What's the difference between speedwell and veronica?
Speedwell
Definition:
(n.) Any plant of the genus Veronica, mostly low herbs with pale blue corollas, which quickly fall off.
Example Sentences:
(1) Mortality from ischaemic heart disease remains high in the United Kingdom, and the present report describes the prevalence of the various epidemiological manifestations of the disease in two recent community studies with a common core protocol, each containing samples of over 2000 men, carried out in South Wales (Caerphilly) and the West of England (Speedwell, Bristol).
(2) The first follow-up was at a nearly constant interval of 5.1 years in Caerphilly and 3.2 years in Speedwell; 251 major IHD events had occurred.
(3) In Speedwell the 2348 men were registered with local general practitioners.
(4) There are marked differences in the haemostatic related variables in the various social classes and the pattern of these is similar in Caerphilly and Speedwell.
(5) At first follow up, after an average of 5.1 years in Caerphilly and 3.2 years in Speedwell, 251 major ischaemic heart disease events had occurred.
(6) Comparing the lower 20% of the Score distribution with the upper 5%, likelihood ratios increased from 0.15 to 5.29 and 0.06 to 7.42 in the Caerphilly and Speedwell cohorts, respectively.
(7) In surveys of 4860 middle-aged men in Caerphilly (South Wales) and Speedwell (Bristol) alcohol consumption has been related to high density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol and its major subfractions, HDL2 and HDL3, measured in a single fasting blood sample.
(8) Using data from the Caerphilly and Speedwell Collaborative Heart Disease Studies the relationships between a number of known risk factors for IHD and social class are explored.
(9) The relations of fibrinogen, viscosity, and white blood cell count to the incidence of IHD in the Caerphilly and Speedwell prospective studies are described.
(10) Blood pressure, particularly stystolic pressure, could be involved but the two data sets are inconsistent and associations are only shown in Speedwell.
(11) The prediction rule, Score = (mean corpuscular volume x 1.00) + (body mass index x 0.31) + (systolic blood pressure x 0.08) + HDL-cholesterol x 9.24) + (fasting triglyceride x 2.20) was derived by multiple linear regression in the Caerphilly cohort and validated in the Speedwell cohort.
(12) The overall prevalence of angina was 7.7% in Caerphilly and 7.8% in Speedwell in men aged 45-59 years, but symptoms of severe chest pain were more commonly reported in South Wales than in Speedwell (10.1% compared with 6.3%).
(13) The prevalence of possible myocardial infarction from the use of the single question was significantly higher among men from South Wales than among men from Speedwell, Bristol (10.1% and 6.9% respectively); in contrast, positive responses to the additional questions reduced the prevalence in the two populations to 5.8% and 4.9% respectively.
(14) Nutrient intakes in four areas of the UK were compared, 7-d weighed intake data were obtained for representative community samples of middle-aged men in Caerphilly (South Wales), Northern Ireland, Edinburgh and Bristol (Speedwell).
(15) Eighty-five percent of eligible men on electoral rolls in Caerphilly, Wales (derivation set, N = 2512) and 90% of eligible men on the practice lists of 16 Speedwell, England, general practitioners participated (validation set, N = 2348).
(16) Having a score of 136.30 or greater yielded a relative risk of being a heavy drinker of 23.1 (95% Cl = 10.1-53.0) in Caerphilly and 99.3 (95% Cl = 12.8-769.5) in Speedwell.
Veronica
Definition:
(n.) A portrait or representation of the face of our Savior on the alleged handkerchief of Saint Veronica, preserved at Rome; hence, a representation of this portrait, or any similar representation of the face of the Savior. Formerly called also Vernacle, and Vernicle.
(n.) A genus scrophulariaceous plants; the speedwell. See Speedwell.
Example Sentences:
(1) Along with a lengthy list of cameos, Girls actor Gaby Hoffmann and Party Down star Martin Starr appear as former Neptune High classmates new to the Veronica Mars universe.
(2) The 200m world champion, Veronica Campbell-Brown, has reportedly tested positive for a banned substance.
(3) Recently Veronica has been seen on Shaun Micallef’s Mad As Hell, the ABC2 series Backseat Drivers and Ten’s The Project.
(4) Veronica investigated her classmates, and that still matters In Mars vs Mars, the 14th episode of season one, Veronica’s classmate Carrie (Leighton Meister) claims she slept with their teacher, Mr Rooks (Adam Scott).
(5) Warner Bros has moved to reimburse backers whose money helped get the high-profile crowdfunded movie Veronica Mars into cinemas after some were unable to satisfactorily download their promised copy of the finished feature .
(6) She had moved on from playing loud, blousy, funny girls on television ( Twinkle in Dinnerladies with Victoria Wood , and Veronica in Shameless ) to complex, heavy-duty characters (Myra Hindley in See No Evil ) and sophisticated, career-driven women (barrister Martha Costello in Peter Moffat’s Silk ).
(7) "Veronica's legacy is the outstanding team of journalists she has built up over the years with such skill.
(8) Backers were unhappy with the method via which Warner chose to release Veronica Mars to financial supporters.
(9) Earlier this month the producers of US TV show Veronica Mars secured a spectacular $5.7m to produce a feature-length version of the cancelled detective series.
(10) Photograph: Veronica Young Perhaps Browne would have more luck if he were an environmental advocate rather than a scientist.
(11) Veronica Peppiatt, a member of the NUT executive, said that carrying out standarised tests on children as young as four years old was fraught with difficulty.
(12) Boris Johnson held back information that showed his staff discussed a strategy to put the culture secretary "under more pressure to let our appointment stand" after the London mayor recommended Veronica Wadley for a top arts job in the capital.
(13) Paul Fessey, 63, and his wife Veronica, 72, are from Worcester, and here on holiday.
(14) This sent a faction of Veronica Mars fans into a Team Logan or Team Piz tizzy.
(15) The six directors include Rupert Pennant-Rea, a former editor of the Economist and deputy governor of the Bank of England; Stephen Grabiner, a venture capitalist who previously worked in the Telegraph's commercial department; and Veronica Wadley, former editor of the London Evening Standard and ex-deputy editor of the Daily Mail.
(16) She's in the first heat, along with Britain's Abiodun Oyepitan in lane one and Veronica Campbell Brown.
(17) "For the first time I told her everything that had happened to me, to make her understand what she was getting herself into," says Veronica, who took her daughter into semi-hiding.
(18) There’s a Veronica Mars sex tape In season three’s final arc, a sex video of Veronica and Piz leaked online, nearly imploding their relationship.
(19) Concluding that only Piz could have concocted such a vile prank, Logan laid down the law, sentencing Veronica’s boyfriend to major beatdown.
(20) Veronica Wadley, Standard editor for seven years, will leave the company.