What's the difference between lifetime and yonks?

Lifetime


Definition:

  • (n.) The time that life continues.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The enzyme is immobilized to provide better control over its catalytic activity and to increase the lifetime of the biosensor.
  • (2) Five horses raced successfully and lowered the lifetime race records, 1 horse was sound and trained successfully, but died of colic, and 1 horse was not lame in early training.
  • (3) Fertility of American women for the period 1935-1968 was studied by use of such lifetime probabilities.
  • (4) In a lifetime study, female beagle dogs in a closed colony were administered 226radium and 90strontium.
  • (5) He poses a far greater risk to our security than any other Labour leader in my lifetime September 12, 2015 “Security” appears to be the new watchword of Cameron’s government – it was used six times by the prime minister in an article attacking Corbyn in the Times late last month, and eight times by the chancellor, George Osborne, in an article published in the Sun the following day.
  • (6) The estimated mean decrement in KCO for a cadmium worker employed 5 or more years with a cumulative exposure of 2000 yr.microgram.m-3 (exposure to the current UK control limit of 50 micrograms.m-3 for a working lifetime of 40 yr) lies between 0.05 and 0.3 mmol.min-1.kPa-1.l-1 (95% confidence interval).
  • (7) For one porphyrin the binding equilibrium was also measured by measuring the lifetime of tryptophan and also by measuring the polarization of bound porphyrin.
  • (8) The reduction in channel lifetime caused by cholesterol, however, was much larger than would be predicted from its effects on bilayer thickness and surface tension.
  • (9) The favourable effects result primarily from the removal of intraepithelial lesions preventing the occurrence of invasive tumours.In countries where resources are limited, the aim should be to screen every woman once in her lifetime between 35 and 40 years of age.
  • (10) Dibucaine photophysics was also studied and the short lifetime of the neutral form of the anaesthetic with respect to that of the monoprotonated species was attributed to an intramolecular charge-transfer interaction.
  • (11) Now, 42 years later, he lives in the same flat in Portland Place, central London, though he is richer by £1bn, a peer in the House of Lords, and this week received a lifetime achievement gong at the Asian Business Awards.
  • (12) It is no longer physically possible nor considered socially valuable to spend a lifetime bearing and rearing children, even for those women who desire to do so.
  • (13) The home fans were lifted by the sight of Billy Bonds, a legend in these parts, being presented with a lifetime achievement award before the kick-off and the former West Ham captain and manager probably would have enjoyed playing in Allardyce's combative midfield.
  • (14) A pure Domal magnesium anode was utilized with this cathode, which seemed to be a good compromise between to battery's voltage, its lifetime, and its lack of toxicity to body tissues.
  • (15) Fluorescence and phosphorescence spectra and lifetime studies revealed that at least 75% of the porphyrins were bound to metal, probably Zn, while the rest was free.
  • (16) Their unique point of view comes from diverse social and cultural experiences punctuated by a lifetime of inequities.
  • (17) Andrew Strauss accepted the award for team of the year on behalf of the England cricket team while a moving tribute to Seve Ballesteros - presented the lifetime achievement award by José María Olazábal - was streamed live from Spain.
  • (18) An epidemiologic survey of the lifetime and six-month prevalence rates of several psychiatric disorders was conducted in Puerto Rico.
  • (19) The show is so out of touch that 17-year-old contestant Nicholas McDonald complained to Dermot live on air during week five that none of the genres had happened within his lifetime.
  • (20) Commenting on the potential £300,000 lifetime gap highlighted in Monday’s analysis, the TUC general secretary, Frances O’Grady, said: “Far more must be done to tackle the UK’s gender pay gap.

Yonks


Definition:

Example Sentences:

  • (1) 'Once upon a yonk, Radios 1 and 2 were populated by truly great DJs and people listened to 'em.
  • (2) Lorna Tilbian, executive director and head of media at stockbroker Numis who has known Fairhead for "yonks", said: "There's real northern grit there, which is unusual in the industry.
  • (3) The mini ones are only £20 and they last for yonks and I've never met anyone who wasn't pleased to get a Baies Diptyque candle.
  • (4) The most eagerly awaited 50-over warm-up game in yonks takes place today.
  • (5) "You can tell your mate that me and my boys (aged 10 and six, since you ask) got the Paraguay team sticker yonks ago," brags Haydon Bambury.
  • (6) Eavis has described booking "the three biggest bands in the world", and one headliner is "an American artist" – fans speculate about Madonna – "that I've been wanting for years and yonks, and yonks".
  • (7) With Cameron and Boris it is a rivalry going back yonks.” Downing Street remained aloof from the announcement and was avoiding the temptation to highlight Johnson’s many pronouncements in favour of the EU.

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