verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
be of differing/different views (= disagree )
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They get on well, though they are of differing views on politics.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
also
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However, the cause of the problem in a particular patient will be different, and so actual care may also differ .
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Dash and Alexander were as opposite as individuals as their respective choice of pseudonyms suggests, and their respective skills differed also .
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Architecture also differs from language in its strict observation of its own rules and conventions, and in its sense of detail.
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It also differs from the more numerous Forster's in having a yellow bill and white forehead.
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Individuals also differ in their alcohol tolerance.
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Yet the festivals also differ in significant ways.
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Pollution control work also differs in important respects from routine police patrol work.
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Both species differ also in their achenes and bracts.
considerably
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The process of care differs considerably from recommended guidelines, and the outcome of attacks is a continuing cause for concern.
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However, their historical development as nations has differed considerably .
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The above examples of culturally defined behaviour have been selected because they differ considerably from behaviour patterns in Western society.
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Existing intermediate agencies differ considerably , responding to quite different circumstances.
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The drawing of Orpheus himself also differs considerably between the two.
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Clearly, communes differ considerably from one another.
fundamentally
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Coventry, moreover, differed fundamentally from the Stour Valley.
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In such cases the citizens often dream of reunification, even when their governments and ideology differ fundamentally .
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Clements was an influential writer who developed a philosophy of ecology that differed fundamentally from the reductionism of Warming and Cowles.
greatly
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These histories may be similar on very large scales, but they will differ greatly on normal, everyday scales.
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The rural hinterland which supported the two best known cities differed greatly .
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In either case, the actual functioning of official institutions may differ greatly from their declared purposes.
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The result is that families differ greatly in their ability to express their wants in the market.
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Pluvinel regarded all horses as individuals, and recognised that their temperaments can differ greatly .
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Not only does all mankind face death, but the various peoples of the world face death in greatly differing ways.
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Taking a less detailed view, the patterns of discovery do not differ greatly .
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But the levels reported on the official water quality chart differ greatly from the results contained in the unofficial water quality analyses.
in
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Colugos differ in so many ways from other mammals that they thoroughly merit an order of their own.
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The Johnson case differs in that the Olympics are being held in the United States.
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Systems differ in their ability to deal with more sophisticated data such as that from precision farming.
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He was looking at a peaceful family group, differing in only one respect from the scenes he knew.
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They differ in almost half the letters in the signature site.
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Benzodiazepines differ in how quickly they affect sleep and how long effects last.
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The buff application form differed in only one important way from the half-dozen Vologsky had sent in the past.
little
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Hymn lists differ little from year to year and music programmes remain unadventurous.
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In most practical aspects heritable copyhold differed little from socage.
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His rooms differed little , one from another.
markedly
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At the time of its publication this collection of essays provoked markedly differing critical responses.
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But the current outing flurry differs markedly from the initial wave in 1991.
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There is sufficient evidence to indicate that students may differ markedly in the ways they set about learning.
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The Web has become an umbrella for a wide range of concepts and technologies that differ markedly in purpose and scope.
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In the Emmental region the loca customary laws of inheritance differed markedly from most of their neighbours.
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After all, they reasoned, execution by the guillotine or sword differed markedly from that dealt by the axe.
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In its provisions dealing with the Chancellor, the Basic Law differs markedly and consciously from its Weimar predecessor.
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In these respects they differ markedly from the other two parties and have a much stronger and more developed concept of citizenship.
only
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They differ only in the degree to which they exploit viewers' voyeuristic and sadistic urges.
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These assays differ only in the specific reagents used.
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We have already seen that two sentences differing only in respect of cognitive synonyms occupying parallel syntactic positions are in general logically equivalent.
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They differ only in the position of one of the methyl groups.
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This loco will be almost fully authentic, only differing where it is necessary to conform to modern safety practices.
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Non-Being and Being, issuing from a single source, differ only in their name.
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Both have the same content; they differ only in form.
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Left and right both tend to accept the existing political structure and differ only on the substance of policy and political personnel.
radically
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Our view of the future of elite workers differs radically from the conventional view.
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This differs radically from the popular image of penetrating falsehood by perception of the liar.
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Its content may however differ radically depending on the way in which the precise subject matter is viewed by those political theories.
