Example sentences of "for the difference [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 These differences amongst institutions , and amongst their environments and perceptions of direction and identity , were to account in part for the differences of speed and conviction with which they raised the question of independence or autonomy — or , in the terminology of the time , academic freedom .
2 Claims made for the differences between speech and writing , then , are put into perspective by the fact that the same claims are attributed to other variables .
3 Her mother also favoured a small black number , while her father and Martin Parr were like twins , except for the differences in size and weight .
4 These results suggest that ( allowing for the differences in trading hours between markets ) , information from foreign stock markets is reflected in the Finnish index futures market within a few hours , but not in the underlying spot market .
5 There are probably other factors also responsible for the differences in permeability observed between patients with and without active disease .
6 The total Scottish Block is calculated each year by simply adopting the changes in expenditure agreed for comparable programmes in England and Wales , adjusted for the differences in population .
7 Allowing for the differences in stance has far more chance of success : then it is just a question of deciding which way the ball will fly from certain lies .
8 As the two treatment groups were not identical in severity of disease at the start of the trial , an analysis of covariance , with corresponding confidence intervals , was used to compare each measure between the groups after treatment , making adjustments for the differences in severity of disease before treatment as measured by the corresponding baseline measurement .
9 What accounts for the differences from town to town , or the similarities between them ?
10 Now as for the difference between county and district , Mr 's point is a very very valid one .
11 In an age in which we have a keen sense for the difference between fact and symbol , Wilson-Kastner makes no distinction .
12 This provides a likely explanation for the difference in size of the ears .
13 The reasons for the difference in treatment of gilding and silvering by the Romans is not clear .
14 This practice was divorced from using a potty and may also indicate the reason for the difference in attitude .
15 While this is a welcome help it does little to compensate for the difference in service provision between the urban and rural areas .
16 The concentration of biliary protein and the relative distribution of vesicular cholesterol were compared to examine the possible factors responsible for the difference in metastability of hepatic bile and biliary lipid composition .
17 What accounts for the difference in adoption of adjustments from place to place and time to time ?
18 Then cast a little further out , over the line of the crease , and watch for the difference in speed as the float travels downstream .
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