Example sentences of "points [prep] [noun] between the " in BNC.

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1 Trifling though they may appear , these are the conventionally cited points of contention between the Celtic and Roman churches .
2 In other respects , the Declaration settled a number of issues which had been points of contention between the Crown and Parliament , and settled them in Parliament 's favour .
3 Other points of conflict between the two countries included the reluctance of the US administration to allow India to buy certain items of advanced technology , including a " supercomputer " and defence items , because of fears that such grants would breach technology transfer restrictions and perhaps lead to the items falling into the hands of the Soviet Union through India 's close ties with that country [ see p. 34947 ] .
4 More revealing than their obvious differences are those points of overlap between the materialist and the psychoanalytic accounts .
5 The real cure for ‘ interference ’ according to Newmark is not drill at the points of contrast between the two languages Newmark and Riebei , 1968 ) .
6 This division reflects one of several points of contrast between the Siberian natives and those of northern North America .
7 Below , the main points of contrast between the British and Spanish states are briefly sketched .
8 The closest points of contact between the two elements have been the Treasury and the Bank of England .
9 Despite the many points of contact between the study of film or media and the study of literature , despite the fact that there exist theorists such as Barthes who have made important contributions to the study of film and the study of literature , it is only on the communications courses that such theorists are studied .
10 This chapter explores the points of contact between the theory of social representations and the rhetorical approach .
11 In many ways Warner 's chapter may be used as a starting point for an exploration of points of contact between the two exhibitions at Stoke-on-Trent .
12 The fieldwork for this study will be concentrated primarily in the counties of Devon and Cornwall and the first stage will be to plot the various points of contact between the providers of legal services and the populations they serve .
13 Elections were not the only occasions when those below the level of the elite could give voice to their political inclinations , nor were they the only points of contact between the world " out-of-doors " and that of Westminster .
14 Are there any points of agreement between the two documents ?
15 A taboo is something beyond reason and as we saw , what Freud does in the book is compare it with neurotic prohibitions which are kind of personal taboos , and in fact the sub-title of the book is some points of agreement between the mental lives of savages and neurotics .
16 To resolve the problem of Easter and other points of dispute between the Churches , Oswy convened the Synod of Whitby in 664 .
17 The major points of difference between the proposed Statement of Auditing Standards and the existing standard are that : auditors ' reports would contain brief descriptions of the respective responsibilities of directors and auditors , and would indicate the basis of the opinion expressed and include a description of the key features of the audit process ; auditors would no longer issue qualified reports solely as a result of uncertainties which can not be resolved at the date the financial statements are approved ( ‘ inherent uncertainties ’ ) .
18 Before summarising what appear to the writer to be the major points of difference between the two value positions , it might be advisable first to outline their apparent areas of agreement .
19 There are , for example , points of difference between the two men themselves in terms of background and , very probably , of character and disposition which , could one know them fully and evaluate them properly , might allow a closer and more subtle comparison .
20 Describing just JC is a reasonable compromise , especially as the points of difference between the idealised " broadest " JC and other " broad " English-lexicon creoles of the Caribbean are not great .
21 This book — theoretically sound and politically important — fleshes out the points of similarity between the sexes ( ironically around the crises , confusions and contradictions of gender definition ) and points to the potential for radical changes which are now available with such a heterogeneous array of ‘ femininities ’ and ‘ masculinities ’ in play .
22 He said that there were " hardly any points of convergence between the ANC and the government " and in this context face-to-face talks were unacceptable .
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