Example sentences of "[noun sg] is that between " in BNC.
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| 1 | A case of the contrast which may be helpful as a mnemonic is that between a symphonic overture ( ascriptive ) which is symphonic in and by itself , and an operatic overture ( associative ) which does not have the usual characteristics of opera ( not only is it purely orchestral , it is often played with the curtain not yet risen ) but which is , nonetheless , designated by a phrase where the property OPERATIC is associated with OVERTURE in order to describe sufficiently what the speaker wishes to identify . |
| 2 | A distinction that must be borne in mind is that between the Court Baron ( which registered the transfers of copyhold lands ) and the Court Leet ( which saw to such practical matters as scouring ditches , mending hedges , muzzling dogs , etc . ) . |
| 3 | The distinction in question is that between two representations of person which appear to be involved in all of the uses of the infinitive : the virtual , generalized intra-verbal person of the infinitive , on the one hand , and the actual , often rank-specified extra-verbal person evoked by the context , on the other . |
| 4 | The strongest ecological difference is that between those who can accept whaling in principle so long as it is properly regulated and those who do not accept whaling in principle at all . |
| 5 | One such fundamental difference is that between fine art at one end of the spectrum and design at the other ; this has been defined in terms of objectives , so that whereas in design one is working towards a defined goal with aims that are clear from the outset , in fine art there may be no defined goal other than satisfying the artist 's inner demands . |
| 6 | A crucial and obvious biological distinction is that between plants and animals , but a more important distinction is the way life is based on one type of cell or another . |
| 7 | Another useful preliminary distinction is that between external control over sentencing discretion as opposed to self-regulation practised by sentencers themselves . |
| 8 | The most common distinction is that between first person ( identifying the speaker or a group which includes the speaker : English I/we ) , second person ( identifying the person or persons addressed : English you ) , and third person ( identifying persons and things other than the speaker and addressee : English he/she/it/they ) . |
| 9 | The key distinction is that between the case in which there is a known , finite number of periods in which firms will choose prices or outputs , and those in which either the number of periods , though finite , is not known with certainty , or the time horizon can be regarded as infinite . |
| 10 | One important structural relationship is that between bureaucracies and groups that represent particular interests . |
| 11 | A more common relationship is that between adult education and MSC whose declared commitment to training of various kinds and social education in preparation for responsible citizenship is well known . |
| 12 | A less well understood relationship is that between the variability of accounting figures and stock returns . |
| 13 | One particularly crucial relationship at local authority level is that between officers and councillors , but there is no uniform pattern . |
| 14 | The main division is that between receiving and the rest of the sub-section : per Lord Bridge in Bloxham . |
| 15 | An example of an offset agreement is that between General Motors and local oil companies in Oklahoma City , which enabled the car company to build a new $400 million assembly plant there . |
| 16 | The fact is that between July and September of this year the whole family was dependent on state benefits . |