What's the difference between manus and say?

Manus


Definition:

  • (pl. ) of Manus
  • (n.) The distal segment of the fore limb, including the carpus and fore foot or hand.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) It is unclear if the steps against Australian advisers have any connection to the Manus dispute.
  • (2) But a former Manus immigration caseworker, Liz Thompson, told Guardian Australia on Tuesday she was aware of at least three cases where asylum seekers on Manus had presented their sexuality as a reason for their persecution during protection interviews since September last year, indicating the department would be well aware there were gay asylum seekers on Manus.
  • (3) In figures from 2014 and 2015, Iranians were the dominant cohort on both Manus and Nauru.
  • (4) No asylum seeker on Manus has had a refugee claim processed.
  • (5) The immigration minister, Scott Morrison, headed to Papua New Guinea on Friday to discuss Manus Island violence and refugee resettlement and to iron out what the PNG foreign minister, Rimbink Pato, describes as “bumps” in an asylum policy partnership that is still intact.
  • (6) In a tweet, the Department of Immigration and Border Protection denied the incident took place: “Reports of a disturbance at the Manus Offshore processing centre are false.” Detainees and staff on the island insist it did take place.
  • (7) Manus Island detention centre to close, Papua New Guinea prime minister says Read more Australia’s immigration minister, Peter Dutton , told Sky News on Thursday morning there was room on Nauru to take additional detainees.
  • (8) Refugees still stuck on Manus Island need to be allowed to move freely, get jobs and be productive members of PNG society – that is, to get on with their lives.
  • (9) Already one man held on Manus, Hamid Kehazaei, has died this year from an infection .
  • (10) Guardian Australia has been told some of the men imprisoned were taken from the Manus centre’s secret solitary confinement cells, the Chauka isolation unit.
  • (11) Only a handful of countries raised the issue of the Manus detention centre during PNG’s UPR session.
  • (12) Lomai’s case is on similar grounds to the successful challenge brought by PNG opposition leader Belden Namah , which argued the detention regime on Manus breached Section 42 of the PNG constitution guaranteeing a person’s right to liberty.
  • (13) A spokesman for Transfield Services, the company contracted by the Australian government to run the Manus Island detention centre, said the guard’s employment was terminated and he was taken from the island after the investigation.
  • (14) Geographical location of Manus Island The immigration minister, Tony Burke, who recently moved women and children off Manus Island because of substandard conditions, said families would not be sent to the centre until it was upgraded.
  • (15) Why can't we know what's happening on Nauru and Manus Island?
  • (16) Morrison, who did not respond to a request from Guardian Australia for comment on the letters, said in December he was “unaware of any claims or declarations of homosexuality” from asylum seekers on Manus.
  • (17) We are continuing to see heart wrenching reports of sexual abuse and assault, self-harm and hopelessness of refugees detained on Nauru and Manus Island with over 2,000 people left to languish in detention,” Szoke said.
  • (18) Don’t forget you live in Manus.” Guardian Australia has approached detention centre operators Transfield and security subcontractor Wilson Security for comment on Satah’s security regime.
  • (19) 4.25am BST Scott Morrison said the Manus events of 16-18 February were a "terrible, tragic and distressing" series of incidents.
  • (20) That is to say, the violence on Manus Island and elsewhere comes from inside (let's call it "The Process"), and the students' protest intrudes from without.

Say


Definition:

