Example sentences of "[det] difference between the " in BNC.

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1 This difference between the two archbishops was illustrated over the memorial requiem in York minster for Lord Halifax .
2 This difference between the two types of slavery and the passage from one stage to the other is one which has been stressed again and again by anthropologists [ Goody , 1980 ; Bloch , 1980 ] .
3 This difference between the two species has important genetic consequences .
4 This difference between the sexes in civil status reflects two interacting factors : the tendency for women to marry men older than themselves and the differential life expectancy of men and women .
5 There is this difference between the two cases , that in Doe d .
6 One way of putting this difference between the bounded nature of research and the comparatively unbounded nature of higher education is to say that , in research , the researcher starts off with a fairly hazy idea of what might emerge and ends with a precise formulation or conclusion , whereas in higher education , this is reversed .
7 Only a small part of this difference between the two planets is due to the much longer night on Venus : the main reason is unknown .
8 This difference between the two atmospheres is largely a result of the large internal heat source in Jupiter , far more ( per unit mass of planet ) than in the case of the Earth .
9 Where does this difference between the past and the future come from ?
10 This difference between the two structures accords very closely with the fact that while we can readily use nouns ( including even proper names ) in the prenominal attributive position to qualify other nouns , we seldom find the corresponding nouns distributed across subject and post-copular position : ( 3 ) the Atlanta flight his St. Francis medallion ( 4 ) the flight is Atlanta This medallion was St. Francis
11 Another difference between the effects of a morning and evening meal of equal size and calorie content has been found .
12 This , then , is often said to be another difference between the Near Eastern and the Indian traditions .
13 Another difference between the Act and The Stock Exchange rules is that the latter specifically permit pre-emptive offers to exclude holders of shares when the directors ‘ consider it necessary or expedient … on account of either legal problems under the laws of any territory or the requirements of any recognised regulating body or any other stock exchange . ’
14 Another difference between the characterization of Alison and that of the three men is that she is seen totally from the outside — one sees her appearance in her face and her clothes ; we see what actions she does .
15 The generally pragmatic ethos of British higher education in matters of course planning means that some basic , theoretical problems may never really be faced or thrashed out , although the process of having to formulate and present an interdisciplinary case to the CNAA may mean there is some difference between the polytechnics/colleges and universities in this respect .
16 If one looks at seventh-century England , as described by the Venerable Bede , it is hard ( for all his efforts ) to see much difference between the pagan Penda of Mercia and the Christian Oswald of Northumbria as rulers .
17 The idea has got about during the past three weeks that there is really not much difference between the parties , give or take the odd howl of anguish from the higher-tax-paying classes .
18 Some people claim there is not much difference between the after-tax earnings of low-paid workers and their social security entitlements when out of work .
19 I always voted for the person I thought less crooked because I did n't , and do n't think , there is much difference between the parties .
20 Often it has seemed that there was not too much difference between the major parties .
21 In situations 1 – 3 there was not much difference between the Patois scores , but it was significantly lower than in the other two situations .
22 I think they 've got to become less competitive , less arrogant and less dominant , seeing that as the macho role , and I think they 've got to become erm much more erm feminine and approve the feminine characteristics , so that there is n't so much difference between the two genders , and particularly in marriage and in the home .
23 Sometimes they fought and sometimes they fucked and there seemed little difference between the two .
24 But I would n't agree that there is very little difference between the parties on green issues .
25 There was little difference between the performances JR and Sue Ellen gave on Wogan and those they gave on Dallas .
26 There is little difference between the two .
27 There is little difference between the 90 , 95 , 96 and 97 per cent maps ( Figs 6.5a-d ) , but between the 97 and-98 per cent maps a considerable region in the north-east corner of the map is lost ( Figs 6.5d-e ) .
28 Though there is little difference between the text of 1807 and Wordsworth 's final version , I have printed the final version of this poem , since the tidying up in matters of punctuation is in all cases justifiable .
29 However , over the age of 80 years there is little difference between the sexes .
30 For many of the questions there was little difference between the knowledge displayed by top band pupils and that displayed by bottom band pupils .
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