What's the difference between far and faro?

Far


Definition:

  • (n.) A young pig, or a litter of pigs.
  • (a.) Distant in any direction; not near; remote; mutually separated by a wide space or extent.
  • (a.) Remote from purpose; contrary to design or wishes; as, far be it from me to justify cruelty.
  • (a.) Remote in affection or obedience; at a distance, morally or spiritually; t enmity with; alienated.
  • (a.) Widely different in nature or quality; opposite in character.
  • (a.) The more distant of two; as, the far side (called also off side) of a horse, that is, the right side, or the one opposite to the rider when he mounts.
  • (adv.) To a great extent or distance of space; widely; as, we are separated far from each other.
  • (adv.) To a great distance in time from any point; remotely; as, he pushed his researches far into antiquity.
  • (adv.) In great part; as, the day is far spent.
  • (adv.) In a great proportion; by many degrees; very much; deeply; greatly.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) These results indicated that the PG determination was the most accurate predictor of fetal lung well-being prior to birth among the clinical tests so far reported.
  • (2) As far as acrophase table is concerned for all enzymes and fractions the acrophase occurred during the night.
  • (3) A commensurate rise in both smoking and adenocarcinoma has occurred in the Far East where the incidence rate (40%) is twice that of North America or Europe.
  • (4) Brown's model, which goes far further than those from any other senior Labour figure, and the modest new income tax powers for Holyrood devised when he was prime minister, edge the party much closer to the quasi-federal plans championed by the Liberal Democrats.
  • (5) It contains 10,000 apartments so far, in blocks that might appear Soviet but for shades of blue, green and yellow.
  • (6) But not only did it post a larger loss than expected, Amazon also projected 7% to 18% revenue growth over the busiest shopping period of the year, a far cry from the 20%-plus pace that had convinced investors to overlook its persistent lack of profit in the past.
  • (7) Mary's grief, which lasts for about the first half of the two-hour premiere special, is the finest work of the series so far by Michelle Dockery.
  • (8) I hope I can play a major part in really highlighting the need for far more extensive family violence training within all organisations that deal with women and children, including the police and the department of human services,” Batty said.
  • (9) Reasons for non-acceptance do not indicate any major difficulties in the employment of such staff in general practice, at least as far as the patients are concerned.
  • (10) Little is so far known of the origin of this syndrome.
  • (11) 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.
  • (12) Unlikely, he laughs: "We were founded on the idea of distributing information as far as possible."
  • (13) US presidential election 2016: the state of the Republican race as the year begins Read more So far, the former secretary of state seems to be recovering well from self-inflicted wounds that dogged the start of her second, and most concerted, attempt for the White House.
  • (14) The aim of this paper is to demonstrate that the problems which arise from simultaneously developing regulatory and competitive approaches to health care cost containment can be solved, if recognized, and that those problems deserve more systematic investigation than they have so far received.
  • (15) In general, air from the mediastinum far more often enters the left pleural cavity than the right one.
  • (16) In the far east is the arid, depressed country leading down Hell’s Canyon, which bottoms out at the Snake River, which the wolves crossed when they moved from Idaho, and which they now treat more as a crosswalk than a barrier.
  • (17) We demonstrated that while the protein was incorporated into the cell layer at 6, 24, 48, and 72 hr, a far greater amount was secreted into the media.
  • (18) Still, even as unknowable as this decision may be for him, as any decision is, really, he is far more qualified to understand his desires and goals that would inform that decision than anyone else is.
  • (19) They include the Francoist slogan "Arriba España" and the yoke-and-arrows symbol of the far right Falange, whose members killed the women.
  • (20) For each of the goals, some were far from complying.

Faro


Definition:

  • (n.) A gambling game at cardds, in whiich all the other players play against the dealer or banker, staking their money upon the order in which the cards will lie and be dealt from the pack.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) If the scenes in Faro are anything to go by he has the Tartan Army’s backing to do precisely that.
  • (2) Algarve map Sophie Cooke The drive west from Faro airport was easy and we sped along the fast toll-road.
  • (3) An uncle of one of the crew members from the El Faro says the ship was equipped with modern lifeboats.
  • (4) But the Faroes deserved to win as they created more chances to score.
  • (5) Estimates are given of the mean contents of 90Sr and 137Cs in the human diet in the Faroes in 1976.
  • (6) Birthweights in the Faroe Islands are among the highest in the world.
  • (7) Large numbers of the mammals are slaughtered each year on the Faroe Islands, an autonomous territory within the kingdom of Denmark .
  • (8) It wasn’t always comfortable against the Faroe Islands .
  • (9) Claudio Ranieri Leicester City manager A year ago his candidacy would have felt laughable given he had just lost to the Faroe Islands during a four-game spell with Greece.
  • (10) The other suspects, all confirmed to be Portuguese citizens, were seen entering the police building in Faro on Tuesday morning.
  • (11) Detectives led by Redwood will meet with their Polícia Judiciária counterparts in Faro on Tuesday to discuss the request.
  • (12) "I was is the outskirts of Tórshavn, the Capital of the Faroe Islands earlier today with my 13 year old son - a devoted Liverpool fan," writes Sjúrður Skaale.
  • (13) At Faro airport there's a scrum of resort reps ready to meet and greet new arrivals.
  • (14) Estimates are given of the mean contents of 90Sr and 137Cs in the human diet in the Faroes in 1974.
  • (15) The average work load of the three Faroe Island deckhands was rather moderate; it corresponded to 26--33% of the heart rate reserve (HRR).
  • (16) The high mercury and selenium values may be explained by the high consumption of pilot whales by the Faroe Islands population.
  • (17) The Faroes have never qualified for a major tournament but climbed above Finland into fourth place in the six-team Group F, five points behind Hungary in third place.
  • (18) There's been a red one and, of course, the trademark cream-and-black one, a cardigan version of which was created by its Faroe Islands designers and presented to the duchess.
  • (19) The commitment rate on the Faroe Islands was 19.2 per 100,000 and 24.2 per 100,000 in Denmark.
  • (20) A less active elective delivery in the Faroes could not explain this considerable difference.

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