  • (imp.) Saw.
  • (n.) Trial by sample; assay; sample; specimen; smack.
  • (n.) Tried quality; temper; proof.
  • (n.) Essay; trial; attempt.
  • (v. t.) To try; to assay.
  • (n.) A kind of silk or satin.
  • (n.) A delicate kind of serge, or woolen cloth.
  • (v. t.) To utter or express in words; to tell; to speak; to declare; as, he said many wise things.
  • (v. t.) To repeat; to rehearse; to recite; to pronounce; as, to say a lesson.
  • (v. t.) To announce as a decision or opinion; to state positively; to assert; hence, to form an opinion upon; to be sure about; to be determined in mind as to.
  • (v. t.) To mention or suggest as an estimate, hypothesis, or approximation; hence, to suppose; -- in the imperative, followed sometimes by the subjunctive; as, he had, say fifty thousand dollars; the fox had run, say ten miles.
  • (v. i.) To speak; to express an opinion; to make answer; to reply.
  • (v. t.) A speech; something said; an expression of opinion; a current story; a maxim or proverb.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Lebedev says he is aware that he is under investigation.
  • (2) says Gregg Wallace opening the new series of Celebrity MasterChef (Mon-Fri, 2.15pm, BBC1).
  • (3) However, some contactless transactions are processed offline so may not appear on a customer’s account until after the block has been applied.” It says payments that had been made offline on the day of cancellation may be applied to accounts and would be refunded when the customer identified them; payments made on days after the cancellation will not be taken from an account.
  • (4) But when they decided to get married, "finding the clothes became my project," says Melanie.
  • (5) Mike Ashley told Lee Charnley that maybe he could talk with me last week but I said: ‘Listen, we cannot say too much so I think it’s better if we wait.’ The message Mike Ashley is sending is quite positive, but it was better to talk after we play Tottenham.” Benítez will ask Ashley for written assurances over his transfer budget, control of transfers and other spheres of club autonomy, but can also reassure the owner that the prospect of managing in the second tier holds few fears for him.
  • (6) Schneiderlin, valued at an improbable £27m, and the currently injured Jay Rodriguez are wanted by their former manager Mauricio Pochettino at Spurs, but the chairman Ralph Krueger has apparently called a halt to any more outgoings, saying: “They are part of the core that we have decided to keep at Southampton.” He added: “Jay Rodriguez and Morgan Schneiderlin are not for sale and they will be a part of our club as we enter the new season.” The new manager Ronald Koeman has begun rebuilding by bringing in Dusan Tadic and Graziano Pellè from the Dutch league and Krueger said: “We will have players coming in, we will make transfers to strengthen the squad.
  • (7) The idea that 80% of an engineer's time is spent on the day job and 20% pursuing a personal project is a mathematician's solution to innovation, Brin says.
  • (8) Unlike Milo, he appears to be – to some extent – convinced of the truth of what he’s saying.
  • (9) It is my desperate hope that we close out of town.” In the book, God publishes his own 'It Getteth Better' video and clarifies his original writings on homosexuality: I remember dictating these lines to Moses; and afterward looking up to find him staring at me in wide-eyed astonishment, and saying, "Thou do knowest that when the Israelites read this, they're going to lose their fucking shit, right?"
  • (10) Joe, meanwhile, defends her right to say "negro" whenever she wants.
  • (11) I hope this movement will continue and spread for it has within itself the power to stand up to fascism, be victorious in the face of extremism and say no to oppressive political powers everywhere.” Appearing via videolink from Tehran, and joined by London mayor Sadiq Khan and Palme d’Or winner Mike Leigh, Farhadi said: “We are all citizens of the world and I will endeavour to protect and spread this unity.” The London screening of The Salesman on Sunday evening wasintended to be a show of unity and strength against Trump’s travel ban, which attempted to block arrivals in the US from seven predominantly Muslim countries: Iran, Iraq, Libya, Sudan, Somalia, Syria and Yemen.
  • (12) 8.47pm: Cameron says he believes Britain's best days lie ahead and that he believes in public service.
  • (13) Critics say he is unelectable as prime minister and will never be able to implement his plans, but he has nonetheless pulled attention back to an issue that many thought had gone away for good.
  • (14) A new propaganda video by Islamic State featuring the British photojournalist John Cantlie, in which he says it is the “last film in this series”, has appeared online.
  • (15) I think he had been saying all season that with three or four games to go he will tell us where we are.
  • (16) It was with unanimous consent.” He denied that Trump’s tweets had played a part, saying: “No, no, no.
  • (17) That doesn't necessarily mean she'll like what I'm saying."
  • (18) This week's unconfirmed claims that Kim's uncle Jang Song Thaek had been ousted from power have refocused attention on the country's domestic affairs; some analysts say Jang was associated with reform .
  • (19) On the other hand the TUC says people should also be prepared to be out in the sun for several hours and bring sunscreen and if possible a hat.
  • (20) 'The French see it as an open and shut case,' says a Paris-based diplomat.

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