What's the difference between deliberate and diligent?

Deliberate


Definition:

  • (a.) Weighing facts and arguments with a view to a choice or decision; carefully considering the probable consequences of a step; circumspect; slow in determining; -- applied to persons; as, a deliberate judge or counselor.
  • (a.) Formed with deliberation; well-advised; carefully considered; not sudden or rash; as, a deliberate opinion; a deliberate measure or result.
  • (a.) Not hasty or sudden; slow.
  • (v. t.) To weigh in the mind; to consider the reasons for and against; to consider maturely; to reflect upon; to ponder; as, to deliberate a question.
  • (v. i.) To take counsel with one's self; to weigh the arguments for and against a proposed course of action; to reflect; to consider; to hesitate in deciding; -- sometimes with on, upon, about, concerning.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The two groups had one thing in common: the casualties' mostly deliberate posttraumatic reaction; there were only 3 patients in a state of helplessness.
  • (2) A case is presented of deliberate chewing of the flowers of henbane (Hyoscyamus niger) in the hope of producing euphoria, and an account is given of the poisoning so produced.
  • (3) "We absolutely regret the setbacks Kim Dotcom has had since MegaUpload was taken offline, but we hope he as an entrepreneur will understand our side of the story and the decisions deliberately taken."
  • (4) Conclusion 1 says that "deliberate attempts were made to frustrate these interviews" – which appears to be an exaggeration.
  • (5) "Medical professionals have perhaps been the least involved [of all sectors] in debates and discussions around abortion, and anti-choice groups have very effectively carried out a deliberate strategy of targeting and influencing health professionals.
  • (6) But most instances are more mundane: the majority of fraud cases in recent years have emerged from scientists either falsifying images – deliberately mislabelling scans and micrographs – or fabricating or altering their recorded data.
  • (7) Jails and prison populations are unique in the incidence of deliberate self-harm, but the phenomenon is not well understood.
  • (8) There is no doubt that people were killed quite deliberately by police officers.
  • (9) A grassed roof, solar panels to provide hot water, a small lake to catch rainwater which is then recycled, timber cladding for insulation ... even the pitch and floodlights are "deliberately positioned below the level of the surrounding terrain in order to reduce noise and light pollution for the neighbouring population".
  • (10) This analysis does not replace the diagnostic deliberations of the clinician.
  • (11) While some might deride the deliberate mainstream branding and design, saying it panders to convention, this is exactly what Hannah feels her community needs.
  • (12) Independent experts warn that rumours and deliberate misinformation about the regime are rife, partly because it is impossible to verify or disprove most stories about the tightly controlled country's elite.
  • (13) However, evidence obtained by the committee showed the document had "deliberately misled" the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), she said.
  • (14) Labour would not rule any runway options in or out while the Davies commission was still deliberating, she added.
  • (15) Young people from ordinary working families that are struggling to get by.” Labour said Greening’s department had deliberately excluded the poorest families from her calculations to make access to grammar schools seem fairer and accused her of “fiddling the figures”.
  • (16) We need to stop making excuses for them: But it is up to the state to close the loopholes Yes, the state must work continually to tighten and simplify the tax regime, which is a deliberate mess keeping an entire industry of accounting firms and tax lawyers fed.
  • (17) It is not outlandish to ask whether different central governments have deliberately promoted development elsewhere.
  • (18) The comedian Daniel O’Reilly, who gives laddish advice on how to “pull birds” under the guise of a deliberately provocative character in the ITV2 series, has proved controversial for lines such as “Just show her your penis.
  • (19) Early charcoal administration may be of value therefore in reducing the toxicity of mefenamic acid after deliberate or accidental overdosage.
  • (20) There could be no doubt who these deliberate vandals were, either: unelected members of the House of Lords, and the 48% of the country who failed to vote for Brexit.

