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: "there are many differences between jazz and rock"

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You definitely hear some of the instruments close_up and others farther back , with the difference in placement apparently more distinct than would result from the nearer instruments merely being louder than the ones farther back .

This difference is made_up of many factors .

We may then dismiss the time difference between these courses and the usual four year course of the interior_design student as not having serious bearing on the subject .

Does the writer know the difference between an `` ersatz '' ballad or tall_tale and a true product of the folk ?

The `` moving '' picture of the train or the wave coming at the audience is , to_be_sure , more intense than a still picture of the same subject , but the difference is really one of degree ; the cinematic element of time is merely used to increase the realism of an object which would still be reasonably realistic in a still photo .

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sameness quality discrepancy distinction inequality dissimilarity differentia variety differential otherness different

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remainder

Examples

"profit is a positive difference between income and expenses"

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The concept of the strain energy as a Gibbs function difference * * f and exerting a force normal to the shearing face is compatible with the information obtained from optical birefringence studies of fluids undergoing shear .

If a is the major_axis of an ellipsoid and b and c are the other two axes , the radius_of_curvature in the ab plane at the end of the axis is * * f , and the difference in pressure along the a and b axes is * * f .

If it is assumed that the formula given by Lodge of * * f , cosec 2lc applies , the pressure difference along the major_axes can be calculated from the angle of inclination of the major_axis , and from this the interfacial_tension can be calculated .

It was possible to make estimates of the quantum yield by observing the extent of reduction of a uranyl_oxalate actinometer solution illuminated for a known time in a typical reaction cell and making appropriate conversions based on the differences in the absorption_spectra of uranyl_oxalate and of chlorine , and considering the spectral distribution of the light source .

Although the standard_deviation values on which spread of the lines are based are relatively larger for those centers which begin to ossify early ( Table 1 ) , there are considerable differences in this value between centers having the closely timed Onsets .

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sameness number quality quantity discrepancy distinction inequality dissimilarity variety differential differentia balance otherness differ distinguish differentiate different

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deviation departure divergence

Examples

"the deviation from the mean"

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There appeared to be no difference in the distribution of anti - A and anti - B activity in group O serum , though in two group O donors ( J._F. and E._M. ) only one type of agglutinin was found in the regions of low anionic binding capacity ( Figs. 1 and 2 ) .

It is evident that many marked and striking differences exist between lungs when an inter-species comparison is made .

Although Miller noted in 1907 that a difference in the pleural blood supply existed between animals , nowhere in his published works is it found that he did a comparative study of the intrapulmonary features of various mammalian lungs other_than in the dog and cat ( Miller , ' 13 ; ' 25 ) .

The difference between the sequence of Onset of ossification for the sexes governs the numbering sequence in Figures 3 and 4 .

This difference is readily clarified by referring to Table 1 .

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variation discrepancy driftage flection deviate distinguish

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dispute difference_of_opinion conflict

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"he had a dispute with his wife" "there were irreconcilable differences" "the familiar conflict between Republicans and Democrats"

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In the new country the electoral process is considered as a means of resolving fundamental , and sometimes bitter , differences among leaders and also as a source of policy guidance .

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disagreement fight controversy quarrel collision disagree

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"the difference in her is amazing" "his support made a real difference"

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Maybe if the marshal hears this himself , it 'll make a difference .

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change differentiate