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单词 difference
释义
difference
(dɪfrəns )
Word forms: differences
1. countable noun A2
The difference between two things is the way in which they are unlike each other.
That is the fundamental difference between the two societies. [+ between]
There is no difference between the sexes.
...the vast difference in size. [+ in]
We do have problems here. The difference is that people try to help each other.
Synonyms: dissimilarity, contrast, variation, change  
2. singular noun B1
A difference between two quantities is the amount by which one quantity is less than the other.
The difference is 8532.
3. countable noun [usually plural, oft poss NOUN]
If people have their differences about something, they disagree about it.
The two communities are learning how to resolve their differences.
Synonyms: disagreement, conflict, argument, row  
4. make a/no difference phrase B1
If something makes a difference or makes a lot of difference, it affects you and helps you in what you are doing. If something makes no difference, it does not have any effect on what you are doing.
Where you live can make such a difference to the way you feel.
Exercise makes all the difference.
His retirement won't make any difference to the way we conduct our affairs.
5. split the difference phrase
If you split the difference with someone, you agree on an amount or price which is halfway between two suggested amounts or prices.
Shall we split the difference and say $7,500?
6. with a difference phrase B2
If you describe a job or holiday, for example, as a job with a difference or a holiday with a difference, you mean that the job or holiday is very interesting and unusual. [informal]
For a beach resort with a difference, try Key West.
...a politician with a difference.
7. difference of opinion phrase
If there is a difference of opinion between two or more people or groups, they disagree about something.
Was there a difference of opinion over what to do with the prize money?
Collocations:
difference exists
A clear difference exists between positioning positive aspects of a situation and lying to avoid discomfort or any other problem with reality.
Christianity Today
Is it wrong to accept that such a difference exists?
Times, Sunday Times
No qualitative difference exists between the thermal energy added by other means.
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Therefore, a key difference exists between the agency aspect and the well-being aspect of a person.
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When a potential difference exists across the coil, wires lying adjacent to each other are at different potentials.
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differences emerge
Apparently making monthly visits thereafter, he observes their progress as they grow bigger and pass milestones (crawling to walking, milk to porridge) and differences emerge.
Times, Sunday Times
When the paintings are seen side by side, the crucial differences emerge.
The Times Literary Supplement
Small differences emerge between rhetorical scholars regarding definitions of the term and methods of analysis.
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discern the difference
This article will help you discern the difference between normal conflict and bullying behaviors.
Christianity Today
They live, spared because they were able to discern the difference between what really was needed and what was not.
Christianity Today
How do you discern the difference?
Christianity Today
Additionally, echolocation allows the odontocete to easily discern the difference between objects that are different in material composition, even if visually identical, by their different densities.
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Correct understanding of right view will help the practitioner to discern the differences between right intention and wrong intention.
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distinct difference
And yet, there's a distinct difference between a book that offers an escape and fantasy, and the historical fiction that simultaneously grounds and challenges us.
Christianity Today
There was a distinct difference from the approach through the first five weeks of the tournament.
Times, Sunday Times
The mass-gift both affirms the distinct difference between gift and commodity while confusing it at the same time.
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However, it was an adaptation with a distinct difference.
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The distinct difference between the two versions can be found within the first thirty seconds of the song.
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distinguish the difference
Here, one can clearly distinguish the difference between the two rivers.
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He tried to distinguish the difference between common beliefs about hypnosis and what was actually occurring.
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Satellites had been unable to distinguish the differences.
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This behaviour distinguishes the difference between gravity current intrusions and gravity currents, as intrusions are not restrained by a well-defined boundary surface.
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Many critics noted that it was difficult to distinguish the differences between some tracks.
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dramatic difference
Pupils and teachers eating and talking together make a dramatic difference to the ethos and atmosphere of a school.
Times, Sunday Times
There was a dramatic difference in the number of tricks taken by declarer on today's deal.
Times, Sunday Times
She said it made a dramatic difference having so much screen space.
The Sun
You will find it makes a dramatic difference.
Times, Sunday Times
Worth 50,000 in cash (plus 500 pro bono hours) the award can make a dramatic difference to the prospects of the winner.
Times, Sunday Times
emphasize the difference
As if to emphasize this difference, both characters have relationships with people trapped by the conformity that grandmother and grandson evade.
