What's the difference between ore and sore?

Ore


Definition:

  • (n.) Honor; grace; favor; mercy; clemency; happy augry.
  • (n.) The native form of a metal, whether free and uncombined, as gold, copper, etc., or combined, as iron, lead, etc. Usually the ores contain the metals combined with oxygen, sulphur, arsenic, etc. (called mineralizers).
  • (n.) A native metal or its compound with the rock in which it occurs, after it has been picked over to throw out what is worthless.
  • (n.) Metal; as, the liquid ore.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Three long-time and two ore three respectively shorter observations of scoliotics with syringomyelia are presented and the pertinent literature is discussed including the complex etiopathogenesis.
  • (2) His views were backed up by a recent survey in newspaper Il Sole 24 Ore , which listed Sicily as the worst region in Italy in quality-of-life rankings, and Palermo as the worst within the region.
  • (3) But Zhang described $9m of that as legitimate profit from an iron-ore deal, adding: "There are plenty of reasons to argue against the rest of the amount."
  • (4) Forrest noted Fortescue’s rivals Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton had a break-even price of about US$30 a tonne, and the latter announced plans on Tuesday to slash costs at its WA iron ore mines to US$16 a tonne.
  • (5) These could include prize iron ore mines in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.
  • (6) Fibrous actinolite was found in unexpanded Montana vermiculite ore at a maximum concentration of 2.0%.
  • (7) The main works in the mine were classified as mining, dressing of ores, refining, and clerical work.
  • (8) Hair arsenic analysis in people living in two locations near an ore smelter and a refinery indicated high-levels compared to those of individuals residing in nonpolluted areas.
  • (9) In the study area, Cu and Zn emanate from sewage and boat slips (antifouling paints), while Zn probably also originates from coolant water from an electricity power generating station and iron ore exporting facilities.
  • (10) Microorganisms were studied by capillary microscopy in the surface layer of ooze and in the bottom layer of water in the ore field of the lake Krasnoye.
  • (11) For example, a post-consumer automotive catalyst has a concentration of platinum group metals (like platinum, palladium and rhodium) more than 100 times higher than in natural ores.
  • (12) In addition to the financial costs due to lost output and repairs at the mine, which accounts for about 10% of Brazil’s iron ore exports, BHP and Vale are expected to face steep fines as well as lawsuits at a time when iron ore prices are at their lowest point in a decade.
  • (13) In order to provide drainage, the catheter should be advanced under fluoroscopic control into one of the major radicles ore preferably into the distal common duct beyond the point of obstruction.
  • (14) Strikes are also under way at gold and iron ore mines and production of 2,000 cars was lost after a wildcat strike at the Toyota plant in Durban.
  • (15) Facebook Twitter Pinterest The Fortescue Solomon iron ore mine in the Valley of the Kings.
  • (16) The hazards covered are: accidents, dust (including poisoning by certain ores), high temperature and humidity, noise and vibration, toxic gases, and miscellaneous other hazards.
  • (17) Forrest described the job cuts, from a workforce of about 4,500, as “personally tragic” and “heartbreaking”, but said the iron ore company was still making profits, with a break-even price of about US$39 a tonne.
  • (18) An elaborated model for the mining of ores, the applicability to underground workers and the comparability of loading quantities, based on the dosage measurement, are described.
  • (19) A ustralians are routinely being told that hefty mining taxes would hinder the country’s largest exports of coal and iron ore.
  • (20) While the iron ore sector went from representing 1.1% of GDP to its current share of 3.9%, the coal industry went from 1.1% of GDP to now representing about 1.4%.

Sore


Definition:

  • (n.) Reddish brown; sorrel.
  • (n.) A young hawk or falcon in the first year.
  • (n.) A young buck in the fourth year. See the Note under Buck.
  • (superl.) Tender to the touch; susceptible of pain from pressure; inflamed; painful; -- said of the body or its parts; as, a sore hand.
  • (superl.) Fig.: Sensitive; tender; easily pained, grieved, or vexed; very susceptible of irritation.
  • (superl.) Severe; afflictive; distressing; as, a sore disease; sore evil or calamity.
  • (superl.) Criminal; wrong; evil.
  • (a.) A place in an animal body where the skin and flesh are ruptured or bruised, so as to be tender or painful; a painful or diseased place, such as an ulcer or a boil.
  • (a.) Fig.: Grief; affliction; trouble; difficulty.
  • (a.) In a sore manner; with pain; grievously.
  • (a.) Greatly; violently; deeply.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) In the HCD group, 66 (86.8%) pressure sores improved compared with 36 (69.2%) pressure sores in the wet-to-dry dressings group.
  • (2) Both beds are excellent in preventing Pressure Sores.
  • (3) Most infections have flu-like symptoms including fever, coughing, sore throat, runny nose, and aches and pains.
  • (4) Plastic surgeons have contributed to the understanding of pressure sore pathophysiology and prophylaxis.
  • (5) A review of 103 surgically closed pressure sores shows unsatisfactory results.
  • (6) A 50-year-old woman with a 27-year history of ankylosing spondylitis developed cricoarytenoid joint arthritis that was indicated by hoarseness, sore throat, and vocal cord fixation.
  • (7) As the metaphors we are using to conduct it show, the migration debate in Britain is sorely in need of some perspective.
  • (8) Subjects with cancer were paired with subjects without cancer based on age (mean = 78), sex, and pressure sore risk.
  • (9) The pressure sore resulted from the commonly practised habit of grasping the upright of the wheel chair with the upper arm in order to gain stability.
  • (10) I was sorely tempted but in the end I simply paid the fine.
  • (11) Sore arm after vaccination was reported most frequently in younger female participants; however, sore arm was accepted as part of the process of vaccination and not considered a reaction by most.
  • (12) Systematic, prospective epidemiological studies of these agents in well-defined populations of various age groups are sorely needed for definition of the relative importance of each agent in human disease.
  • (13) Instead of pulling off a rapprochement, the Brown ended up opening a new sore and he is, in all likelihood, on another collision course with his backbenchers, who have already recoiled from attempts to attach conditions to other welfare reforms.
  • (14) The proportion of culture sore-throat patients returned to the original 55% level after an initial period of enthusiasm.
  • (15) Experts have said that Apple sorely needed to produce a phone with music capabilities as long-term protection for the lucrative iPod, which has helped boost the company's profits to record levels.
  • (16) The least severe sore (type 1) can be protected using polyurethane film dressings.
  • (17) Two ten-minute rapid tests for diagnosing Group A streptococcal pharyngitis in 147 emergency department patients with a complaint of sore throat were evaluated using positive throat cultures as the marker for disease.
  • (18) A few minutes after sucking a lozenge for a sore throat a 68-year-old man developed an anaphylactic shock.
  • (19) The general election result was, of course, crushing for Labour MPs south of the border as well as north, and the wounds are still very open and very sore.
  • (20) We discuss some epidemiological aspects and diagnostic difficulties resulting from a changing clinical pattern of the disease, and emphasize the need for streptococcal sore throat treatment and continuous secondary prophylaxis to prevent recurrences.

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