What's the difference between resolute and stuffy?

Resolute


Definition:

  • (v. t. & i.) Having a decided purpose; determined; resolved; fixed in a determination; hence, bold; firm; steady.
  • (v. t. & i.) Convinced; satisfied; sure.
  • (v. t. & i.) Resolving, or explaining; as, the Resolute Doctor Durand.
  • (n.) One who is resolute; hence, a desperado.
  • (n.) Redelivery; repayment.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Direct fetal digitalization led to a reduction in umbilical artery resistance, a decline in the abdominal circumference from 20.3 to 17.8 cm, and resolution of the ascites within 72 h. Despite this dramatic response to therapy, fetal death occurred on day 5 of treatment.
  • (2) Thyroid replacement led to resolution of both apnea and depression.
  • (3) Multiple overlapping thin 3D slab acquisition is presented as a magnitude contrast (time of flight) technique which combines advantages from multiple thin slice 2D and direct 3D volume acquisitions to obtain high-resolution cross-sectional images of vessel detail.
  • (4) The RNA polymerase activity was tested after the solubilization and chromatographic resolution of the three types of polymerases with exogenous template.
  • (5) Technical manipulations to improve resolution were time consuming and added little to the accuracy of the test.
  • (6) We are pleased to see the process moving forward and look forward to its resolution,” a Target spokeswoman, Molly Snyder, said in an emailed statement.
  • (7) It is commonly assumed that the visual resolution limit must be equal to or less than the Nyquist frequency of the cone mosaic.
  • (8) Limitations include the facts that the tracer inventory requires a minimal survival period, can only be done postmortem, and has low resolution for cuts of the vagal hepatic branch.
  • (9) There was immediate resolution of paresthesia following mobilization of the impinging vessel from the nerve.
  • (10) The probable reaction mechanisms prevailing in both cases are discussed in accordance with the low and high resolution mass spectral data presented.
  • (11) It is found that, whereas the spatial resolution achievable with such a system is only dependent upon its temporal resolution, the scattering characteristics of the tissue being imaged will strongly affect the ultimate imaging performance of such a system.
  • (12) After permeabilization, with attendant partial extraction, the preparation can be fixed, then viewed by either deep-etch replication, or by high-resolution scanning electron microscopy, with structure of interest revealed in deep view.
  • (13) The data collection scheme for the scanner uses multiple rotations of a linearly shifted, asymmetric fan beam permitting user-defined variable resolution.
  • (14) The model electron density map, calculated to a resolution of approximately 35 A, shows an unusually high protein content in the membranes.
  • (15) A technique is therefore described using 3-D images and reconstruction of high-resolution films, which allows rapid examination of the menisci in optimal planes.
  • (16) Analysis of Alu repeat polymorphism should be useful in construction of a high-resolution map and also in identifying genotypes of individuals for clinical and other purposes because the repeats are ubiquitous and the technique for their detection is simple.
  • (17) The most controversial part of the resolution is the stop and search powers.
  • (18) For application to mammalian cells, however, two serious problems require resolution: (1), correction of TPP+ binding to intracellular constituents and (2), estimation of the considerable TPP+ accumulation in mitochondria.
  • (19) Two high-resolution (Hi-Res) ECG systems (MAC-12, Marquette Electronics, Inc (MEI), Milwaukee, WI and LVP101, Arrhythmia Research Technology (ART), Austin, TX) were tested on 143 subjects (13 controls and 130 cardiac patients, 21 of whom were tested for inducible ventricular tachycardia [VT]).
  • (20) The spatial resolution of a NaI(T1), 25 mm thick bar detector designed for use in positron emission tomography has been studied.

Stuffy


Definition:

  • (a.) Stout; mettlesome; resolute.
  • (a.) Angry and obstinate; sulky.
  • (a.) Ill-ventilated; close.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) 8 complained of mild and transient nasal stuffiness and only 1 child had a rise in temperature (37.8 degrees C).
  • (2) In a double-blind study, diphenylpyraline (Lergobine) was given to 63 patients whose main symptoms were stuffiness of the nose, increased secretion of mucus, snuffling, sneezing and redness of the eyes.
  • (3) The symptoms evaluated included nasal stuffiness, dry mouth, nausea, fatigue, headache, and feelings of disorientation or depression.
  • (4) "I can't be doing with this stuffiness about only reading classics," she said in her acceptance speech, recalling how one of her teachers had called comics "rubbish".
  • (5) When Nicolas Sarkozy held his first comeback rally, he sweated profusely on a small stage in a stuffy and spartan gymnasium in the south of France.
  • (6) The sight of stuffy, bespectacled greying men berating films aimed primarily at teenage girls is as farcical as it is depressing.
  • (7) Symptom scores for sneezing, stuffy nose, and nasal secretion all decreased dramatically from baseline when budesonide treatment was started.
  • (8) He added: "The cry has gone up 'bring back the Dimblebys' – but imagine if it had, and the cries of 'stuffy coverage'.
  • (9) Revolving chairs, stuffy offices, dry as dust reports, blueprints one day and the next – with the help of a broken-down motor car and a few gallons of petrol – marching men with sweat-stained faces and shining eyes, horses straining and plunging at the guns, little clay-pits opening beneath each step, and piles of bloody clothes and leggings outside the canvas door of a field hospital.
  • (10) Three patients felt infraclavicular pressure; 1 had a brief sensation of breathlessness; 3 had nasal stuffiness from Horner's syndrome associated with the block; none developed headache, back pain, or paresthesias; and 3 had postoperative nausea.
  • (11) They’re betting that it’s a new country now, one ready to embrace a man who won’t play by all the stuffy old rules, who won’t do up his top button or bend the knee.
  • (12) Patients in the BDA group had significantly less (P less than 0.05) sneezing, rhinorrhea and nasal stuffiness at 36 days, cough at 10 days and antihistamine consumption at 17 days.
  • (13) Untoward effects experienced in volunteers receiving BW 942C included heaviness in the limbs, nasal stuffiness, mouth dryness, facial flushing, skin rash, and prickling sensations.
  • (14) Meanwhile Karen Joy Fowler's We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves which has proved a hit with our booksellers and customers, will no doubt be hailed as a breath of fresh air – a highly readable answer to any accusations of stuffiness or impenetrability which are so often levelled against literary prizes."
  • (15) A stuffy and running nose are two of the most expressed symptoms of acute rhinosinusitis and have made the use of decongestants very common.
  • (16) Prevalences of "phlegm in winter," "nasal stuffiness or discharge in winter," and "irritation of eye and throat mucous membranes" were significantly higher in the PF workers.
  • (17) We report on a rhinomanometric assessment of eleven patients undergoing antroconchopexy for relief of a "stuffy" nose.
  • (18) The flunisolide group showed statistically greater improvement than the placebo group in such symptoms as the duration of sneezing, stuffy nose, runny nose and nose blowing.
  • (19) The elderly have a generalized decrease in body water content of 7%, and with the degeneration of mucus-secreting cells, the effectiveness of the mucociliary system is reduced with frequent symptoms of nasal stuffiness.
  • (20) Nasal provocation was assessed by clinical score, graded 0-12, to include rhinomanometry, secretions (mL), sneezes, and stuffy nose.