What's the difference between soar and spar?

Soar


Definition:

  • (v. i.) To fly aloft, as a bird; to mount upward on wings, or as on wings.
  • (v. i.) Fig.: To rise in thought, spirits, or imagination; to be exalted in mood.
  • (n.) The act of soaring; upward flight.
  • (a.) See 3d Sore.
  • (a.) See Sore, reddish brown.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) But when he speaks, the crowds who have come together to make a stand against government corruption and soaring fuel prices cheer wildly.
  • (2) A tiny studio flat that has become a symbol of London's soaring property prices is to be investigated by planning, environmental health and fire safety authorities after the Guardian revealed details of its shoebox-like proportions.
  • (3) And the idea that it is somehow “unfair” to tax a small number of mostly rich people who were lucky enough to buy houses in central London that have soared in value to over £2m is perverse.
  • (4) The level of prescribing of opioid painkillers – Percocet in Geni’s case – has soared, and with it the incidence of addiction, and addiction’s grim best friend: fatal overdoses.
  • (5) Two decades after Donna Tartt soared to literary stardom with her debut The Secret History, the reclusive author is set to release her third novel this autumn.
  • (6) None of the major parties have proposed a stimulus package as the solution to Ireland's soaring deficit and unemployment (which has tripled since the start of the economic crisis to almost 14%).
  • (7) Tourism numbers have soared from 23m in 2010 to 47m last year, in a city of just 7m; the government wants 100m by 2020.
  • (8) "The soaring cost of air travel will ultimately be a small factor in increased rail fares, as the ONS said plane tickets pushed the inflation index higher.
  • (9) Soaring demand for rental property means homes are being let in record time, even though more properties are coming on to the market, according to research from lettings agent Countrywide.
  • (10) Neither splenectomy nor marginal resection of the liver resulted in a significant increase in postoperative mortality which, however, soared up by as much as 50% after radical surgery involving the resection of the pancreas.
  • (11) Yet bank bonuses soared in April as payments were delayed so the highest paid could benefit from this government's top rate tax cut.
  • (12) • Two new polls have provided fresh evidence that the Lib Dems are soaring.
  • (13) The Scottish Greens and the housing charity Shelter said the measure failed to address the more significant issues of a lack of affordable new homes and the council tax system, which greatly benefits wealthier homeowners whose property values are soaring.
  • (14) As public sector workers prepare for the biggest strike since the Winter of Discontent in 1979, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) revealed that workers in the worst paid jobs – such as dinner ladies, hairdressers and waiters – have seen their pay fall sharply in real terms, fanning fears about families' ability to cope with soaring food and energy bills.
  • (15) Pilgrims from all over the world, many weeping and clutching precious mementos or photographs of loved ones, jostle beneath its soaring domes every day.
  • (16) The Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) said today that City bonuses could soar to £6bn this year .
  • (17) At the same time, for many on low pay the last several years have seen the cost of living soar as their wage packet has shrunk.
  • (18) With sales of tablets, smartphones and gadgets predicted to soar this Christmas , many British households will soon be temples to the latest technology.
  • (19) Soaring SNP membership, at 103,000, would be equivalent to a UK-wide Labour or Tory party garnering 1.2 million supporters.
  • (20) This does not result from an initiative taken by the medical profession, but from a government plan aimed at checking the soaring costs of medical care.

Spar


Definition:

  • (n.) An old name for a nonmetallic mineral, usually cleavable and somewhat lustrous; as, calc spar, or calcite, fluor spar, etc. It was especially used in the case of the gangue minerals of a metalliferous vein.
  • (v. t.) A general term any round piece of timber used as a mast, yard, boom, or gaff.
  • (v. t.) Formerly, a piece of timber, in a general sense; -- still applied locally to rafters.
  • (v. t.) The bar of a gate or door.
  • (v. t.) To bolt; to bar.
  • (v. t.) To To supply or equip with spars, as a vessel.
  • (v. i.) To strike with the feet or spurs, as cocks do.
  • (v. i.) To use the fists and arms scientifically in attack or defense; to contend or combat with the fists, as for exercise or amusement; to box.
  • (v. i.) To contest in words; to wrangle.
  • (n.) A contest at sparring or boxing.
  • (n.) A movement of offense or defense in boxing.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) It's good to be able to take the opportunity to thank my friends and sparring partners from around the YouView boardroom table.
  • (2) US supreme court justices spar over strictest abortion law in the nation Read more Delta has been sending its patients on this trek for a week – ever since the fifth circuit court of appeals put on hold a lower court ruling that would have allowed the clinic to remain open.
  • (3) In vivo spin-lattice relaxation times, T1, of water and lipid protons of normal and atrophic muscles were measured, using the spatially resolved spectroscopy (SPARS) sequence, in a genetic avian model of myopathy.
  • (4) A method of spatially resolved spectroscopy (SPARS), combined with techniques to suppress water signal, was used to overcome this problem.
  • (5) Amid the sparring over Snowden's asylum claim, his father Lon Snowden told Reuters he was confident Putin would not cave in to pressure to send his son back to the US to face espionage charges.
  • (6) Shoppers will find out whether they are shopping in a free-bag or pay-bag Spar only when they reach the checkout.
  • (7) Many of the president's former sparring partners are now billionaires who occupy senior Kremlin positions.
  • (8) All eyes will be watching closely as Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, Martin O’Malley, Jim Webb and Lincoln Chafee spar over the economy, environment, foreign policy, labor rights, and more.
  • (9) Down at the Spar store, the manager, Chris Richards, was waiting anxiously for the notices that will explain the charge to customers.
  • (10) Although the data for hearing-impaired subjects fail to support the rationale for the SPAR test, the results for the entire research sample offer substantial support.
  • (11) Business, governments, consumers, activists - all the main actors in the debate over corporate social responsibility were present in the Brent Spar case, and since then nothing has quite been the same.
  • (12) But by this time next year, Obama and others may have cause to miss their old sparring partner Karzai.
  • (13) Although the technical and scientific assessments led to our initial plan to safely sink Brent Spar in deep water in the Atlantic Ocean (a plan supported by the government at the time) we failed to engage sufficiently with others and win public acceptance.
  • (14) As a child, Dinara fell asleep to the sound of her parents talking late into the night, sparring cheerfully over history or discussing Leyla’s work as head of the Institute for Peace and Democracy , a group launched in 1995 to fight corruption, violence against women, and unlawful evictions.
  • (15) Carly Fiorina expertly defuses Trump on 'beautiful face' retort and foreign policy Read more The New York real estate mogul went out off his way to bash Carly Fiorina , the former Hewlett Packard CEO and GOP presidential rival with whom he sparred in Wednesday’s debate.
  • (16) In a cartoon fashion, I half-believe he'll turn up on the news one day jogging and sparring.
  • (17) His T-shirt is soon soaked with sweat and he looks incredulous when told he has sparred 10 rounds.
  • (18) To satisfy the competitive spirit, there will be a chance for them to enter an arena-style activity that lets them spar against one another for honour and bragging rights..." On that subject, Destiny players will, of course, get access to Bungie.net, the studio's community website.
  • (19) Obama has often sparred with Netanyahu over strategy on Iran and the Palestinians.
  • (20) Subjects were categorized into groups showing high, medium, and low competitive anxiety to assess whether differences on the variables of sparring and forms were significantly related with scores on competition anxiety, age, or gender after adjusting for the covariate of years of competition.