What's the difference between excellence and winning?

Excellence


Definition:

  • (n.) The quality of being excellent; state of possessing good qualities in an eminent degree; exalted merit; superiority in virtue.
  • (n.) An excellent or valuable quality; that by which any one excels or is eminent; a virtue.
  • (n.) A title of honor or respect; -- more common in the form excellency.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) This excellent prognosis supports a regimen of conservative therapy for these patients.
  • (2) It was concluded that metoclopramide and dexamethasone showed an excellent antiemetic effect on acute drug-induced emesis, as well as on delayed emesis, induced by cisplatin.
  • (3) Our experience indicates that lateral rhinotomy is a safe, repeatable and cosmetically sound procedure that provides and excellent surgical approach to the nasal cavity and sinuses.
  • (4) Excellent correlations were observed between computer and manual methods for both systems.
  • (5) GlaxoSmithKline was unusually critical of the decision by Nice, the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence, and also the Scottish Medicines Consortium, to reject its drug belimumab (brand name Benlysta) in final draft guidance.
  • (6) Although there was already satisfaction in the development of dementia-friendly pharmacies and Pride in Practice, a new standard of excellence in healthcare for gay, lesbian and bisexual patients, the biggest achievement so far was the bringing together of a strategic partnership of 37 NHS, local government and social organisations.
  • (7) Nice (the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence) has also published new guidance on good patient experience that provides a strong framework on which to build good engagement practice.
  • (8) Grafts of intermediate thickness (M III) showed excellent clinical healing of the donor and the recipient site.
  • (9) "If you look at the price HP paid, it was an excellent deal for the Autonomy shareholders.
  • (10) An excellent correlation was found between pulmonary artery systolic pressure measured by CW Doppler and catheterization (r = 0.98).
  • (11) Among patients in whom the neuroma had been operated on once previously (first recurrence group), 88% achieved good to excellent pain relief with the technique described in this article.
  • (12) The diagnosis of an arterial injury may be readily apparent, but the excellent upper-extremity collateral circulation may create palpable distal pulses despite a significant proximal arterial injury.
  • (13) All 4 patients subsequently had excellent subjective responses to MPA treatment, lasting for several months.
  • (14) The prognosis of meningococcal arthritis is excellent and joint sequelae are rare.
  • (15) These lesions had an excellent prognosis with a control rate of 100%.
  • (16) Patients treated with ciprofloxacin may need added coverage for anaerobes, but the drug's excellent activity against nosocomial pathogens and its availability in oral form allow for an early change to oral therapy without compromising effectiveness coupled with added savings and convenience.
  • (17) This procedure yields excellent precision and accuracy, as demonstrated by the analysis of a known amino acid mixture and of neonatal plasma.
  • (18) Thus, in spite of its excellent activity and unquestionable effectiveness, rifampicin should be used with caution in severe staphylococcal infections.
  • (19) This study was designed to compare these levels in hirsute women, normal premenopausal and postmenopausal women, and in men and to correlate each measurement with skin 5 alpha-reductase activity (5 alpha-RA), an excellent correlate of androgenicity.
  • (20) Computed tomography gave excellent visualization of prostate morphology and pelvic anatomic relationships.

Winning


Definition:

  • (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Win
  • (a.) Attracting; adapted to gain favor; charming; as, a winning address.
  • (n.) The act of obtaining something, as in a contest or by competition.
  • (n.) The money, etc., gained by success in competition or contest, esp, in gambling; -- usually in the plural.
  • (n.) A new opening.
  • (n.) The portion of a coal field out for working.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) He was the first to win as a captain and a manager.
  • (2) We knew it would be a strange match because they had to come out and play to win to finish third,” Benitez said afterwards.
  • (3) Johnson and Campion are optimistic that marriage equality will win out, and soon.
  • (4) Spotlight is still the favourite to win best picture A dinner in Beverly Hills was hosted in Spotlight’s honor on Sunday night.
  • (5) As James said in Friday’s announcement, his goal was to win championships, and in Miami he was able to reach the NBA Finals every year.
  • (6) We are deeply saddened," said Nyan Win, a spokesman of National League for Democracy.
  • (7) Two years later, Trump tweeted that “Obama’s motto” was: “If I don’t go on taxpayer funded vacations & constantly fundraise then the terrorists win.” The joke, it turns out, is on Trump.
  • (8) No one expected us to win either of these byelections, but we can’t ignore how disappointing these results are,” he said, referring also to last week’s Richmond Park byelection.
  • (9) If Del Bosque really want to win this World Cup thingymebob, then he has got to tell Iker Casillas that the jig is up, correct?
  • (10) Perhaps there were some other generations in Portuguese football with more talent, but they didn’t win.
  • (11) The review will now be delayed for five years, leaving the next election to be fought on the existing constituency boundaries, and seriously damaging David Cameron's chances of winning an overall majority in 2015.
  • (12) Everyone is expecting them to win and I think that’s a double-edged sword.
  • (13) Unfortunately for the governor, he could win both states and still face the overwhelming likelihood of failure if he doesn't take Ohio, where the poll found Obama out front 51-43.
  • (14) Winning and losing were predicted to be more significant in determining cardiovascular responses for Type A's than for Type B's.
  • (15) The result will be yet another humiliating hammering for Labour in a seat it could never win, but hey, never mind.
  • (16) That’s why I thought: ‘I hope Tyson wins – even if he never gives me a shot.’ As long as the heavyweight titles are out of Germany we could have some interesting fights.
  • (17) In confidence rape, the assailant is known to some degree, however slight, and gains control over his victim by winning her trust.
  • (18) With their 43-8 win , the Seahawks did more than just produce one of the most dominant performances in Super Bowl history, they gave the city of Seattle its first major professional sports win in 35 years .
  • (19) Can somebody who is not a billionaire, who stands for working families, actually win an election into which billionaires are pouring millions of dollars?” Naming prominent and controversial rightwing donors, he said: “It is not just Hillary, it is the Koch brothers, it is Sheldon Adelson.” Stephanopoulos seized the moment, asking: “Are you lumping her in with them?” Choosing to refer to the 2010 supreme court decision that removed limits on corporate political donations, rather than address the question directly, Sanders replied: “What I am saying is that I get very frightened about the future of American democracy when this becomes a battle between billionaires.
  • (20) The only lesson I’ll learn from this is don’t win in the third round.