What's the difference between fora and wicket?

Fora


Definition:

  • (pl. ) of Forum

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Over the last decade, the campaign’s members have fed into policy debates concerning fluorinated gases at a national level, as well as through international fora such as the Montreal Protocol process .
  • (2) They were previously associated with the Brazilian independent music network Fora do Eixo , a national affiliation of cultural producers who believe in a solidarity economy and helped bring artists such as Macaco Bong to a national alternative audience.
  • (3) Singing the national anthem, waving flags and chanting “Fora Dilma” (“Dilma out”), between 10 and 20 thousand predominantly white, middle class people marched along the seafront at Copacabana to insist on a change of government barely five months after Rousseff was re-elected.
  • (4) They are criminals,” said India Longras, who beat a frying pan painted with “Fora Dilma”.
  • (5) "The PT is going to explode, it will be all about the women," Lopes said, outlining the party's plans to field female candidates in several of Minas Gerais' largest cities, among them Governador Valadares and Juiz de Fora.
  • (6) The Europeans should have a vigorous discussion in a multitude of fora what kind of relationship between the EU and Iran would be most desirable.
  • (7) We agree to explore modalities in the relevant fora for enhanced access to environmentally sound technologies by developing countries.
  • (8) We take note of the work started in other fora in this regard and look forward to further discussion of this charter for sustainable economic activity.
  • (9) H.c.s can be prescribed to adolescents 2 years after menarche if the menstrual periods have been regular fora year.
  • (10) These abnormalities were significantly more frequent in cases of duodenal ulcer than in stomach ulcer, and were characteristic fora cases with symptoms of neurosis.
  • (11) As for the main negotiations if there aren't substantial changes in UN process, ie a decision-making fora established that is based on majority voting rather than full consensus or consensus amongst a smaller group of nations (ie accord signatories) then Mexico will be hijacked by the same lobbies (Saudi, Cuba, Bolivia and Venezuela blocking everything, Tuvalu blocking weak deals, US and China blocking strong deals), and deliver the same disappointing result as Copenhagen.
  • (12) A total of 395 women received one of 5 types of IUDs in Santiago, Chile, and Juiz de Fora, Brazil: Lippes Loop, Multiload-250 and Multiload-375 were used in both centres; in Santiago some subjects received the Copper-7 or ProgestasertR devices and in Juiz de Fora, the TCu 200 and the T-Chloroquin IUDs were also tested.
  • (13) I love long beach walks and my favourite is Taipus de Fora on the Maraú Peninsula.
  • (14) "Its raison d'etre was for deliberations between western industrialised countries and Russia, but there are other fora for that now … so if our western partners say there is no future for that format, then so be it.
  • (15) Brazil’s major cities have witnessed sporadic, large and sometimes violent street protests for much of the past year, most recently focussed on a Fora Temer (Temer Out) campaign.
  • (16) For a lesion of given size, the S-T segment shift is linearly proportional to the "severity"; i.e., the reduction in electrical activity, of ischemic cells, and fora lesion of given severity, the S-T segment shift is a measure of the area, not the volume, of ischemic tissue.
  • (17) Some are now questioning whether the negotiations will ever deliver meaningful results and therefore whether resources would be better spent working to accelerate a green energy paradigm shift at the national level, or in other political fora such as the G20.
  • (18) Directly elected since 1979, the EU's parliament is a Goliath among the world's democratic fora.
  • (19) machine, the 'Medilog 9000' system for prolonged ambulatory recording (Oxford Medical), a specialized video mixer (videogram ForA FVG600, commercially available) a video timer, a conventional video cassette recorder and a television monitor.
  • (20) We recognize, in this regard, that important steps have been taken to promote sustainable development, in particular in the Arab region, Latin America and the Caribbean and the Asia Pacific region, through relevant fora including within United Nations regional commissions.