The Times Literary Supplement
And she came equipped with the tough dance moves, firm muscles and seven costume changes to emphasize the difference.
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He views morality as a social construct, emphasizing the difference between nature and nurture.
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These authors emphasized the difference between human ecology and ecology in general by highlighting cultural evolution in human societies.
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The value of theater lies in its ability to emphasize the differences between people and begin building bridges between those distinctions.
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enormous difference
A bit of hard work a number of times a week can make an enormous difference, but pain should not come into it.
Times, Sunday Times
Speaking afterwards, he said that the award made an enormous difference to him.
Times, Sunday Times
There's an enormous difference between fatigue produced by long hours, hard work, and difficult problems, and fatigue induced by an energy-draining illness.
Christianity Today
Lighting, joinery, colour and intelligent cladding work would make an enormous difference.
Times, Sunday Times
Even within hospitals, there could be an enormous difference between departments, he said.
Times, Sunday Times
essential difference
A belief in the essential difference of past societies translates all too readily into the theory of pharaonic exceptionalism.
The Times Literary Supplement
For serious writing - things you have to think about a lot - working on a manual typewriter makes no essential difference.
Times, Sunday Times
It should not apologise for its central values, or for its essential difference from those who dislike its choices.
Times, Sunday Times
The context of the team allowed him to parade his essential difference.
Times, Sunday Times
There ought to be no essential difference in how we treat anyone (in the faith or without).
Christianity Today
ethnic differences
These, he thinks, are too hastily dismissed, whereas they have had some success in allowing ethnic differences to enhance a sense of national identity.
The Times Literary Supplement
School officials are reluctant to discuss ethnic differences.
Houston Chronicle
By the age of 11, ethnic differences had reduced and continued to do so throughout secondary school.
Times, Sunday Times
examine the difference
It will examine the difference between the speed that broadband providers claim they supply and that experienced by customers, as well as claims made on fair usage.
Times, Sunday Times
It examined the differences between the male and female mind and the possible biological and cultural reasons for our behaviour.
Times, Sunday Times
Philosophically, the novel examines the difference between two types of truth, subjective and objective - the way we view ourselves and the way others view us.
The Times Literary Supplement
Examining the differences between the image and codomain can often be useful for discovering properties of the function in question.
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Similarly, some researchers and theorists examine the differences in culture and how they have been created by tourism.
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explain the difference
No minister, of course, can explain the difference between aptitude and ability!
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
School funding is also not sufficiently different across regions to explain the difference.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Plasticity in parasitism may explain the difference between monogenean in different hosts.
Eloiza Muniz Capparros, Ricardo Massato Takemoto 2017, 'Gyrodactylidae (Monogenea: Platyhelminthes) gill parasites of Tetragonopterinae (Characiformes: Characidae) from the upper Paraná River floodplain, Brazil', Acta Limnologica Brasiliensia
explore the difference
Published in two volumes, the novel explores the differences between the early and late versions of the family.
The Times Literary Supplement
It brought together 26 people to explore the differences in thinking by relief organizations, development organizations, and designers.
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As this excerpt suggests, anthropologists distinguish between social norms and actual social behavior; much social theory explores the difference and relationship between the two.
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Martin's films also often explore the differences and similarities between other artistic mediums including painting, performance, dance, and sculpture.
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Her characterisation explores the differences between her nature and that of her colleagues and her difficulty in romantic relationships.
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fundamental difference
But there's no disguising a fundamental difference between this blown motor and the old atmospheric one.
Times, Sunday Times
Such insistence on the merfolk's fundamental difference from 'us' suggests an unpleasant essentialist agenda behind the claim to scientific detachment.
The Times Literary Supplement
These are not panaceas, but each would make a fundamental difference.
Times, Sunday Times
But the fundamental difference in approach should be kept firmly in mind by those dealing with the nascent superpower.
Times, Sunday Times
Their clash last night marked a fundamental difference.
Times, Sunday Times
generational difference
Maybe we should pause here, however, and ask whether we risk working ourselves into a moral panic over what may simply be generational difference?
Times, Sunday Times
The specific point was whether there was a generational difference in attitudes towards privacy, partly as a consequence of internet social networking.
Times, Sunday Times
Inevitably, generational differences play out in the workplace.
Times, Sunday Times
This issue could relate to personality differences, generational differences and, perhaps, even culture and background.
