What's the difference between outstand and withstand?
Outstand
Definition:
(v. i.) To stand out, or project, from a surface or mass; hence, to remain standing out.
(v. t.) To resist effectually; to withstand; to sustain without yielding.
(v. t.) To stay beyond.
Example Sentences:
(1) The authors suggest that the outstanding high sensitivity of the above mentioned two tests applied parallelly reveals that they highlights partially different aspects of coronary artery disease, and that is why the overlapping between the methods is relatively small.
(2) The results obtained in a pilot study (42 patients with 74 lesions), a multicenter trial (254 patients with 553 lesions) and a prospective study still outstanding (29 patients with 38 lesions) allow to consider this system as suitable for clinical application.
(3) The outstanding morphologic feature of cortical cells exposed to microunit ACTH concentrations for 40 min was the abundance of electron-dense granules (0.2-0.4 mum).
(4) "The victims are very clear that those outstanding matters of detail – which are not on the charter but on the legislation surrounding the incentives mainly – is just as important to them than any detail in the charter."
(5) Unsecured lending rose slightly during the month, with outstanding debt increasing by £331m, after contracting by £114m in April.
(6) An outstanding antiallatal effect was produced by 7-propargyloxy-P1 in vitro.
(7) The outstanding advantages in microsurgery are as follows: (1) After moderate hemodilution had been performed, blood stickiness was so reduced that the resistance of blood stream was decreased.
(8) In fact, the overall efficacy of CSFs has been outstanding for disorders hitherto viewed as otherwise refractory.
(9) Ipsa also released information about 25 MPs who had sums outstanding as of this week.
(10) She also won four Logies for Most Outstanding Public Affairs Report in 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013, the Melbourne Press Club Gold Quill in 2013, the George Munster award and the Queensland Premier’s Literary Award – for stories on people smuggling and the culture of rugby league.
(11) No outstandingly high value for gametic association between the alleles of the 2 HL-A series was observed, but haplotypes formed by antigens with dissimilar frequencies in Caucasoids, Negroids and American Indian tribes have shown statistically significant D values.
(12) The former Friends star Lisa Kudrow won the Webby for outstanding comedic performance as the star, co-writer and co-producer of online show Web Therapy.
(13) Comment is free contributor Jack Monroe made the Guardian shortlist and got one commenter's You Tell Us award for Outstanding Excellence in the field of Talking Sense .
(14) "In terms of targeting there are similarities [with Dave], it has continued to deliver outstanding numbers but it relies on a lot of UK specific humour.
(15) Aaron Ramsey, who scored the opening goal and set up Bale for the third, was outstanding, Joe Allen delivered another imperious performance in centre midfield and then there was that wonderful moment when Neil Taylor, of all people, popped up with the second goal.
(16) Not so in 2012, with the shortlist for outstanding achievement in dance revealed as Edward Watson for The Metamorphosis at Covent Garden; Sylvie Guillem for 6,000 Miles Away at Sadler's Wells and Tommy Franzen for Some Like it Hip Hop at the Peacock.
(17) Disturbed wound healing, arterial insufficiency and malignant rheumatoid arthritis are the outstanding risk factors.
(18) Boyle, who on Sunday night received an outstanding contribution prize at the Empire awards, said he was not a fan of stereoscope on film and doubted it would survive.
(19) This, together with his remarkable intellect, enabled him to produce outstanding research work within a large spectrum of sciences more or less directly related to ophthalmology.
(20) The Huddersfield half-back, who is on a shortlist of three to be crowned Man of Steel as the outstanding player of the Super League season on Monday night, has never been a favourite of the England coach, Steve McNamara, who omitted Brough from the 30-man training squad announced in March .
Withstand
Definition:
(prep.) To stand against; to oppose; to resist, either with physical or moral force; as, to withstand an attack of troops; to withstand eloquence or arguments.
Example Sentences:
(1) This association of MR and gpmcrD did not withstand polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis under nondenaturing conditions.
(2) A Department for Transport spokesman said the money was available now, adding that it was to deliver 10 projects along the western route, including works at Cowley Bridge in Exeter, which would improve the railway's ability to withstand extreme weather.
(3) However, cerclage wiring has a statistically significant effect (p less than 0.025) on the ability of the fractured femur to withstand increased load.
(4) They ended up exceeding that margin comfortably, surging to a 14-0 lead inside the first 19 minutes and then withstanding the inevitable Samoan fightback, with the Wigan wing Pat Richards kicking four penalties to punish their growing indiscipline.
(5) The ability of this material to withstand the dynamic stresses of the chest wall have been studied by its implantation into the chest wall of 3 minipigs for 6 months.
(6) The City regulator also used its Prudential Risk Outlook to reveal that the UK's biggest banks have been told they must have enough capital to withstand a plunge back into recession in the next four years.
(7) The interferon and antibody response induced by an intranasal infectious bovine rhinotracheitis vaccine was followed in 22 calves over a nine month period and the ability of these vaccinated calves to withstand challenge with virulent infectious bovine rhinotracheitis virus was assessed.
(8) We find that freeze-drying is the most reliable and easy method for molecules that withstand distilled water; freeze-etching can be successfully applied to transmembrane proteins (even in the presence of detergents or salt); the glycerol-spray technique provides an excellent alternative to the cryotechniques in particular for studies of single linear molecules.
(9) Torres departed with Dalglish, Liverpool's caretaker manager, insisting the club were on the rise and could withstand any major loss, just as they did when he replaced Kevin Keegan as a player in 1977 and when he reinvested Ian Rush's transfer fee from Juventus in 1987.
(10) As reported earlier, destruction of serotoninergic terminals withstands the decrease of plasma LH under constant illumination although persistent estrus still lasts.
(11) "When, not withstanding any caveats or prior assurances, there is still considered to be a real possibility of mistreatment and therefore there is considered to be a risk that the agencies' actions could be judged to be unlawful, the actions may not be taken without authority at a senior level.
(12) It folds down better yet withstands 8-10 atm of pressure.
(13) Confluent monolayers, which were able to withstand 600 mOSM for 8 h, were obtained within 10 to 15 d. Cells of primary isolates and first passages exhibited epithelial cell ultrastructure including cell junctions, microvilli, and cilia.
(14) But screens already demonstrated by GT can withstand scratches from concrete.
(15) Four designs of amalgam-core anchorage were compared in a laboratory study for the inability to withstand the horizontal component of occlusal force.
(16) Only the figure eight and full tapings could withstand 8 degrees of angular displacement on the ankle model prior to failure.
(17) With appropriate preoperative planning and surgical application, plate and screw fixation is rigid enough to withstand the stresses of early use.
(18) The metabolic differences that exist between immature and adult hearts may explain the observed differences in the ability of immature hearts to withstand hypoxaemia or ischaemia.
(19) So while many have claimed Britain was worst placed of any to withstand the global slowdown, the OECD and IMF have both shown that Britain last year had the highest growth of any of the G7 countries.
(20) This antigen withstands heating at 80 degrees C for 10 minutes.