What's the difference between durable and indestructible?

Durable


Definition:

  • (a.) Able to endure or continue in a particular condition; lasting; not perishable or changeable; not wearing out or decaying soon; enduring; as, durable cloth; durable happiness.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The durable power of attorney concept, though not free of problems, appears more likely to be of practical utility.
  • (2) By sharing insights and best practice expertise through [the Electrical and Electronic Equipment Sustainability Action Plan] esap and other platforms, Wrap believes business models such as trade-in services will be a reality in the next three to five years.” The actions of the 51 signatories to esap include: implementing new business models such as take-back and resale; extending product durability; and gaining greater value from reuse and recycling.
  • (3) The system is characterized by high durability, simplicity, and economy and offers an attractive alternative to prevalent columns used for flow analysis.
  • (4) Follow-up data showing near zero rates of self-injury for 22 months following the conclusion of active treatment with naltrexone indicated that the intervention produced a durable result.
  • (5) Durability of surgical reconstruction was improved if autogenous saphenous vein was used and if the reconstruction was performed before development of complications.
  • (6) We have reviewed results of secondary therapy in 427 patients with acute graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) who did not have a durable satisfactory response after primary treatment.
  • (7) In short, a durable, successful currency union requires some ceding of national sovereignty."
  • (8) A three-dimensional network is thus formed, held in place through durable adhesions to stainless steel pins.
  • (9) Development of a durable color overnight allows application of the DHA preparation in the evening, thus eliminating possible interference with sunscreen use during the day.
  • (10) In selected cases, prolonged chemotherapy administration can result in durable complete remissions.
  • (11) Four patients received IFN for approximately 6 months and have manifested extraordinarily durable regressions of greater than 4+ years.
  • (12) It is the objective of the investigations to improve the adherance of the bone cement at the interface to achieve a more durable anchorage of bone cement in the tissue.
  • (13) Furthermore, changes in diet composition did not lead to any durable, significant change in plasma peptide levels.
  • (14) Three of the seven surviving patients have durable engraftment (greater than 230 to greater than 550 days) while four patients have autologous hematopoietic recovery.
  • (15) We review parent training research along three general dimensions: (1) overall effectiveness, (2) differences in effectiveness attributable to certain features of the program, and (3) durability and generalization.
  • (16) We conclude that the Hancock porcine bioprosthesis has an acceptable long-term durability and satisfactory performance after tricuspid valve replacement, and we continue to favor its use in the tricuspid position even in association with mechanical prostheses in the left side of the heart.
  • (17) Current equipment is compact, durable, and not difficult to use or extremely expensive.
  • (18) The results of an extended follow-up of patients with combined mitral-aortic valve replacement indicate that mechanical prostheses perform better in the long-term owing to their superior durability when compared with biological valves.
  • (19) Cognitive therapy is often used in treating attention-deficit-disordered (ADD) children because of its purported ability to address this population's attentional deficits and behavioral difficulties and to create durable therapeutic effects.
  • (20) Finding the funds to invest in durable and improved sanitation remains a major hurdle.

Indestructible


Definition:

  • (a.) Not destructible; incapable of decomposition or of being destroyed.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Tim Nice-But-Dim may seem annoyingly indestructible, but by expanding the horizons of others, we can undermine him.
  • (2) But we loved it.” The block was only a few years old when the brothers moved in and has proved as indestructible as Chaplin’s reputation.
  • (3) Pushed by the press and fired by Britain’s seemingly indestructible institutional desire to be loved by America, prime ministers feel the need to seize first friend status and hug it close.
  • (4) Alliances can wither or be destroyed, but partnerships of purpose are indestructible.
  • (5) They too lost their compass, went too far and believed themselves indestructible.
  • (6) Forty years ago, there were lots of old and oldish people in the movies but they didn’t pretend to be young and indestructible, because where’s the drama in that?
  • (7) The aggressive Humvee mindset spawned a less antisocial alternative: the SUV (sport utility vehicle), with its high-up military-style vantage point, from which to spot approaching danger, and with macho bumpers signalling solidity and indestructibility.
  • (8) We feel it highlights that family is an indestructible bond between people that is universal and it doesn’t matter how it is made or what it looks like.
  • (9) Joined previously successful combo and is still around, misunderstood, but seemingly indestructible.
  • (10) Technically the challenge, brilliantly met, must have been the handling of that enormous flock of free-range characters and the disposing of the maddening, mysterious, apparently indestructible Widmerpool.
  • (11) The authors analyse the results of the treatment of peptic ulcer of the stomach and duodenum by indestructible red laser radiation in 65 patients.
  • (12) It may not be the end of his political life -- given his seemingly indestructible appeal to sections of the Italian population.
  • (13) Crucially, he was seen as a born survivor and indestructible powerbroker, a rain-maker who could not be bypassed or sidelined.
  • (14) To Swansea fans he’s our rock, an indestructible superhero.
  • (15) Microplastics are near-indestructible in natural environments.
  • (16) The words should be indestructible but they are fleeting.
  • (17) The invention of CDs meant we all wanted to replace our record collections with wonderful new shiny, "indestructible" CDs and we were all happy to fork out £16 or £17 for each one; it also became de rigeur to have a library of videos prominently displayed in the corner of your living room.
  • (18) As a consequence of these facts, perfect metals for application in implants must have a short repassivation period and mechanically indestructible surface oxides.
  • (19) "What is interesting, on reflection, is how comfortable everyone was with the notion that banks were somehow indestructible," he said.
  • (20) They are not indestructible, and there are not as many of them as we think.