Times, Sunday Times
This concert was an exercise in generational differences.
Times, Sunday Times
genetic difference
Nobody would realise he has a genetic difference at all.
Times, Sunday Times
Researchers believes that the genetic difference reduces the body's ability to break down caffeine.
The Sun
They confirmed the genetic difference of the two species by the means of protein electrophoresis.
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By comparing the sequence of a previously isolated section of chromosome 8 in rice between fragrant and non-fragrant varietals researchers were able to determine their genetic difference.
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There also genetic differences in the receptor for vasopressin in the two species.
Times, Sunday Times
group differences
These theories of stereotype threat can be applied to better understand group differences in performance not only in intellectual situations, but in athletics as well.
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Average group differences from the norm may be in the direction of superior as well as inferior performance.
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In other words, status beliefs imply not only group differences but also group inequality.
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Once the variables have been identified and defined, a procedure should then be implemented and group differences should be examined.
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Some have argued that culturally caused differences could produce a correlation between g-loadings and group differences.
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height difference
I don't really think about the height difference between us.
The Sun (2009)
There'd be a huge height difference as I'm really tall.
The Sun (2007)
Our height difference has never been an issue between us.
The Sun (2015)
highlight a difference
Statements like these highlight the difference between the current recovery and previous upturns — but then history need not necessarily repeat itself.
Times, Sunday Times
The experience of this orchestra, rather than highlighting their differences, clearly shows how much common ground exists between the two communities.
Times, Sunday Times
He also highlighted the differences, including the make-up of the workforce.
Times, Sunday Times
Lenders' online calculators highlight the differences in the maximum loans that the largest mortgage lenders will offer to borrowers.
Times, Sunday Times
These statistics, based on the prices at which homes change hands, highlighted the differences between the capital and the rest of the country.
Times, Sunday Times
huge difference
Being a friendly neighbour has always been the keystone of community life and just saying 'hello' can sometimes make a huge difference.
The Sun (2012)
If this doesn't help, a painkilling injection can make a huge difference.
The Sun (2012)
Good advice can make a huge difference when buying annuities.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
But one more superclub would make a huge difference in sponsorship revenue and global interest.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
A bit of time and money spent draughtproofing can make a huge difference to your home.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
ideological differences
He added that the debate over the leadership of the party was not motivated by ideological differences.
Times, Sunday Times
There have also been more serious, ideological differences to contend with.
Times, Sunday Times
They wore almost identical ties, exuded the calm confidence that undergirds them both and blurred any ideological differences.
Times, Sunday Times
To achieve this, conservative politicians and voters are willing to bury all minor ideological differences and use every conceivable mechanism to keep power.
Times, Sunday Times
However, even these ideological differences could be overcome.
Times, Sunday Times
illustrate the difference
In so doing, you illustrate the difference between journalism and research.
Times, Sunday Times
Those two stories illustrate the difference between manipulation and motivation.
Christianity Today
To illustrate the difference, let's compare three stools.
Times, Sunday Times
The graphics illustrate the difference between wingers and wide midfield players.
Times, Sunday Times
To illustrate the difference between school and work, he drew an analogy between dancing in a club or disco — free-form, few conventions — and the strictly choreographed moves of the ballroom.
Times, Sunday Times
key difference
The key difference with ' normal' chocolate is how the cocoa beans are processed.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
It can be played in a cheap and cheesy way or in an empowering way - laughing at or laughing with, that is the key difference.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The key difference between this approach and the others is that the supervisor emphasizes the role of helper.
Tompkins, Jonathan Human Resource Management in Government (1995)
Welfare spending could be a key difference between the two parties at the next election.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The key difference is that there is an internet connection to your supplier so they get real-time information.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
main difference
But the main difference lies in the identity of the writers.
Times, Sunday Times
There was little argument about who was the main difference between the sides.
Times, Sunday Times
I thought they tasted very similar but the new one has a slightly different, though not unpleasant, aftertaste and that's the main difference.
The Sun
The main difference between antisocial behaviour orders and closure orders was that they were different concepts which had different consequences.
Times, Sunday Times
That was the main difference between the two projects.
Christianity Today
major difference
There's one major difference: this one's not free.
Times, Sunday Times
What's the major difference between the two sets of players?
