What's the difference between opening and through?

Opening


Definition:

  • (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Open
  • (n.) The act or process of opening; a beginning; commencement; first appearance; as, the opening of a speech.
  • (n.) A place which is open; a breach; an aperture; a gap; cleft, or hole.
  • (n.) Hence: A vacant place; an opportunity; as, an opening for business.
  • (n.) A thinly wooded space, without undergrowth, in the midst of a forest; as, oak openings.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) says Gregg Wallace opening the new series of Celebrity MasterChef (Mon-Fri, 2.15pm, BBC1).
  • (2) Open field behaviors and isolation-induced aggression were reduced by anxiolytics, at doses which may be within the sedative-hypnotic range.
  • (3) His son, Karim Makarius, opened the gallery to display some of the legacy bequeathed to him by his father in 2009, as well as the work of other Argentine photographers and artists – currently images by contemporary photographer Facundo de Zuviria are also on show.
  • (4) Blatter requires a two-thirds majority of the 209 voters to triumph in the opening round, with a simple majority required if it goes to a second round.
  • (5) Clonazepam was added to the treatment of patients with poorly controlled epilepsy in a double-blind trial and an open trial.
  • (6) By hybridization studies, three plasmids in two forms (open circular and supercoiled) were detected in the strain A24.
  • (7) It is the only fully-fledged casino to open in the region, outside Lebanon.
  • (8) Sixty-six patients were followed for 12 months in an open safety study.
  • (9) The PUP founder made the comments at a voters’ forum and press conference during an open day held at his Palmer Coolum Resort, where he invited the electorate to see his giant robotic dinosaur park, memorabilia including his car collection and a concert by Dean Vegas, an Elvis impersonator.
  • (10) The purpose of the present study was to analyze the effects of cromakalim (BRL 34915), a potent drug from a new class of drugs characterized as "K+ channel openers", on the electrical activity of human skeletal muscle.
  • (11) An opening wedge osteotomy is then directed posterior-dorsal to anterior-plantar, to effectively plantarflex the posterior aspect of the calcaneus.
  • (12) … or a theatre and concert hall There are a total of 16 ghost stations on the Paris metro; stops that were closed or never opened.
  • (13) The decline in the frequency of serious complications was primarily due to a decrease in the proportion of patients with open fractures treated with plate osteosynthesis from nearly 50% to 19%.
  • (14) At 100 microM-ACh the apparent open time became shorter probably due to channel blockade by ACh molecules.
  • (15) 'The French see it as an open and shut case,' says a Paris-based diplomat.
  • (16) The White House denied there had been an agreement, but said it was open in principle to such negotations.
  • (17) The following model is suggested: exogenous ATP interacts with a membrane receptor in the presence of Ca2+, a cascade of events occurs which mobilizes intracellular calcium, thereby increasing the cytosolic free Ca2+ concentration which consequently opens the calcium-activated K+ channels, which then leads to a change in membrane potential.
  • (18) The data indicate greater legitimacy and openness in discussing holocaust-related issues in the homes of ex-partisans than in the homes of ex-prisoners in concentration camps.
  • (19) He also plans to build a processing facility where tourists can gain firsthand experience of the fisheries industry, and to open a restaurant.
  • (20) He had been just asked to open their new town hall, in the hope he might donate a Shakespeare statue.

Through


Definition:

  • (prep.) From end to end of, or from side to side of; from one surface or limit of, to the opposite; into and out of at the opposite, or at another, point; as, to bore through a piece of timber, or through a board; a ball passes through the side of a ship.
  • (prep.) Between the sides or walls of; within; as, to pass through a door; to go through an avenue.
  • (prep.) By means of; by the agency of.
  • (prep.) Over the whole surface or extent of; as, to ride through the country; to look through an account.
  • (prep.) Among or in the midst of; -- used to denote passage; as, a fish swims through the water; the light glimmers through a thicket.
  • (prep.) From the beginning to the end of; to the end or conclusion of; as, through life; through the year.
  • (adv.) From one end or side to the other; as, to pierce a thing through.
  • (adv.) From beginning to end; as, to read a letter through.
  • (adv.) To the end; to a conclusion; to the ultimate purpose; as, to carry a project through.
  • (a.) Going or extending through; going, extending, or serving from the beginning to the end; thorough; complete; as, a through line; a through ticket; a through train. Also, admitting of passage through; as, a through bridge.

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