Example sentences of "[be] [adj] difference [prep] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Obviously there are far-reaching differences between early modern metaphysics and post-structuralism .
2 I accept what the hon. Lady suggests , because clearly there have been regional differences in economic conditions .
3 This ratio shows that measures of housing condition have remained quite stable between 1976 and 1981 , with the rate of improvement perhaps being slowed down by reduced grant availability in the late 1970s , but that there are distinct differences between different types of location in the incidence of poor housing .
4 However , there are great differences between physical , social and economic accessibility .
5 Since there are substantial differences between industrial relations across industries , which may be unrelated to the national context in which they operate , what is really an ‘ industry ’ effect could be misinterpreted as being a ‘ national ’ effect in a comparative study confined solely to the national level .
6 Evolution occurs because , in successive generations , there are slight differences in embryonic development .
7 So , the more that surface dyslexics are studied , the more it becomes obvious that the condition fractionates ; there are important differences between individual surface dyslexics .
8 However , the ‘ ageing population ’ is a far from homogeneous group ; there are important differences between particular subgroups which need to be acknowledged and understood .
9 There are important differences between native and foreign language acquisition and in the latter case there are valid arguments for a degree of atomism as an intermediate measure .
10 On top of that , there are class differences in desired , as well as in actual family size .
11 There appeared to be little difference between broad subject areas in the propensity of research students to be in or waiting to enter arranged employment .
12 There will be little difference between embedded ( that is , on the cylinder ) and independent overflow methods when additions are random , and independent overflow will prove to be very wasteful of time .
13 Although the hit rate does not differ significantly between junctions there do seem to be substantial differences between individual films .
14 It also suggests that there can be substantial differences between temporary workers and regular workers in terms of their characteristics and attachment to the labour force .
15 On neurophysiological grounds one would expect there to be considerable differences between different individuals with regard to the most effective channels of learning ; therefore , one must regard statements such as that quoted with a certain amount of scepticism .
16 While there do seem to be systematic differences between extractive industries like petroleum and metal ore mining , and manufacturing industries like consumer goods , the general conclusion is that where the TNCs are patient and persistent they usually at least recover the value of their seized assets .
17 Due to the differences in salivary bicarbonate and salivary alkali concentrations determined by the pH/pCO 2 or back titration method , there are pronounced differences in total salivary outputs in 15 experiments ( 13 subjects ) .
18 Also , there are big differences between social classes and regions in this country in terms of the opportunities for children to survive .
19 Although Sri Lanka was a small island , there were marked differences in local economic structures even within the Sinhala-speaking areas .
20 For example there were evident differences in lexical incidence between items which had been thought to belong to the same phonological set ; get and never in contemporary Belfast vernacular did not pattern in the same way as items such as wet and wedding , and so could not be considered as tokens of the variable ( Ε ) ( see further 6.7 ) .
21 Another student , who had attended a girls ' grammar , felt that there were important differences between single-sex schools and mixed schools .
22 The figure also shows that there were important differences in post-redundancy employment status among older workers based on age , or rather , on their proximity to state-pension age .
23 Before the First World War there were big differences between social classes in the proportions of those who planned their families ( see Chapter 2 ) .
24 There were sharp differences between different areas and classes in the same towns ( table 2.2 ) .
25 Another possibility is regional differences in different areas of the United Kingdom , in both beliefs about and the practice of family support .
26 There are significant differences between visual fields for condition ( 1 ) for both deaf and hearing controls and for condition ( 2 ) , but not for conditions ( 3 ) and ( 4 ) .
27 There are significant differences between social classes in the prevalence of chronic and acute ill health ( Figure 4.6 ) .
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