What's the difference between perpetual and tenure?

Perpetual


Definition:

  • (a.) Neverceasing; continuing forever or for an unlimited time; unfailing; everlasting; continuous.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) If there is a will to use primary Care centres for effective preventive action in the population as a whole, motivation of the professionals involved and organisational changes will be necessary so as not to perpetuate the law of inverse care.
  • (2) We speculate that intestinal injury may also induce or perpetuate arthritis by systemic distribution of inflammatory mediators produced by intestinal immune effector cells.
  • (3) These findings suggest that community differences in levels of violence are perpetuated as Zapotec children learn community-appropriate patterns for expressing aggression and continue to express these patterns as adults.
  • (4) Post-labeling addition of 1 mM caffeine increased perpetuated blocks to a frequency of about 10% of the initial number of dimers in 4 h in XP16KO-II cells, but not in XP16KO-I and normal cells.
  • (5) This phenomenon may be of significance in the perpetuation of the disease.
  • (6) Trierweiler has broken a fundamental principle of French political life, an unwritten law inherited from the Ancien Régime and perpetuated by France's revolutionary nomenklatura, that the private life – and by that I mean sex life – of a public figure must remain inviolable.
  • (7) The ways in which medical personnel have opposed the political abuse of medicine is explored by a brief review of the opposition of Chilean doctors to torture, the involvement of South African doctors in opposing the abuse of health services in perpetuating apartheid, and the growing medical movement in opposition to nuclear war.
  • (8) Utilization data are known to be strongly influenced by the supply of facilities, particularly beds; unless this can be taken into account there is a likelihood that historical patterns will simply be perpetuated whether justified or not.
  • (9) Health care professionals hold attitudes toward persons with disabilities that are similar to those of society as a whole, and they may be actual perpetuators of this limiting practice.
  • (10) Moreover, genetics textbooks consistently employ confused or misleading definitions of the concept of heritability that, together with the reporting of discredited data, perpetuate a fundamentally inaccurate understanding of the genetics of intelligence.
  • (11) Even the most popular Shia cleric, Sayyed Mohammed Fadlallah , a man who has deeply affected the thinking of key Hezbollah leaders and cadres since the party's inception, now says in no uncertain terms that Shias and the country as a whole want to see, and should see, a strong Lebanese army as the nation's sole protector; and that the perpetually unstable confessional system must be ended as soon as possible.
  • (12) When this parliament votes for another referendum as it inevitably will, thanks to the perpetual crutch that the Greens provide, let’s not pretend it reflects the will of the Scottish people, because it doesn’t.
  • (13) The study has shown that: There is a significant increase in the severity of gingivitis during pregnancy; The gingival changes progressively increase during the course of pregnancy; The gingival changes are more marked than the periodontal changes seen during pregnancy (increase in periodontal disease was seen in only a limited number of cases); There was an appreciable increase in the calculus and debris deposits in the pregnant as compared to the nonpregnant women; Increase in the calculus and debris deposits was apparent in all the trimesters of pregnancy; Gingival changes showed a greater correlation with the calculus and the debris index in the pregnant than in the nonpregnant women; The role of the irritant oral deposits either as a precipitating or perpetuating factor in the genesis of gingivitis during pregnancy can not be excluded.
  • (14) Also in the Lords amongst the phalanx of red leather benches is a solitary seat curbed by an armrest provided for a perpetually drunken Lord (hence the saying?)
  • (15) In addition, TNF is produced and cleared from the blood-stream within a short period of time after an LPS stimulus, suggesting that TNF sets into motion a chain of events that may be self-perpetuating even in the absence of further TNF stimulus.
  • (16) One of the most tragic aspects of child abuse and neglect is that it is so often perpetuated from one generation to another.
  • (17) Yet, for many reasons, clinicians tend to resist rapid changes and perpetuate antiquated practices, diagnostic strategies, and clinical policies.
  • (18) The role of Ixodes ricinus and possible other vectors in perpetuating transmission of the European infection remains to be defined.
  • (19) It is caused by an intense, self-perpetuating process of clot-formation and lysis within the abnormal vascular channels of the haemangioma, and results in consumption of platelets and clotting factors.
  • (20) The central role of platelet-vessel wall interaction in the initiation and perpetuation of this process is well established.

Tenure


Definition:

  • (n.) The act or right of holding, as property, especially real estate.
  • (n.) The manner of holding lands and tenements of a superior.
  • (n.) The consideration, condition, or service which the occupier of land gives to his lord or superior for the use of his land.
  • (n.) Manner of holding, in general; as, in absolute governments, men hold their rights by a precarious tenure.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The findings indicate that there is still a significant incongruence between the value structure of most family practice units and that of their institutions but that many family practice units are beginning to achieve parity of promotion and tenure with other departments in their institutions.
  • (2) Kim has ruled the country since his father, Kim Jong-il, died in 2011, and his early tenure has been marked by sabre-rattling and repeated nuclear tests.
  • (3) Morbidity was more strongly related to housing tenure and car availability than to occupational class.
  • (4) The findings can be a starting point for faculty-dean dialogue about tenure expections.
  • (5) Their task was to reduce the size of the properties and change the tenure mix from private rented to shared ownership or open market housing.
  • (6) For once, however, Beckham's timing was out, and his tenure has seen the club win nothing, and a new regime led by austere Italian Fabio Capello sweep away the superstar culture.
  • (7) David Moyes can only hope his first full day as Sunderland’s manager does not set the tone for the remainder of his tenure.
  • (8) Conte’s tenure as national manager has been anything other than a smooth ride.
  • (9) Analysts and industry watchers say it is too soon to judge the mettle of Lewis and new finance director Alan Stewart, whose tenure can still be measured in weeks.
  • (10) Tenure in methadone maintenance treatment was analyzed in terms of treatment process factors using a survival curve regression analysis.
  • (11) The authors point out the conceptual, heuristic, and practical clinical advantages of examining living preference rather than traditional correlates of hospital tenure.
  • (12) In his critique of a GST increase on equity grounds, Bowen noted that Morrison had opened his tenure in the treasury portfolio by declaring the Commonwealth had a spending problem, not a revenue problem – but now seemed more interested in chasing revenue than cutting spending.
  • (13) The experience of Berkeley House, a psychiatric halfway house, is related as an example of a program that has achieved successful community tenure for its patients through the creation of an extended psychosocial kinship system.
  • (14) But the question of what Wray will do after his tenure as FBI director may prompt some skepticism, the former agent said.
  • (15) Autonomy is a vital component of long tenure and satisfaction.
  • (16) During her tenure, sales have tripled to nearly £6bn and profits grown more than three times to a record high of £942m in 2011, as the company focused on learning products and moved towards digital.
  • (17) He casts Livingstone's tenure as one big financial mismanagement and contrasts this to his own administration, which, he argues, has been rewarded by the coalition government for responsibly cutting waste with funding that will allow major infrastructure investments such as Crossrail and tube upgrades to go ahead.
  • (18) Sir David Nicholson's bruising tenure as chief executive of the NHS saw him take a further battering from MPs as the public accounts committee criticised him over big pay rises for consultants and a range of other issues, including his penchant for first class rail travel.
  • (19) This is advice Clinton has almost certainly taken to heart as she defends herself against attacks over her family foundation’s acceptance of foreign donations and her use of private email during her tenure as secretary of state.
  • (20) According to officials, the turnout was a respectable 38.6% – higher than the 33% who voted in a referendum during Morsi's tenure, but lower than the 41.9% who turned out in a similar poll following Egypt's 2011 uprising.