Times, Sunday Times
The major difference was in the way people responded and stronger modern buildings.
Times, Sunday Times
Both those players would have made a major difference and are better than what they have got in the squad.
The Sun
His team even found that changing the plan's spiral from counter clockwise to clockwise made a major difference.
Times, Sunday Times
marked difference
Two days later, the spots faded gradually and there was a marked difference to my sunspots and red spider veins.
Times, Sunday Times
But there was a marked difference between his players in terms of their body language.
The Sun
The couple have noticed a marked difference in the rental market in the two capitals.
Times, Sunday Times
It found a marked difference between those who lived in areas with high pollution and those with average pollution, with a difference of about 25 per cent in mortality rates.
Times,Sunday Times
She said that there was a clear trend for sunnier areas to have higher success rates, with a 'marked difference' between rates in the sunniest and cloudiest regions.
Times, Sunday Times
mean difference
The recently introduced distance standard deviation plays similar role to the mean difference but the distance standard deviation works with centered distances.
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They come from testing for no mean difference, and thus are not designed to measure the size of compound effects.
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Both the standard deviation and the mean difference measure dispersionhow spread out are the values of a population or the probabilities of a distribution.
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If a random variable has a positive mean, then its relative mean difference will always be greater than or equal to zero.
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The survival of lice in most of these transfers was significantly reduced in proportion to the mean difference in feather barb size between the donor and recipient species of hosts.
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meaningful difference
An extra 2 per cent should be easily achievable and would make a meaningful difference to her finances.
Times, Sunday Times
But there are, at least, signs that improved management and systems can make a meaningful difference.
Times, Sunday Times
If they don't, the ring-fence will make no meaningful difference.
Times, Sunday Times
A slight but meaningful difference.
Christianity Today
Can you make a meaningful difference?
Houston Chronicle
measure the difference
It measures the difference between the average salaries of men and women.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Net migration, which measures the difference between long-term arrivals and departures, rose compared with 2014 because of a drop in emigration.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Real rates measure the difference between long-term borrowing costs and expected inflation.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
By measuring the time difference between the two sources, an estimate for the size of the galaxy could be made.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
minor difference
I thought of many others who had been thrust aside for some minor difference.
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Some scholars consider the minor difference in terms as irrelevant.
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Despite this minor difference, the story line of these two versions are identical.
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Summers are quite hot with very minor difference between the maximum and minimum temperatures.
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One other minor difference involves the representation of the manner of articulation.
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notable difference
Power was the most notable difference between the two boxers.
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There are many similarities but one notable difference.
Times, Sunday Times
Sterling's introduction made a notable difference while offering persuasive evidence that his original omission couldn't be explained by tactics.
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They make a notable difference to your appearance, without looking like you've done much.
Times, Sunday Times
One notable difference was the shift pattern on the transmission.
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note the difference
Note the difference in the variables like displacement, sail area, etc.
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Note the difference in the front resonator sets of the two vibraphones.
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Note the difference or distinction here from administrative law, which deals with access to information outside of the judicial arena.
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Note the difference between the b-forms of the imperative and subjunctive.
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Note the difference in route grades and boulder grades.
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notice a difference
She added that most people were unlikely to notice the difference between a 300ml and 370ml glass.
Times,Sunday Times
Notice the difference from a few minutes ago.
Times, Sunday Times
Best of all, you only have to use it once a month to notice a difference.
The Sun
By day 14 you should really notice a difference.
The Sun
These are superior, modern 12ft wide caravans and with the extra 2ft, you'll really notice the difference.
The Sun
observe the difference
She learnt from him to observe the difference between fine old buildings and their unlovely replacements.
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Lower was the first to observe the difference in arterial and venous blood.
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Observe the difference between this growth component and the jerkier data.
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Follow four infants — two from the developed world, and two from tribal communities — and observe their differences and similarities.
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He observed the differences in bird development, by both observing egg hatching and manipulating variables important to bird development, including calls.
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obvious difference
The most obvious difference between the teams was in the lineout.
Times, Sunday Times
So one big obvious difference was to think about the life of a uniformed officer.
Times, Sunday Times
The one obvious difference between the three of them being ... ?
The Sun
That's the most obvious difference between driving on screen and in real life - it's just a lot more frightening.
Times, Sunday Times
But to be sure, inspect both front tyres, looking for any obvious difference in the way they are wearing.
