Example sentences of "the difference in " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is possible to imagine that for some people such consolation might make it easier to reconcile the two , and to wonder what it was that made the difference in Fraser 's case . |
| 2 | The 14.20 King 's Cross–Leeds InterCity service pulls away from Wakefield Westgate on 25 April 1989 powered by a Class 91 No 91008 Note the difference in profile between the Mk3 stock and the Mk4–styled locomotive . |
| 3 | As a non-physicist I have often wondered if the difference in photon energy ( E' — E = hf' — hf ) of the shifted and unshifted light could be wholly accounted for by the effect of the surface velocity ( v ) acting together with the particle equivalent mass of the photon . |
| 4 | Their different ethos was illustrated by the difference in the virtues which they celebrated . |
| 5 | To state that gender difference can be and is being maintained through cross-dressing and inversion is to maintain or imply the crucial claim even while apparently surrendering it : the difference in question is capable of working in terms of custom and culture ( and is thereby contestable ) rather than nature and divine law ( which are immutable ) . |
| 6 | However , to some extent the neglect of such important issues of the difference in the meaning of marriage and divorce to men and women , the contradictions in the thinking and behaviour of the two sexes , and the negotiation of their positions has something to do with another presentist shadow : that of feminism . |
| 7 | In the notebooks , Marx explains the difference in nature between the descent group , ( the gens ) and the family . |
| 8 | Some anthropologists would counter these examples by arguing that there actually are class-like phenomena in such states ( Terray , 1975 ) , by pointing out the difference in access to the means of production between elders and juniors and men and women , but even if this argument is accepted it gives little support to the general theory in that such ‘ class ’ differences also occur in clearly stateless societies . |
| 9 | Finally , the difference in the nature of slavery and wage labour which Marx and Engels discussed in many places has formed the basis of all recent discussion on the subject . |
| 10 | ‘ With normally aspirated engines , sometimes the difference in power output between competing cars is only around five brake horsepower . |
| 11 | There was all the difference in the world between meeting a retired sporting hero behind the bar and meeting a shareholder or even a director . |
| 12 | The report also highlighted the difference in attitudes between men and women . |
| 13 | ‘ I 've noticed the difference in the mental approach of the foreigners . |
| 14 | ‘ I 've noticed the difference in the mental approach of the foreigners . |
| 15 | You have seen the difference in Czech television in just two weeks . |
| 16 | Once the zoologists had taken account of the difference in weight , the camels emerged as clear winners . |
| 17 | The researchers said the Japanese growth in wealth seemed to have been accompanied by a narrowing in the difference in incomes between the richest and poorest , whereas in Britain the gap had widened . |
| 18 | The difference in the context of carbon dioxide emissions from all sources in the economy is estimated at between 234 million tonnes if gas is the main fuel and 250 if it is coal . |
| 19 | COOK 'S NOTE : The difference in flavours between a ragu prepared in this way , using beef , pork and chicken livers , and the accepted standard of Spaghetti Bolognese that appears on so many menus is outstanding . |
| 20 | The difference in Germany will be that ailing developers will not risk pulling bankers down with them . |
| 21 | Indeed , at this rate the City 's fears of Labour 's policies could make the difference in getting Labour elected . |
| 22 | Mr Kester points out that the difference in Japanese firms is that the stakeholders that matter most — customers and suppliers — are also shareholders . |
| 23 | The difference in the bowling attacks then became rather noticeable ; by soon after tea on the third day , West Indies had rattled up 411 for 5 when Lloyd declared , with 50 from Fredericks , 135 from Richards , and Greenidge becoming only the second West Indian after Headley to score a century in each innings against England . |
| 24 | The reasons for the difference in treatment of gilding and silvering by the Romans is not clear . |
| 25 | The well-defined rings ( fig. 7.6 ) are due to the difference in the cells produced at different times of the year . |
| 26 | However , even without the Mowatt extension , one might ask whether the distinction between intention ( section 18 ) and recklessness ( section 20 ) is so wide in crimes of violence , often impulsive reactions to events , as to warrant the difference in maximum penalties between life imprisonment and five years ' imprisonment . |
| 27 | ‘ The greater the difference in appearance between sire and dam in a crossing combination , the better the progeny , ’ says Mr Slade . |
| 28 | I am not too old to accept the difference in life , Miss Cress , and nowadays , people do not dance , they lead such serious , earnest lives . |
| 29 | A currency hoard is a sum of money put together by drawing all its coins from circulation on a single occasion , whereas a savings hoard is formed by gradually adding coins to a hoard over a period of several years ; the difference in the way the coins were collected will affect the internal composition of the hoard . |
| 30 | In 1630 he entered the service of Richelieu , despite the difference in their religious convictions . |