergency package due within 50 days of last week's election.
  • (11) McAlpine, one of Baroness Thatcher's closest aides during her time in Downing Street, had been retired from public life for some years when he was thrust back into the limelight over a poorly researched Newsnight investigation in 2012 .
  • (12) She’s a normal girl thrust into extraordinary circumstances, so it’s very relatable.” Ridley’s leap from bit parts in British TV dramas to the biggest film franchise in the world is a legitimate overnight success.
  • (13) It should thus be emphasized that the major thrust of activities in periodontal care should be in health promotion and education, leading to improved oral hygiene.
  • (14) His BBC television career famously came to an end when he thrust a lump of cheese in his commissioning editor's face .
  • (15) Rudd goes to mingle in the crowds, a cool bottle of XXXX thrust into his hands.
  • (16) Photograph: Multnomah County Sandra Anderson was thrust into the national spotlight during the final 24 hours of the standoff as she refused to surrender and made bold statements during live-streamed phone calls as the FBI closed in on the holdouts .
  • (17) Rats were trained to thrust their heads into a compartment flushed by a gas mixture of high or low O2 (balance N2), and after a timed interval, to enter the compartment (on high O2) for a reward or to withdraw (on low O2) to avoid a punishment.
  • (18) However, the use of a structured and systematic approach to patient care such as Advanced Trauma Life Support would have given those thrust into trauma care a format to build upon.
  • (19) Letta was thrust aside by the brash, ambitious Renzi just as Italy began to show signs of growth and bond market investors appeared less concerned over the country’s ability to repay its debts.
  • (20) "It seems to me that we have really got to look at the environment and make it easier for people either to make the healthy choice or – what we say less often is stop undermining their efforts by thrusting the unhealthy option into their line of sight," she said.