Times, Sunday Times
only difference
The only difference is that he or she will be on a fixed-term contract.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The only difference was that the human attributes found no verbal form.
Stewart Lamont WHEN SCOTLAND RULED THE WORLD: The Story of the Golden Age of Genius, Creativity and Exploration (2002)
The only difference is that they will often barter rather than pay cash as Western companies do.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The only difference was this time we didn't concede four goals.
The Sun (2017)
pay the difference
Staff were apologetic, but would not pay the difference.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
You may change your booking to another destination, but you will have to pay the difference in price.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
No administration charges will apply, although those choosing an alternative holiday of a higher value will pay the difference.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
performance difference
I would want to be shown exactly what performance difference these people who support the actual coaching process could provide.
Times, Sunday Times
The performance difference comes in the firmware controlling the card.
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The two machines are thus capable of utilizing almost all of the same equipment, with any performance difference between the two being inappreciable.
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All four cars were very close in competition for 1986, and there was little performance difference.
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Several versions were fitted with different engines and some had noticeable performance differences.
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personality differences
Some pastors will naturally have more empathy than others because of personality differences.
Christianity Today
In addition, program leaders give attention to personality differences that could become barriers to the process.
Christianity Today
Otherwise, judgments about pastoral performance slip into hidden expectations, personality differences, and headcounts.
Christianity Today
Jealousy, competition, miscommunication, and personality differences put me there.
Christianity Today
This issue could relate to personality differences, generational differences and, perhaps, even culture and background.
Times, Sunday Times
philosophical difference
So, behind an apparent philosophical difference over economic policy lies a much more concrete concern over trade.
Times, Sunday Times
He described his preference for giving people cheaper insurance options as a key philosophical difference between the two campaigns.
Times, Sunday Times
They connected immediately, but there were philosophical differences.
Times, Sunday Times
Demos declined to comment on the reasons for him leaving, beyond mentioning 'philosophical differences'.
Times, Sunday Times
Behind the apparent cross-party consensus on social mobility lie two profound philosophical differences.
Times, Sunday Times
price difference
The price difference between a first edition with and without a jacket can be huge.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
But fans are baffled by the massive price differences from competing phone firms.
The Sun (2010)
Many of the biggest price differences were on gadgets, which varied by more than 70 per cent.
The Sun (2015)
profound difference
Praying through the sanctuary usually takes about fifteen to twenty minutes, but it makes a profound difference in the next day's service.
Christianity Today
A staggeringly small intervention makes a profound difference to their lives.
Times, Sunday Times
A recent incident, seemingly trivial, illustrates the profound difference that keeps showing up in a variety of situations.
Christianity Today
Our shared language hides a profound difference in outlook.
Times, Sunday Times
For riders travelling consistently above 15 miles an hour, they can make a profound difference to the amount of energy required to move forward - particularly when riding into the wind.
Times, Sunday Times
qualitative difference
There is an important qualitative difference between the work of composers such as these and composers who " arrange" folk melodies.
Stewart, R J Music and the Elemental Psyche: A Practical Guide to Music and Changing Consciousness (1987)
A qualitative difference stands between the ministry and any other job.
Christianity Today (2000)
There is no qualitative difference between white-collar crime and any other sort of crime.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
They will emphasise the qualitative difference in taste between the organic and processed options.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
reconcile a difference
Despite the two still being in love, they can not reconcile this difference, and are both devastated for months.
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To reconcile the difference, the wrongdoer must show remorse and true repentance, however, trivial.
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None of them envisaged that they would have to reconcile their differences so quickly.
Times, Sunday Times
The four members said that they had reconciled their differences and had been recording new songs for a possible album.
Times, Sunday Times
Surely they can reconcile their differences without resorting to legal action?
The Sun
reflect a difference
But as a gesture of goodwill it offered you a 380 credit to reflect the difference in prices between it and your previous supplier.
Times, Sunday Times
This post was generally reserved for younger nobleman early in their careers, the different dates of their respective tenures reflect the difference in their ages.
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The standard pronunciations do not reflect this difference.
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Different statistical surveys may measure related, but different, universes and have to be adjusted to reflect this difference.
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To reflect this difference, a classification system has been adopted in some countries to stratify the risk of failure with the different classes of devices.
