What's the difference between conclusion and upshot?

Conclusion


Definition:

  • (n.) The last part of anything; close; termination; end.
  • (n.) Final decision; determination; result.
  • (n.) Any inference or result of reasoning.
  • (n.) The inferred proposition of a syllogism; the necessary consequence of the conditions asserted in two related propositions called premises. See Syllogism.
  • (n.) Drawing of inferences.
  • (n.) An experiment, or something from which a conclusion may be drawn.
  • (n.) The end or close of a pleading, e.g., the formal ending of an indictment, "against the peace," etc.
  • (n.) An estoppel or bar by which a person is held to a particular position.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) In conclusion, the efficacy of free tissue transfer in the treatment of osteomyelitis is geared mainly at enabling the surgeon to perform a wide radical debridement of infected and nonviable soft tissue and bone.
  • (2) In conclusion, in S-rats a glucose-stimulated insulin release is accompanied by an increase in IBF, but this is not observed in P-rats.
  • (3) These studies led to the following conclusions: (a) all the prominent NHP which remain bound to DNA are also present in somewhat similar proportions in the saline-EDTA, Tris, and 0.35 M NaCl washes of nuclei; (b) a protein comigrating with actin is prominent in the first saline-EDTA wash of nuclei, but present as only a minor band in the subsequent washes and on washed chromatin; (c) the presence of nuclear matrix proteins in all the nuclear washes and cytosol indicates that these proteins are distributed throughout the cell; (d) a histone-binding protein (J2) analogous to the HMG1 protein of K. V. Shooter, G.H.
  • (4) However, direct measurements of mediator release should be carried out to reach a firm conclusion.
  • (5) In conclusion, abdominal Marlex-mesh rectopexy can be recommended as safe and effective treatment for rectal prolapse, despite some patients developing constipation and some remaining incontinent.
  • (6) The data support the conclusion that accumulation of lipid II is responsible in some way for the hypersensitivity of delta rfbA mutants to SDS.
  • (7) 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.
  • (8) The following conclusions emerge: (i) when the 3' or the 3' penultimate base of the oligonucleotide mismatched an allele, no amplification product could be detected; (ii) when the mismatches were 3 and 4 bases from the 3' end of the primer, differential amplification was still observed, but only at certain concentrations of magnesium chloride; (iii) the mismatched allele can be detected in the presence of a 40-fold excess of the matched allele; (iv) primers as short as 13 nucleotides were effective; and (v) the specificity of the amplification could be overwhelmed by greatly increasing the concentration of target DNA.
  • (9) When you have been out for a month you need to prepare properly before you come back.” Pellegrini will make his own assessment of Kompany’s fitness before deciding whether to play him in the Bournemouth game, which he is careful to stress may not be the foregone conclusion the league table might suggest.
  • (10) The most important conclusion of both conferences was that oestrogen substitution can significantly reduce the incidence of fractures in postmenopausal women.
  • (11) Several investigators have attempted to correlate chromosomal abnormalities with Cornelia de Lange Syndrome (CLS), but none of them have been conclusive.
  • (12) Keep it in the ground campaign Though they draw on completely different archives, leaked documents, and interviews with ex-employees, they reach the same damning conclusion: Exxon knew all that there was to know about climate change decades ago, and instead of alerting the rest of us denied the science and obstructed the politics of global warming.
  • (13) In conclusion, autoimmune thyroiditis in an animal model can be prevented by reducing thyroidal iodine or its metabolism and optimal effects require intervention at the embryonic stage.
  • (14) This conclusion is based on the following evidence: (a) Ca(2+) stimulated hydrolysis of cyclic GMP by fraction II more than that of cyclic AMP.
  • (15) This study demonstrates conclusively that both renin and Ao genes are expressed in the newborn kidney, providing evidence for a local renin-angiotensin system that is subjected to developmental changes.
  • (16) Conclusions on phylogenetic trends of sexual dimorphism of skeletal robusticity and the effect of culture on it seem to be premature.
  • (17) Particular attention has been paid to diabetes mellitus and chronic pancreatitis, but a firm conclusion cannot be drawn.
  • (18) In conclusion, the ability of distal tubules to establish a significant pH gradient will contribute to the titration of non bicarbonate buffers, i.e., to titratable acid formation.
  • (19) In conclusion there is no species specificity in rats or mice in the induction of the renal carcinoma by Fe-NTA, but male mice are far more susceptible to both the acute or subacute toxicity and carcinogenic effect of Fe-NTA than are female mice.
  • (20) In conclusion, 99Tcm-MIBI SPECT provides a reliable method for detecting CAD.

