What's the difference between commencing and commercing?
Commencing
Definition:
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Commence
Example Sentences:
(1) The rash presented either as a pityriasis rosea-like picture which appeared about three to six months after the onset of treatment in patients taking low doses, or alternatively, as lichenoid plaques which appeared three to six months after commencement of medication in patients taking high doses.
(2) Hatching commenced in early October (after 23 wk), when air and water temperatures decreased to 20 and 15 degrees C, respectively, and continued until mid-December (32 wk) in the field.
(3) If the PET measurement is commenced prior to arteriovenous equilibrium, significant errors occur in calculated CBV.
(4) It was found that a rapid fall in infant mortality commenced in the early 1970s and has continued steadily since.
(5) Paracoccus (Micrococcus) denitrificans and Escherichia coli oxidizing succinate rapidly ceased to reduce nitrate when oxygen was available, and equally rapidly commenced nitrate reduction when all the oxygen had been consumed.
(6) Everton announce plan for new stadium in nearby Walton Hall Park Read more The club has set aside £2.5m to commence work on the stadium should its funding proposals – that Elstone claims will give the council an annual profit – gain approval.
(7) Sheryl Sandberg gave the commencement speech at UC Berkeley last weekend, during the course of which she said many stirring things about the future awaiting the class of 2016.
(8) He'd later carry this over into Netflix's House Of Cards but before that, TV had already begun to emulate this new, bleak, antiheroic maturity with a cycle of dark, longform, acclaimed dramas, commencing with The Sopranos and culminating in Breaking Bad .
(9) Patients were commenced on an intravenous infusion of the calcium chelating agent trisodium edetate at a dose of 24 mg kg-1 h-1 given in 500 ml 0.9% saline over 90 min.
(10) Lesions were sampled before treatment commenced and at monthly intervals for 4-6 months.
(11) Tragedy was averted because there was a little delay as the prayers did not commence in earnest and the bomb strapped to the body of the girl went off and killed her,” he added.
(12) But two of the three judges who subsequently considered the issue said: “We are also of the opinion that there was no basis for the primary judge to conclude that Brough was part of any combination with anyone in respect to the commencement of these proceedings with the predominant purpose of damaging Slipper in the way alleged or at all.” Brough said Dreyfus should look at the federal court’s findings on 27 April 2014 – which appeared to be a reference to the decision handed down on 27 February 2014.
(13) It’s especially not appropriate for a citizen seeking election to this house or selection to the ministry canvassing for money and support to seek to damage individuals’ reputation by commencing court actions for what could only be an improper purpose.” Palmer said the former treasurer, Joe Hockey, had been staying at the resort at the time and “walked past the table” where they were sitting and “merely sat down to have a coffee”.
(14) Animals were sacrificed 1, 2, 6 and 24 hrs from commencement of anaesthesia and the hepatic microsomal fraction analyzed for diene conjugates, lipid hydroperoxides, total lipid content and fatty acid composition.
(15) After birth there were significant increases in apical microvillus height, the number of microvilli per cell and in the size of the mitochondria, suggesting that a large increase in choroid plexus secretory function, or the commencement of a new function, occurs after birth in the rat.
(16) Each patient underwent exercise stress testing in the untreated state to permit comparison between tests performed on commencement and completion of training.
(17) At least 9% of the respondents did not practice heifer calf vaccination whilst another 8.1% only commenced with vaccination during 1985 or later.
(18) Enraged that this had happened when casting had barely commenced, the director shut down the movie unilaterally (perhaps finally ...) and sued Gawker .
(19) Middle-mode RNA synthesis in T4-infected cells takes place before replication of phage DNA commences.
(20) The associations were not explained by duration of smoking, by the time elapsed since commencement, or by factors associated with cigarette smoking such as alcohol consumption or oral contraceptive use.
Commercing
Definition:
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Commerce
Example Sentences:
(1) This has "nothing to do with any of our businesses," Koch spokespeople were quoted as telling the congressman's staff members in a May 20 letter that Waxman sent to Reps. Fred Upton (R-Mich.), the Energy and Commerce Committee chair, and Ed Whitfield (R-Ky.), who chairs the Energy and Power Subcommittee.
(2) The British Chambers of Commerce warned the situation was unlikely to improve while banks continued to impose high charges for overdrafts and loans.
(3) In his UN general assembly address Tuesday, US president Obama referred to the "extraordinary potential" of the Iranian people "in commerce and culture; in science and education."
(4) Oregon representative Greg Walden, chair of the House energy and commerce committee, which approved the bill on a party-line vote, dismissed the opinions of such groups, which include the AARP, the American Hospital Association and the American Medical Association, as part of a “medical-industrial complex”.
(5) The Greek government’s defiant stance came as the head of the Hellenic Chambers of Commerce , Constantine Michalos, said he did not believe Greece’s banks would be able to reopen next Tuesday without further funding, telling the Daily Telegraph he had been told cash reserves were down to €500m.
(6) Ulivarri, the president of the Rio Bravo chamber of commerce, knew that the body might disappear for good if he did not move quickly, but he did not want to risk a confrontation with either gang, who are both known to monitor the road.
(7) David Cameron (@David_Cameron) Royal Mail privatisation is about delivering investment, ensuring a 1st class service that's vital #forhardworkingpeople September 12, 2013 11.33am BST The British Chambers of Commerce is more cautious than the IoD.
(8) "It's similar to commerce, in that there's an end-product that is being shared.
(9) The 10,000-sq ft gatehouse has a 12-seat cinema and staff quarters, and sits opposite the home of the current commerce secretary, Penny Pritzker.
(10) The authors have studied the illegal commerce of alcohol in popular urban communities.
(11) But in China, the retail market developed in parallel with e-commerce, and the threat looks very different.
(12) Content in the app is a mixture of episode descriptions, quizzes, tweets, cast information and playable clips of every song on the soundtrack, with links to buy song downloads, TV episodes and merchandise – the latter through a partnership with e-commerce firm Delivery Agent.
(13) The head of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) yesterday urged diplomats to stop bickering about a mini package of liberalisation designed to boost global commerce and warned of serious damage to the 20-year-old institution if last-ditch talks failed.
(14) However, John Longworth, the director general of the British Chambers of Commerce, called on the government to act on Beecroft's proposal "without delay".
(15) California Consumers Against Higher Prices (CCAHP), a coalition that includes the California Restaurant Association and the California Chamber of Commerce, formed in early March to oppose a proposed ballot initiative that would have also sought to increase the minimum wage to $15 per hour.
(16) Just beyond the cordon, everyday life in one of the capital’s busiest areas for tourism and other commerce continued as best it could, with the addition of TV news crews gathered as close as possible to the scene, mainly by Lambeth Bridge, to the west of parliament, and just over the river on the South Bank.
(17) The US is not a claimant but says it has an interest in maintaining peace and stability there, and freedom of navigation and commerce.
(18) A study by India's Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry said that foreign tourist visits to India had dropped 25% in the three months after the rape and murder of the Delhi woman.
(19) The Commerce Department said GDP increased by a 3.7% seasonally adjusted annual rate in the second quarter of 2015, up from the initial estimate of 2.3% growth.
(20) It used to be that when it was cold, they would just say that there are indoor jobs for cold weather, and he would work year-round,” said Gertz, who lives in Commerce City, Colorado, just outside Denver.