What's the difference between rapidly and sharply?

Rapidly


Definition:

  • (adv.) In a rapid manner.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) An automated continuous flow sample cleanup system intended for rapid screening of foods for pesticide residues in fresh and processed vegetables has been developed.
  • (2) We attribute this in part to early diagnosis by computed tomography (CT), but a contributory factor may be earlier referrals from country centres to a paediatric trauma centre and rapid transfer, by air or road, by medical retrieval teams.
  • (3) It is followed by rapid neurobehavioral deterioration in late infancy or early childhood, a developmental arrest, plateauing, and then either a course of retarded development or continued deterioration.
  • (4) Because cystine in medium was converted rapidly to cysteine and cysteinyl-NAC in the presence of NAC and given that cysteine has a higher affinity for uptake by EC than cystine, we conclude that the enhanced uptake of radioactivity was in the form of cysteine and at least part of the stimulatory effect of NAC on EC glutathione was due to a formation of cysteine by a mixed disulfide reaction of NAC with cystine similar to that previously reported for Chinese hamster ovarian cells (R. D. Issels et al.
  • (5) The level of gadd45 mRNA increased rapidly after X rays at doses as low as 2 Gy.
  • (6) Rapid overgrowth of all cultures with the E. coli necessitated the use of selective media containing antimicrobial agents to which the E. coli was sensitive.
  • (7) Our results indicate that increasing the delay for more than 8 days following irradiation and TCD syngeneic BMT leads to a rapid loss of the ability to achieve alloengraftment by non-TCD allogeneic bone marrow.
  • (8) Mannose receptor mediated uptake by the reticuloendothelial system has been suggested as an explanation for the rapid removal of ricin A chain antibody conjugates from the circulation after their administration.
  • (9) Collagen production of rapidly thawed ligaments was studied by proline incubation at 1 day, 9 days, or 6 weeks after freezing and was compared with that of contralateral fresh controls.
  • (10) We have developed a new procedure for the rapid preparation of undegraded total RNA from cultured cells for specific quantitation by dot blotting analysis.
  • (11) A significant correlation was found between the amplitude ratio of the R2 and the sensitivity ratio of the rapid off-response at short and long wavelengths.
  • (12) The adaptive filter processor was tested for retrospective identification of artifacts in 20 male volunteers who performed the following specific movements between epochs of quiet, supine breathing: raising arms and legs (slowly, quickly, once, and several times), sitting up, breathing deeply and rapidly, and rolling from a supine to a lateral decubitus position.
  • (13) This is an easy, safe, and rapid alternative for the emergent treatment of superior vena caval syndrome.
  • (14) Recognition of the distinctive morphology of MH and the performance of ancillary studies on cytologic preparations should facilitate the rapid diagnosis and early treatment of this aggressive disease.
  • (15) This is rapidly followed by a gamut of changes leading to demyelination.
  • (16) It is suggested that the rapid phase is due to clearance of peptides in the circulation which results in a fall to lower blood concentrations which are sustained by slow release of peptide from binding sites which act as a depot.
  • (17) From these results it was concluded that FITC-Con A staining method applied to smear specimens is more advantageous in the rapidity and the simplicity for tumor cell diagnosis than section specimen method.
  • (18) Intranasal challenge of allergic subjects with the allergen to which they are sensitive rapidly produces sneezing, rhinorrhea, and airway obstruction.
  • (19) An intravenous bolus of 300 micrograms.kg-1 of 3-desacetylvecuronium was rapidly injected into the jugular vein.
  • (20) The fall of the cell number in the liquor cerebrospinalis was more rapidly in the GAGPS treatment.

Sharply


Definition:

  • (adv.) In a sharp manner,; keenly; acutely.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Other haematological parameters remained normal, with the exception of the absolute number of lymphocytes, which initially fell sharply but soon returned to, and even exceeded, control levels.
  • (2) The overall incidence in patients over 50 years of age was 8.5%; it was more than twice as high in women (11.5%) as in men (4.5%) and rose sharply with age.
  • (3) The use of functional test with the ACTH administration demonstrated organic affection of the CNS to sharply aggravate the weakening and even the exhaustion of the functional reserves of the glomerular and the reticular zones of the adrenal cortex developing during thyrotoxicosis, and also the reserve possibilities of the sympathico-adrenal system.
  • (4) Mendl's candy colours contrast sharply with the gothic garb of our hero's enemies and the greys of the prison uniforms – as well as scenes showing the hotel later, in the 1960s, its opulence lost beneath a drab communist refurb.
  • (5) Polls indicated that anger over the government shutdown, which was sharply felt in parts of northern Virginia, as well as discomfort with Cuccinelli's deeply conservative views, handed the race to McAuliffe, a controversial Democratic fundraiser and close ally of Bill and Hillary Clinton.
  • (6) Computed tomography (CT) is the most sensitive radiologic study for detecting these tumors, which usually are small, round, sharply marginated, and of homogeneous soft tissue density.
  • (7) Infection level increased sharply in the age-group 6-10 years old among people residing far from the rivers.
  • (8) This contrasts sharply with the reduction in both the frequency and surface area of sensory neuron active zones that accompanies long-term habituation, and suggests that modulation of active zone number and size may be an anatomical correlate that lies in the long-term domain.
  • (9) This contrasted sharply with the markedly increased occurrences of anatomic abnormalities in these body regions of the sirenomelia and VATER patients.
  • (10) These findings contrast sharply with those of a similar study performed between 1969 and 1974.
  • (11) Apoptosis is a physiological mode of death where the dying cell plays an active part in its own demise, which contrasts sharply with what is seen in necrosis.
  • (12) Now, the position of King and Rosewell is essentially that, in the absence of the deficit reduction programme, the financial markets would lose confidence in Britain and interest rates on government debt would rise sharply.
  • (13) The competition comes a month after the Spanish government put forward legislation that aims to sharply limit women's access to abortion across the country.
  • (14) And the number has risen sharply since 1980, with nearly 1 billion people added to the ranks of the poor over the past 35 years.
  • (15) Under conditions of disturbed blood supply, irrespective of the method of anastomosing, the trophicity of tissues in the zone of suture is sharply disturbed.
  • (16) Examination of other potential inhibitors revealed a rank order of potency against calpain to be: peptidyl sulphonium methyl ketones > fluoromethyl ketones, diazomethyl ketones >> acyloxymethyl ketones, an order which differs sharply from that found for cathespin B.
  • (17) The treatment of hemangiomas with X-rays has been sharply criticized because of their tendency to involute spontaneously.
  • (18) In short – in the absence of a policy response – economic growth will slow sharply in the months ahead.
  • (19) In zero Ca2(+)-EGTA Ringer solution, the low residual MEPP frequency is independent of terminal length, even when MPP frequency is sharply increased by tetanic stimulation.
  • (20) The intracellular level of AdoHcy decreased sharply after the beginning of starvation reaching a value of 18% of that in vegative cells within 4 h. In contrast, there was a two-fold transient increase in AdoMet at the time of aggregation.