What's the difference between purview and surview?

Purview


Definition:

  • (n.) The body of a statute, or that part which begins with " Be it enacted, " as distinguished from the preamble.
  • (n.) The limit or scope of a statute; the whole extent of its intention or provisions.
  • (n.) Limit or sphere of authority; scope; extent.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Although geropsychiatric nursing or mental health nursing with the elderly (MHNE) can be conceived of as a new subspecialty in psychiatric mental health nursing, in essence it is as old as nursing itself, for caring for people of all ages has always been within the purview of nursing.
  • (2) Freud's shift to the fantasy theory of neurosogenesis defined the investigation of intrapsychic life as our fundamental theoretical purview.
  • (3) In 1975, ASHP broadened its purview to represent pharmacists who practice in all types of organized health-care settings.
  • (4) Data reported in this paper also bring into purview the concept of internally controlled variation.
  • (5) While that’s not the governor’s purview to do that they indicated at the state level that they wouldn’t provide services,” Miller told the Guardian.
  • (6) The public health role was further limited in 1970 by the removal of much of environmental pollution from its purview.
  • (7) But the inquiry is clear that it is not within its purview to instigate prosecutions as a result of any allegations bought to its attention.
  • (8) That's assuming, of course, that the purview of Fisa approvals is exclusively "terrorists overseas," when a large part of the concern is the possible violation of Americans' privacy.
  • (9) The development of subspecialty training accreditation is the purview of the Residency Review Committees (RRCs) of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).
  • (10) Food and Drug Administration officials have also expressed a strong interest in reviewing these research protocols, which NIH considered within its purview.
  • (11) After much counting it has been estimated that the number of substances that will come under its purview is 143,000, give or take a sodium lauroamphoacetate or two.
  • (12) And the decision to remove the issue from parliamentary purview shows his respect for that institution depends on the political moment.
  • (13) However, management engineers need to work with hospital administrators who understand the field and who can expand their expectations beyond the traditional areas normally thought of as being within the purview of management engineering.
  • (14) But I hear it constantly from some of the precious petals, can I say, some of the precious petals in the science fraternity, and if you can’t guess, I won’t accept it.” Australia had a dedicated science portfolio in cabinet since the 1930s until Abbott’s decision to fold the role into Macfarlane’s purview.
  • (15) It cannot be overemphasized that the delivery of health care services is not exclusively within the purview of any one profession; rather, interdependence and sharing of responsibilities and activities in a team approach are characteristics of the human health system.
  • (16) Is a condition such as congenital syphilis within the purview of pediatric emergency medicine?
  • (17) Since this legislation excludes groups such as Muslims, Christians, and Parsis from its purview, there has been a demand for national legislation providing a uniform adoption law for all the communities in India.
  • (18) The survey results suggest that interest in and use of anabolic steroids are common, rather than the exclusive purview of competitive athletes.
  • (19) It’s actually that racial bias criminalizes black communities.” Comey also responded to questions about drug prosecution and police militarization, systemic issues in the law-enforcement community – if not directly under the FBI’s purview – that have come to the forefront in the last six months without federal reform.
  • (20) This discussion had also give rise to the purposes of the present study, that is, to outline such a qualification programme within the purview of the Dortmund labour exchange, including participants' opinions of the measure.

Surview


Definition:

  • (v. t.) To survey; to make a survey of.
  • (n.) A survey.

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