What's the difference between furtherance and preferment?
Furtherance
Definition:
(n.) The act of furthering or helping forward; promotion; advancement; progress.
Example Sentences:
(1) We do not believe it contributes to or furthers the discussion I had hoped for,” he said.
(2) They alter most immune functions and create a state of immunity deficiency; they damage the tubules which may lead to interstitial fibrosis and increased postglomerular capillary resistance furthering the trapping of macromolecules in the glomeruli; and they probably increase tissue permeability to macromolecules.
(3) As newer brain imaging techniques that are sensitive to function are developed, this line of enquiry holds considerable promise for furthering our understanding of the anatomy and physiology of emotion.
(4) It is assumed that the dominant fungi may play a part in the etiopathogeny of the bronchial asthma of workers in such silos but investigations should be furthered before reaching a final conclusion.
(5) The study of the 40 Hz activity of the brain which was begun by Adrian (1942) has been furthered for the past years with several new approaches: A neural model for the generation of 40 Hz activity in attention has been published by Freeman (1975) whereas new possibilities in clinical applications and exploration of cognitive processes in an extended manner was proposed by Galambos and coworkers (1981).
(6) Interpreting these earlier positions furthers therapeutic growth.
(7) The histamine inhalation test showed that the PC20 value and beta-receptor function of the lymphocyte of the controls were furtherly decreased in the anaphase of the attack season, while those of the WYP group were slightly increased in the same phase.
(8) But after reviewing it over the past few days with the Tribeca film festival team and others from the scientific community, we do not believe it contributes to or furthers the discussion I had hoped for.
(9) A network of support organizations has been formed through which the development of quality assurance in health care is furthered.
(10) Under federal law, that looks a lot like possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.
(11) Probably not, but it seemed like an admission from Van Gaal that his defence felt inadequate, and his half-time removal of Bruno Martins Indi furthered the impression.
(12) In addition, the role of crack use in furthering transmission of sexually transmitted diseases has been documented, and the implications for AIDS transmission have been speculated on.
(13) This far better than usual outcome is being furthered by setting up satellite nutrition clinics.
(14) Furthering their research into the differentiation of various haemoglobins (both human and animal) with the use of thin layer chromatographic methods, the Authors have applied Kaiser's high performance thin layer chromatography (HPTLC) to the specific diagnosis of blood.
(15) It is speculated from this small study that the IgA levels rise in benign prostatic hyperplasia; in early adenocarcinoma of the prostate (Stages A and B) the rise if furthered, while in the late stages (Stages C and D) the levels fall.
(16) The plan had been to interact with the local youth, both inside and outside the high walls of the juvenile detention centres, to the furtherance of more positive lifestyles and better relationships between the police and these young offenders.
(17) Here we have furthered these observations to the level of gene induction by measuring messenger RNA (mRNA) levels for the following proteins: interleukin-2 (IL-2) and IL-2R alpha; p53, a tumour suppressor protein; the transcription factor krox-24; and two mediators of protein folding, namely cyclophilin and the heat-shock protein hsc70.
(18) In addition to these clinical applications, blood substitutes will be useful in furthering our understanding of basic oxygen transport physiology.
(19) Personal and scientific creative processes are largely furthered by dreaming.
(20) The compounds had not a calcium antagonistic activity, if compared with other well known DHP utilized as standard, so the pharmacological tests were not furtherly studied.
Preferment
Definition:
(n.) The act of choosing, or the state of being chosen; preference.
(n.) The act of preferring, or advancing in dignity or office; the state of being advanced; promotion.
(n.) A position or office of honor or profit; as, the preferments of the church.
Example Sentences:
(1) 5-HT thus appears to be the preferred substrate for uptake into platelets and for movement from cytoplasm to vesicles.
(2) For some time now, public opinion polls have revealed Americans' strong preference to live in comparatively small cities, towns, and rural areas rather than in large cities.
(3) According to the finite element analysis, the design bases of fixed restorations applied in the teeth accompanied with the absorption of the alveolar bone were preferred.
(4) The G+C content of the third base of the codon in the tufB gene was 84.8% and G was especially preferred in this position.
(5) Communicating sustainability is a subtle attempt at doing good Read more And yet, in environmental terms it is infinitely preferable to prevent waste altogether, rather than recycle it.
(6) These observations suggest that the liver secretes disk-shaped lipid bilayer particles which represent both the nascent form of high density lipoproteins and preferred substrate for lecithin-cholesterol acyltransferase.
(7) It said 70 of the killed militants were from Isis, while the other 50 it described as being aligned with the Nusra Front, the parent organisation of the Khorasan cell and al-Qaida’s preferred affiliate in Syria.
(8) For example, lysine is preferably encoded by the AAA codon if guanosine is 3' to the lysine codon (AAA-G, P less than 10(-9)).
(9) The authors consider the latter mechanism preferable.
(10) NE differentially affected responses to stimulus movement in the preferred and non-preferred direction in one-third of these neurons, such that directional selectivity was increased.
(11) At present, ACE inhibitors are preferred because they are usually better tolerated than conventional vasodilators and are clinically more effective.
(12) Long-distanced urethrocystopexy which permits to avoid an unwanted increase of outflow resistance with following retention of urine should be preferred.
(13) On the basis of a follow-up concerning 41 patients and of data from the literature, the authors report their present surgical approach for mixed tumors, underlining their preference for T.C.P., and limiting S.P.
(14) The speed of visiting holes and the development of a preferred pattern of hole-visits did not influence spatial discrimination performance.
(15) Critics of wind power peddle the same old myths about investment in new energy sources adding to families' fuel bills , preferring to pick a fight with people concerned about the environment, than stand up to vested interests in the energy industry, for the hard-pressed families and pensioners being ripped off by the energy giants.
(16) Since ASA has a greater potential for adverse effects, paracetamol is increasingly preferred to ASA, particularly in children.
(17) Furthermore, the animals did not increase their intake of sunflower seeds, a preferred diet for hamsters.
(18) A sequence of seven pairings of chili-flavored diet with prompt recovery from thiamine deficiency did significantly attenuate the innate aversion and may have induced a chili preference in at least one case.
(19) I preferred the Times version, as my father would have done had he any interest in Sting.
(20) In this paper, we change base pairs in the operators and amino acids in the proteins to analyze the basis for these preferences.