Example sentences of "[noun] difference is [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At this stage , as Kristeva implies , an interest in , even a fascination with sex difference is very much a fact of our lives ; and it is certainly not a neutral fact . |
| 2 | While this agreement is not altogether surprising — feminists can not entirely avoid fighting on already established ground , and the cultural importance of sex difference is deeply entrenched — its consequences have sometimes been regrettable . |
| 3 | It takes careful study to confirm whether a particular sex difference is indeed maintained by male competition or female choice ; but the considerable evidence now available suggests that Darwin was essentially correct . |
| 4 | She observes that the frequent indictments of theatre for encouraging sodomy are symptomatic of the anti-theatricalists ’ fear that gender difference is ever under threat of breakdown and , more generally , their fear that ‘ under the costume there is really nothing there or , alternatively , that what is there is something foreign , something terrifying and essentially other ’ ( ‘ Men in Women 's Clothing ’ , 135 ; see also Chapter 17 below ) . |
| 5 | The length difference is much greater than allophonic length differences in RP and is easily audible . |
| 6 | Their points difference is vastly better than Rugby 's who are standing alongside them at the bottom and surely there was no way that a team as disadvantaged as Rugby could beat a team as talented as the Harlequins . |
| 7 | With Bath to play their last match at home , it looks as if the title will once again belong to the West Country , even if Orrell were to win their last two games , as Bath 's points difference is much the greater . |
| 8 | If this phase difference is negligibly small , say , less than a few degrees , then the line may as well be represented in terms of lumped components corresponding to the total series and parallel impedances . |
| 9 | From Table V it is evident that the cost difference is principally caused by the expenses incurred in ward stay associated surgery ( £2483 ) , and to a lesser extent the theatre costs ( £783 ) . |
| 10 | Secondly , the technique can be used for any type of dissimilarity ; shape difference is just one example . |
| 11 | Coventry 's goal difference is so much better than Luton 's that the margin is more like four points . |
| 12 | So at the moment Notts County , although they scored four goals and Bolton scored five , so in the current English system they 'd just be one goal behind Bolton , their goal difference is only plus two , Bolton 's is plus five , so that is a significant factor . |