Diligent


Definition:

  • (a.) Prosecuted with careful attention and effort; careful; painstaking; not careless or negligent.
  • (a.) Interestedly and perseveringly attentive; steady and earnest in application to a subject or pursuit; assiduous; industrious.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Hunt’s comments were, in many senses, a restatement of traditional, economically liberal ideas on relationships between doing wage work and poverty relief, mirroring, for example, arguments of the 1834 poor law commissioners, which suggested wage supplements diminished the skills, honesty and diligence of the labourer, and the more recent claim of Iain Duncan Smith’s Centre for Social Justice that the earned pound was “superior” to that received in benefits.
  • (2) With guidelines thus developed for acceptable detrusor pressure in both types of bladder, silent upper tract damage can probably be prevented in most cases by proper and diligent followup and appropriate intervention, avoiding major morbidity and mortality in these high risk patients.
  • (3) We have diligently done this, with one exception: today's star-in-waiting, the Voluptuous Horror of Karen Black, with whom we have been in email contact but were unable to speak to in time for this column.
  • (4) The visitors had looked the more settled team in the first half here, tribute to their own energetic and diligent midfield and also to a general sluggishness in Chelsea’s passing and movement.
  • (5) These included “Project Bremner”, “Project Offside” and “Project Athena”, the latter set up to complete due diligence on Cellino before Leeds agreed to sell a controlling 75% stake in the club to the Italian.
  • (6) We believe in due diligence and will NOT recklessly involve innocent individuals #OpKKK November 2, 2015 The incorrect information appears to originate from a Twitter account with the name @sgtbilko420, which also claimed to be behind a denial of service attack that allegedly took down, among other sites, the website KKK.com on 31 October.
  • (7) Charnley would ideally like to be in a position to name the new manager by Friday but is determined to undertake full due diligence on all candidates on what is understood to be a three-man shortlist topped by McClaren and Vieira.
  • (8) Careful and diligent management of tracheostomy patients can circumvent many problems and allow the patient to breath with less difficulty.
  • (9) The UK remains one of the most diligent enforcers of convention rights, but it appears to have soured into one of the least appreciative national constituencies.
  • (10) Christine Ohuruogu sides with Mo Farah amid doping claims over Alberto Salazar Read more There are also questions about the due diligence process that took place before Farah joined Salazar in 2011, under UK Athletics’ previous performance director Charles van Commenee and the head of endurance Ian Stewart.
  • (11) Bruno Monteyne, an analyst at Bernstein Research, has said: “Sainsbury’s might be keen to avoid a bidding war, but we would expect them to match the Steinhoff bid, and hope that the fact they are further down the line on due diligence will mean the board will accept their offer.
  • (12) It is what I do with it, rather than what I am worth, that I believe is more important.” Unlike some of his predecessors, such as Bendor, the 2nd Duke, who lavished diamonds on his lover Coco Chanel and wanted Britain to ally with Hitler, the 6th Duke gave to and supported a string of charities and other worthy causes – £500,000 to farmers hit by the 2001 foot and mouth crisis, for instance – and served diligently on the boards of many military and other charities, including Emmaus , for the homeless, for more than 40 years.
  • (13) The England international tracked back diligently to halt a Leicester attack and intercepted for Simon Mignolet.
  • (14) The firm asked SHKP to supply missing due diligence documents, including identification documents for Chan, in case Hong Kong investigators came asking about the company.
  • (15) All sources agree that O'Hagan did his job diligently and produced a draft manuscript by March, as required.
  • (16) A vote for Hillary means we can not count on the press to honestly and diligently keep the public informed of Hillary’s potential malfeasance.
  • (17) But during his own years in the House Balls has worked the back-benches assiduously, diligently touring round constituency dinners on damp Friday nights.
  • (18) The most important developments in gynecologic oncology in recent years have been the advent of supervoltage irradiation that allows the delivery of better and safer therapy; the diligent search for new cancerostatic drugs and hormones and their clinical application, singly and in combination; and studies suggesting the possibility of immunotherapy.
  • (19) Yes, the NHS has been weaponised, but it was the Tories who primed the guns | Polly Toynbee Read more “David Cameron’s failure to exercise due diligence on the reforms would come back to haunt him.” The huge ensuing controversy – the largest generated by any changes in the NHS – pitted the medical establishment against the coalition.
  • (20) The indebted, but diligent person, is more valuable to the lending industry.