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regional differences
But as we all know in this small country with big regional differences, 180 miles can take you a very long way.
Times,Sunday Times
There are definitely regional differences in what's popular.
Times, Sunday Times
It's a preference that goes beyond regional differences.
Times, Sunday Times
There were significant regional differences in how chief executives regard the ease with which they will obtain funding.
Times, Sunday Times
The breakdown of information relating to regional differences can vary.
Times, Sunday Times
resolve differences
At your best, you're wonderfully easy to live with, because you resolve differences quickly.
Times, Sunday Times
The perseverance and tenacity required to resolve differences will be just another irritant in the already irritating situation.
Christianity Today
This helps you resolve differences at work and at home.
The Sun
With limited time left before adjournment, the house and senate conferenced in order to resolve differences between the two bills.
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Whenever family disputes occurred, he was always handy to resolve differences.
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reveal a difference
The fact that they have so far failed to do so reveals the difference between this struggle and that of 70 or so years ago.
Times, Sunday Times
A panoramic photograph taken yesterday reveals the differences and similarities.
Times, Sunday Times
At a casual glance they might be mistaken for swallows as they twist and flutter in their pursuit of flying insects, but a closer look reveals the differences.
Times,Sunday Times
This discussion did not so much reveal the differences between old and young as between winning an argument on social media versus in the real world.
Times, Sunday Times
It reveals the differences in the experience of those who were told during childhood compared to those who found out during adulthood.
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score difference
Fight ends if score difference exceeds 15 points.
The Sun
For each round, teams earn victory points based on the score difference of their win (or loss).
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This was the highest score difference between the eliminated and the lowest-scoring couple in history of the show.
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This statistical significance was not found in the mean score difference in subjects with anxiety disorders.
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In this view test score differences, especially in those tasks considered to be particularly g-loaded reflect the test takers innate capability.
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significant difference
The study found no significant difference in participants' before and after tests.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
But there is one significant difference between the champions and their heirs apparent.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The planned drawdown of troops in Iraq next year should make a significant difference.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
If all upper respiratory infections, rather than just colds, were counted there was no significant difference between the two groups.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
But there is one significant difference between the royal family then and now.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
slight difference
Speaking about his upgrade, he said that even though there will be only a 'slight difference', it will be 'very important to me'.
Times, Sunday Times
As we all know, even a slight difference of opinion can lead to arguments.
The Sun
There was a slight difference in the curvature to the left of the eye in the temple area.
Times, Sunday Times
The 'slight difference' in the price for pre-pay meter customers was 'a technical issue'.
The Sun
But there was a slight difference in our stories, which everyone found quite funny.
The Sun
stark difference
There will almost certainly be a stark difference in the response of the respective hierarchies.
Times, Sunday Times
Yet one need only compare him with those featured daily on celebrity gossip shows to see a stark difference.
Christianity Today
The average shopping basket has also changed significantly over the past 50 years, showing the stark difference in diet and tastes.
Times, Sunday Times
This stark difference has outraged her court-appointed lawyers.
Times, Sunday Times
A stark difference, isn't it?
The Sun
statistical difference
Then, considering the two periods, the statistical difference between the unlevered beta coefficient averages was calculated.
José Antonio Morales Castro 2014, 'Business risk assessment of the companies on the Mexican Stock Exchange's sustainable index', Enfoqute
Comparison between the contralateral sides did not show any statistical difference.
Miguel Pereira Costa, Sandro Baraldi Moreira, Gustavo Costalonga Drumond, Fernanda de Marchi Bosi Porto, Fabiano Rebouças Ribeiro, Antonio Carlos Tenor Junior 2016, 'Safety zone for posterosuperior shoulder access: study on cadavers', Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia
Depending on the number of keratoplasties no statistical difference in analysed parameters was found.
Denisa HarvanovĂĄ, Martin Mahel, MĂĄria AntalovĂĄ, Igor KozĂĄk, Edita PaulĂ­ kovĂĄ, JĂĄn Rosocha, Helga KostelnĂĄ, JozefĂ­na PetrovicovĂĄ, Ladislav BobĂĄk 2010, 'Pathological findings in cornea tissue of patients with penetrating keratoplasty.', Folia Histochemica et Cytobiologica
No statistical difference was found between irritative bladder symptoms and mode of delivery and parity.
