What's the difference between outstanding and staunch?

Outstanding


Definition:

  • (a.) That stands out; undischarged; uncollected; not paid; as, outstanding obligations.

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 .

Staunch


Definition:

  • () Alt. of Staunchness

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Lochee used to be staunchly Labour,” she says, “but not any more.
  • (2) Last year, Feinstein thundered against the NSA monitoring Merkel, even as the senator remained a staunch supporter of most other NSA surveillance, to include its domestic operations.
  • (3) His story - which he was led through on Monday by his lawyer - is that he was outside his house cleaning Sadie, his dog, when the girls came down the road; that he took Holly and Jessica into his house because Holly had a nosebleed; took them upstairs into the bathroom where Holly sat on the edge of the full bath and he gave her tissues to staunch it; took Holly into his bedroom, to sit on the bed while Jessica used the toilet, took Holly back into the bathroom where she could finish cleaning up her nosebleed; accidentally slipped beside Holly and the full bath, and heard a splash; froze in panic; placed his hand over Jessica's mouth because she was screaming, 'You pushed her'.
  • (4) Had they bothered to inquire of a veteran from the ranks, they might have heard how exasperating it is to see the dainty long-range patriots of Labour thrashing it out with the staunch gutter jingoists of the Conservative party – and barely a non-commissioned vet among them.
  • (5) This impaired cerebral perfusion pressure, or transmural pressure, is discussed with regard to the risk of cerebral damage as well as the beneficial effect in the staunching of haemorrhage.
  • (6) His family, who live in Andersonstown, are staunch republicans; Scappaticci was interned in the Long Kesh prison camp in 1971.
  • (7) 'He's vulgar – but honest': Filipinos on Duterte's first 100 days in office Read more The inquiry is being led by senator Leila de Lima, a staunch critic of Duterte’s anti-drug campaign that has left more than 3,000 suspected drug users and dealers dead since he assumed the presidency in June .
  • (8) The Greens stood candidates against staunchly anti-war, pro-social justice Labour MPs like John McDonnell and Jeremy Corbyn in 2010; they’re fielding a candidate against another progressive Labour candidate, Clive Lewis, in Norwich South.
  • (9) His staunch refusal to sell his nine hectares of land needed for the development angered Trump, who described the piece of land as "disgusting".
  • (10) After the great disillusionment – as the Chinese-US alliance of the mid-70s was termed – many of them privatised, and thousands joined the Greens, Jürgen Trittin becoming a staunch pro-Nato member of Gerhard Schröder's cabinet.
  • (11) 1980 was his best year for opera: the Cologne company (whose music director, John Pritchard, became a staunch supporter) brought Mozart's Cosi Fan Tutte and Cimarosa's Il Matrimonio Segreto, Glasgow provided Berg's Wozzeck and Janacek's The Cunning Little Vixen, and the festival itself produced a distinguished world premiere in Maxwell Davies' The Lighthouse.
  • (12) ITV chairman Archie Norman has staunchly defended his decision to overlook TV veterans in his international search for a chief executive, following today's appointment of Adam Crozier, and all but ruled out further cost cuts or a sell-off of its programme-making arm.
  • (13) It is felt that the management of liver trauma should be to do the minimum that is necessary to staunch bleeding, by suture, arterial ligation, lobectomy, resectional debridement or simply by packing.
  • (14) Lord Coe has staunchly defended the sponsorship of the London Olympics by fast food and soft drinks companies, arguing that the investment by brands such as Coca-Cola and McDonald's is essential to making the event a success.
  • (15) I want everyone to know my state of mind: more than a sense of injustice or a desire for revenge, I am driven by a profound feeling of staunch defiance.
  • (16) • Boris Johnson put himself at odds with the prime minister by issuing a staunch defence of the Guardian's "salient and interesting" revelations about the activities of US and UK intelligence agencies.
  • (17) The debate over a binding international treaty on corporate human rights responsibilities has revealed deep divisions between the south – largely behind it – and Europe and other OECD member countries, which are staunchly opposed.
  • (18) Poland remains one of Europe’s most staunchly Catholic nations, although the clergy’s influence has been steadily eroded by more than two decades of democratisation and market reforms since the 1989 fall of communism.
  • (19) "Secretary Kerry has a proud record of over three decades of steadfast support for Israel's security and wellbeing, including staunch opposition to boycotts," Psaki said in a statement.
  • (20) One thing that most experts agree on is that the pope is enigmatic: while he seems to espouse liberal values on some days, raising the hopes of progressive Catholics of a changing church, his staunch adherence to conservative doctrine proves that he is not the radical reformer many liberals might wish that he was.