What's the difference between lapidation and stoning?

Lapidation


Definition:

  • (n.) The act of stoning.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Joining Netanyahu is not Lapid's only option in the coming days and weeks, which will be dominated by labyrinthine coalition negotiations.
  • (2) But Lapid will want assurances that his agenda of socioeconomic reform and "sharing the burden" will be at the heart of the next government's policies.
  • (3) Referring to drawn-out proceedings against Netanyahu’s predecessor, Ehud Olmert, who was eventually jailed for corruption, Lapid said: “If two prime ministers in a row fall from office because of corruption, it will be very hard to rehabilitate the public’s trust in its leadership.
  • (4) Yair Lapid, head of the Yesh Atid party, denounced Netanyahu’s diplomatic campaign as a “colossal failure”.
  • (5) The country’s justice minister, Tzipi Livni, has spoken of the international isolation facing Israel if it fails to reach a peace deal, while the finance minister, Yair Lapid, has warned Israelis that economic sanctions could cause massive damage to the economy.
  • (6) The announcement was immediately condemned by the finance minister, Yair Lapid of the centrist Yesh Atid party, who warned that it would damage US-Israeli relations, which are already at a low ebb.
  • (7) "Lapid has two choices," wrote Shalom Yerushalmi in Ma'ariv.
  • (8) Netanyahu’s biggest rival, Yair Lapid, whose Yesh Atid party was ahead of Likud in the most recent polls, called for the latest inquiry to be concluded quickly for “the good of the country”.
  • (9) Lapid said “there is a crisis with the United States” and added that the relationship “must be managed respectfully and responsibly”.
  • (10) Returning to the attack in the aftermath of the deal, Yair Lapid, leader of the liberal centrist Yesh Atid party, compared the deal to the aftermath of the 1973 war – an event that shocked Israel’s confidence for a generation.
  • (11) Ben Hartman (@Benhartman) A theme of the first two eulogies for Gil-ad Shaer appears to be, in your death you brought the nation together #Israel #Jpost July 1, 2014 Ben Hartman (@Benhartman) Finance Minister Yair Lapid: today we are burying a young boy, parents arent supposed to bury their children, its a life that won't be lived July 1, 2014 1.12pm BST Reuters has a livestream of the funeral processions here .
  • (12) Similar calls were also made by defence minister Moshe Ya’alon, former finance minister Yair Lapid and foreign minister Avigdor Lieberman.
  • (13) The scale of the cuts have been dictated by the insistence of Netanyahu's finance minister, Yair Lapid, that he will not raise taxes to cover any shortfall.
  • (14) Lapid Sr served as minister of justice in the 2001-06 government of Ariel Sharon.
  • (15) Only the two patients with positive Lapides' tests still had bladder areflexia with residual urine greater than 100 ml.
  • (16) Yossi Verter, of the liberal daily Haaretz, wrote: "Yair Lapid's victory is the victory of modern politics , the politics of the internet and reality shows .
  • (17) This plan will lead to a serious crisis in Israel-US relations and will harm Israel’s standing in the world,” Lapid said.
  • (18) Tommy Lapid fought hard for secular interests in Israel, and was not afraid of strong criticism of the policies of his own government.
  • (19) Early rehabilitative treatment given after surgery for one year restored normal bladder functions in all the patients whose bladder denervation seemed to be not total (negative Lapides' test).
  • (20) The same issues have also bolstered support for two smaller right-leaning centrist parties – Yesh Atid, led by former finance minister Yair Lapid, who was catapulted on to the political stage after the 2011 protests,– and the new Kulanu party led by former Likud minister Moshe Kahlon, who some believe could be the king maker in negotiations to form a coalition after the elections.

Stoning


Definition:

  • (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stone

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Among its signatories were Michael Moore, Oliver Stone, Noam Chomsky and Danny Glover.
  • (2) Follow-up studies using radiological methods show worse results (recurrent stones in II: 21.2%, in I: 5.8%, stenosis of EST in II: 6.1%, in I: 3.1%): Late results of EST because of papillary stenosis are still worse compared to those of choledocholithiasis.
  • (3) Other serious complications were reservoir perforation during catheterisation in 3 and development of stones in the reservoir in 2 patients.
  • (4) In conclusion, 1) etiology of urinary tract stone in all recurrent stone formers and in all patients with multiple stones must be pursued, and 2) all stones either removed or passed must be subjected to infrared spectrometry.
  • (5) Predisposition to pancreatitis relates to duct size rather than stone size per se.
  • (6) Three of these patients, who had a solitary stone could successfully be treated by ESWL as monotherapy.
  • (7) In cholesterol stones and cholesterolosis specimens, relatively strong muscle strips had similar responses to 10(-6) M cholecystokinin-8 in normal calcium (2.5 mM) and in the absence of extracellular calcium.
  • (8) No significant complications were related to ESWL and 90% of those followed up after successful ESWL proved stone-free at 6 weeks.
  • (9) The addition of alcohol to the drinking-water resulted in the formation of stones rich in pigment.
  • (10) One biliary stone showed cholesterol with spherical bodies of calcium carbonate and pigment.
  • (11) Israel has complained in recent weeks of an increase in stone throwing and molotov cocktail attacks on West Bank roads and in areas adjoining mainly Palestinian areas of Jerusalem, where an elderly motorist died after crashing his car during an alleged stoning attack.
  • (12) The first problem facing Calderdale is sheep-rustling Happy Valley – filmed around Hebden Bridge, with its beautiful stone houses straight off the pages of the Guardian’s Lets Move To – may be filled with rolling hills and verdant pastures, but the reality of rural issues are harsh.
  • (13) The minimal advantage in rapidity of stone dissolution offered by tham E over tham is more than offset by the considerably increased potential for toxic side effects.
  • (14) The Broken King by Philip Womack Photograph: Troika Books The Sword in the Stone begins with Wart on a "quest" to find a tutor.
  • (15) It is no longer necessary for the kidney to be free of stones at the end of the operation.
  • (16) So let's be clear: children taking this drug, which is administered orally, do not get stoned.
  • (17) Patients with unilateral renal stone(s) with at least 1 diameter between 7 and 25 mm.
  • (18) Whether they affect ureteral motility in vivo or whether they can counteract ureteral spasm associated with ureteral stones have not been established.
  • (19) Recurrent stones are usually "silent," and we do not usually treat asymptomatic stones.
  • (20) Forty impressions were poured with the disinfectant dental stone and a similar number were poured with a comparable, nondisinfectant stone.

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