Upshot


Definition:

  • (n.) Final issue; conclusion; the sum and substance; the end; the result; the consummation.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) One upshot of this alliance is a weekly, free HIV testing and support service for sex workers in the Westminster area.
  • (2) The upshot of that is that the government's finances did the splits: the tax take collapsed just as welfare spending shot upwards.
  • (3) Perhaps the principal upshot of this was what would become known as the "impasse" in development studies.
  • (4) 39 min: After a 22-man debate about the rights and wrongs of the red card, hot heat particularly emanating from Puyol, the upshot of it all is that Barcelona have a free-kick just outside the Chelsea area.
  • (5) The New York Times Upshot model gives Democrats a 57% chance of winning the Senate, and may even seriously erode the Republican party’s tighter grip on the House of Representatives.
  • (6) A debt-to-GDP ratio in excess of 200% is the upshot of more than two decades of sluggish growth and repeated attempts to pump-prime the economy.
  • (7) The upshot of all this is simple, but so at odds with Westminster groupthink that it feels almost funny.
  • (8) The upshot is that fans will get a full day's action to watch in Paris .
  • (9) The upshot is that the Bank of Japan still has plenty of work to do to boost price pressures.” The Nikkei benchmark index opened sharply higher on Monday, gaining more than 3% off the back of gains on Wall Street and in Europe on Friday, as well as encouraging US retail sales figures.
  • (10) That’s what appears to be the upshot of the Gawker v Hulk Hogan trial so far.
  • (11) The upshot is that it's hard to compare this year's result to previous years.
  • (12) She depicts an exquisitely awkward meeting during which the dads had to be set to DIY, otherwise they would all have just sat around wondering whether or not to talk about cancer – the upshot of which was that they assembled her an exercise bike, which sits pristine in the corner of the room.
  • (13) But the upshot was that the elders allegedly said, 'Go back to Ann Cryer and tell her it's nothing to do with us.
  • (14) The upshot was that she had to go through a very challenging and upsetting complaints procedure over many, many months, even though the outcome was sanction of the old male academic in question.
  • (15) I've just spent half an hour on the phone to various Labour party people, and here is the not-exactly-revelatory upshot: " bigotgate " – if you want to call it that – is beyond grim.
  • (16) The upshot is that we would not necessarily expect a sustained rise in Treasury yields even if the Fed, perhaps mindful of the implications for its balance sheet and eventual exit strategy, does scale back its purchases later in the year.
  • (17) One upshot, some would argue, is that he fits bill of a classic lone wolf – a profile that had been much feared by security officials.
  • (18) The upshot, after a second meeting the following year, was an experiment: could they get to know each other by number-crunching their lives, one topic per week, with only a handful of coloured pens to bring their data to life?
  • (19) This is something that we can go out and make a real impact by casting a vote directly for the issue.’ I think the voters get that.” The upshot of the 2014 midterms: minimum wage is an issue that draws voters even without the multimillion-dollar campaigns devoted to other issues, like labelling genetically modified foods .
  • (20) While it may be the only standalone data journalism website, it’s competing with sections in numerous other newspapers: The Upshot, in the New York Times; Wonkblog in the Washington Post; and the Guardian’s own data blog (now five years old) to name just a handful.