Wicket


Definition:

  • (n.) A small gate or door, especially one forming part of, or placed near, a larger door or gate; a narrow opening or entrance cut in or beside a door or gate, or the door which is used to close such entrance or aperture. Piers Plowman.
  • (n.) A small gate by which the chamber of canal locks is emptied, or by which the amount of water passing to a water wheel is regulated.
  • (n.) A small framework at which the ball is bowled. It consists of three rods, or stumps, set vertically in the ground, with one or two short rods, called bails, lying horizontally across the top.
  • (n.) The ground on which the wickets are set.
  • (n.) A place of shelter made of the boughs of trees, -- used by lumbermen, etc.
  • (n.) The space between the pillars, in postand-stall working.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Were it the latter, you'd think he'd change the angle, either by moving across the crease or going around the wicket, because it's clear his man won't be tempted.
  • (2) He was never an intellectual; at Oxford, he did no work, and was proudest of playing squash and cricket for the university, though against Cambridge at Lord's he failed to take a wicket and made a duck.
  • (3) 1.59pm BST 32nd over: Sri Lanka 89-2 (Jayawardene 11, Sangakkara 22) A jaffa from Plunkett from round the wicket beats Sangakkara all ends up – it was angled in on middle stump, then seamed away to beat the outside edge.
  • (4) He drove beautifully, picked off the short balls square of the wicket, clipped off his toes and scarcely put a foot wrong.
  • (5) The scoring, of singles at least, has quickened since Prior arrived at the wicket - I wonder whether, if, the rate is still roughly four, with 20 to go and with these two still in, they too might start to wonder.
  • (6) The 21-year-old England Lions seamer took 11 wickets in a match for the first time and also contributed 81 with the bat to give his side victory by 95 runs after less than two hours' play on the third morning.
  • (7) Patel decided this match with a fine spell of left-arm spin, which claimed three important wickets for 21 runs from seven overs.
  • (8) New Zealand 38-3 Styris c Dravid b Nehra 15 An important wicket this.
  • (9) Broad lbw b Herath 0 (England 228-9) Herath comes round the wicket to Broad in an attempt to stop him padding up.
  • (10) Neil Carter grabbed the last wicket of Coles to give the rejuvenated South African five for 60 in Kent's second innings, but Chris Woakes was the Bears' match-winner with match figures of 11 for 97 from 29 overs, in addition to two crucial contributions with the bat.
  • (11) He batted rather well, too, scoring only 19 but playing a sensible supporting role to allow Paul Franks, Andre Adams and Luke Fletcher to throw the bat as Notts added 84 for their last three wickets after Steven Mullaney had gone in the first over to Liam Plunkett.
  • (12) Start talking wickets to them and, well, you'll hear crickets.
  • (13) 4.07pm BST 56th over: Sri Lanka 187-5 (Sangakkara 71, Chandimal 11) Jordan in Chandimal, who gets very square in defence - perfect for a Headingley dismissal, caught behind the wicket.
  • (14) Warwickshire have beaten Kent, but only after a last-wicket stand of 67 between Martin van Jaarsveld and Matthew Coles that may have had a few Bears buttocks clenching.
  • (15) This pattern is most prominent in early drowsiness, and may change to rhythmical spiky discharges in light NREM sleep ("wicket spikes").
  • (16) Having bowled out England in their second innings for 123, West Indies were required to make 192 to win the match and square the series and the expectation was that it would be a tough call for them, given the capricious nature of the pitch on the first two days, not least a second day in which 18 wickets fell, which is unprecedented for a Test match in Barbados.
  • (17) From an analysis of the electroencephalograms of 4,458 patients who underwent recording during both wakefulness ans sleep, through the years 1969 to 1975, wicket spikes-- recorded in 39 patients-- may be described as follows: They were found during both wakefulness ans sleep, almost exclusively in adults.
  • (18) "I'm fed up with all this bad mouthing of Uxbridge," writes Adrian Martins, batting on a sticky wicket.
  • (19) England did take three wickets, beginning with Rogers, who having made 54, patted a Tim Bresnan loosener to point in a particularly English manner.
  • (20) Sidebottom has taken 47 wickets at an average of less than 20, Patterson 45 at 24, Plunkett 36 at 28 and Brooks 34 at less than 23.