Kátia Pary Scarpa, Viviane Herrmann, Paulo Cesar Rodrigues Palma, Cassio Luis Zanettini Riccetto, Sirlei Siani Morais 2009, 'Sintomas urinários irritativos após parto vaginal ou cesárea Irritative bladder symptoms after vaginal delivery or c-section', Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira
No statistical difference in the direction and unification of rugae among males and females.
Vilvanathan Prabu Rajan, John Baby John, Ariudinambi Stalin, Geetha Priya, Abdul Kareem Syed Abuthagir 2013, 'Morphology of palatal rugae patterns among 5-15 years old children', Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences
striking difference
But the far more striking difference in absence rates was not between private and public, but once again, between large and small.
Times, Sunday Times
That summed up the most striking difference between last year's losing finalists and this year's favourites.
Times, Sunday Times
A more striking difference was educational, with those with a higher degree much more likely to vote 'remain' (64% to 36%) and the least educated overwhelmingly favouring 'leave'.
Times, Sunday Times
The striking difference has been a relative lack of high-level prosecutions to reinforce reform efforts.
Globe and Mail
The striking difference between the three countries' performance appears on the tax side.
Times, Sunday Times
substantial difference
However, in order to make a more substantial difference, this program and others like it require help from the media organizations.
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I believe three things would make a substantial difference.
Times, Sunday Times
It will be able to make a substantial difference, especially when the 2016 cash comes in.
Times, Sunday Times
This may not present a substantial difference, but injuries nowadays are more serious.
Times, Sunday Times
In tax terms, this can amount to a substantial difference.
Times, Sunday Times
substantive difference
And therein lies the substantive difference between the competent and those who excel.
Times, Sunday Times
To ensure fairness the courts had confined the concept of special contribution so that it reflected a significant, substantive difference, which did not require extensive evidential investigation.
Times, Sunday Times
While talks with the eurozone have moved forward in recent weeks, substantive differences remain over labour reforms, pension cuts and added tax hikes.
Times, Sunday Times
Nevertheless, neither side denies that there are substantive differences over education.
Times, Sunday Times
It was as if our substantive differences made us physically uncomfortable.
Outlook India
subtle difference
There's a subtle difference and it's a good one.
The Sun
It's a subtle difference but an important one.
Times,Sunday Times
This can make an astonishing and subtle difference.
Times, Sunday Times
Is there a subtle difference between given and gifted?
Times, Sunday Times
However, there's a subtle difference between our sense of cosiness and hygge.
Times, Sunday Times
temperature difference
No one will notice the temperature difference from last year.
The Sun
All that money, all that effort to - maybe - reduce 'global warming' by less than the temperature difference between getting up and having breakfast.
The Sun
The difference comprises an extra 64.10 because of the temperature difference from last year and 20.13 because of the 18 per cent gas price increases over the summer.
Times, Sunday Times
It may be more advantageous to use the larger temperature difference between sun and shade to run heat engine generators.
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They can transport a large heat load over a long distance with a small temperature difference.
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tremendous difference
But whatever your financial circumstances, volunteering your time and skills can also make a tremendous difference.
Times, Sunday Times
But he made a tremendous difference in the lives of people one by one.
Christianity Today
You only have to take a few small steps - but together we can make a tremendous difference.
The Sun
To extend this principle to all public services would make a tremendous difference.
Times, Sunday Times
Even little things like taking a cool box to the supermarket would make a tremendous difference on a hot day.
Times, Sunday Times
understand the difference
What has happened is a failure to understand the difference between optimism and hope.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
"I was just testing to make sure you understood the difference, and you passed with flying colors.
Susan Elizabeth Phillips HEAVEN, TEXAS (1995)
I don't think people understand the difference between an exchange and a completion.
The Sun (2012)
vast difference
However, there was no vast difference to the skin.
Times, Sunday Times
These are the sorts of pieces that come in small(ish) packages but make a vast difference to your fashion regimen.
Times, Sunday Times
The experience of these countries suggests that presumed consent makes a vast difference.
Times, Sunday Times
Even a board a couple of feet long makes a vast difference, especially if you are going to be working there for half an hour.
Times, Sunday Times
That's a vast difference in terms of experience: 100 caps, 20 caps, maybe 1 cap.
The Sun
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Chinese: 差别
Japanese: 違い
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