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For most couples, circumstances will differ radically from the early days of marriage.
sharply
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Difficulties created by local authority boundaries, especially where policies differ sharply and where these divide built up areas are well described.
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But despite this similarity, local government differs sharply among the five nations.
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It ought to be self-evident, but perhaps is not, that schools differ sharply from each other, as do colleges.
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In outlook and temperament the brothers differed sharply .
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Veterinary historians still differ sharply about the effect his long spell in charge of the College had on the emerging profession.
significantly
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The article challenges the statement by the Cumbrian Area Health Authority that local leukaemia rates do not significantly differ from national rates.
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The individual mare basins differ significantly in composition.
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When this indicated a probability of less than 0.05 for the null hypothesis Student-Newman-Keuls analyses were performed to determine which values differed significantly .
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They reported that quality-wise, the convenience foods did not differ significantly from the home-prepared items.
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Although the hit rate does not differ significantly between junctions there do seem to be substantial differences between individual films.
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It did not differ significantly between groups.
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The lunar ratios differ significantly from those in achondritic meteorites.
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The fraction of cells in S phase did not differ significantly between the groups.
slightly
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Direct files require extensive design work, because every file and every algorithm will differ slightly from every other.
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In addition, the model formulation and parameter values used differ slightly between the two analyses.
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Payment of fees and grants Fees set by each drama school do differ slightly , though they can be considered basically similar.
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All were circular and closely similar in plan, although differing slightly in dimensions and details.
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Holidays Holiday entitlement differs slightly according to job level, age and length of service.
substantially
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In Ponthieu the seneschal's functions did not differ substantially from those or the seneschal of Gascony.
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But just about every skill in making and selling computers substantially differed from making and leasing copiers.
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The parallel structure differs substantially from the fold-back structure at the individual nucleotide level.
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Long stays on the lunar surface demand prolonged exposure to an environment differing substantially from that at the surface of Earth.
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The council does not have to consider a new application within two years, unless it differs substantially from the original.
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And the percentage who report membership differs substantially from country to country.
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In an introduction to the report Mr Prescott says that the need for improvement will differ substantially across the country.
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That process differs substantially from how the City of Tucson usually leases property.
widely
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Where dates differ widely from the results announcements, this is referred to in the footnotes as an alternative dividend announcement.
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Margarines are available at widely differing costs, with the most expensive ones being twice as costly as the least expensive ones.
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Dictionaries differ widely in their style and content, and this has been shown to affect recognition performance.
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Thus launch windows to Mars differ widely in their attractiveness.
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Individuals can differ widely in their scores and this makes direct comparisons between them difficult.
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This is the case of choosing from among mutually exclusive projects with widely differing costs.
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These statutes differ widely as to their aims and methods.
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Scholars differ widely , and will no doubt continue to do so.
■ NOUN
approach
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Apart from differing needs of users, indexing approaches may differ on policy grounds.
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But the elite and class approach differ in their conceptions of the nature of the groups and their interactions.
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The approach to these projects differs from the earlier generation of higher cost ventures.
country
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In what ways did the countries differ ?
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Yet the social élites of different countries could differ dramatically from one another.
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The shock and adjustment curve followed the same pattern in all countries but the timescale differed .
degree
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They differ only in the degree to which they exploit viewers' voyeuristic and sadistic urges.
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It would differ very greatly in degree from the simple algorithm of the thermostat, but need not differ in principle.
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Althusser's analysis implies that the Soviet Union and capitalist societies do not differ in degrees of democracy or political freedom.
detail
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The episode is described by all the chroniclers and although their accounts differ in detail , the outlines are clear.
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The liability of the agent may be the same in both cases, but the reasons for it differ in detail .
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But the two structures differ completely in detail .
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But the economists differ on the details .
extent
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Countries differ however in the extent to which they wish to impose limitations.
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Opinions differ on the extent of his success.
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The particular techniques differ mainly in the extent to which they measure and value in improvements in health.
form
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If terms that differ in form must differ in meaning, then one should find no true synonyms.
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This is a very peculiar but decorative plant which in submersed form differs conspicuously from the other members of the family.
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The buff application form differed in only one important way from the half-dozen Vologsky had sent in the past.
group
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The actual results of the Group may differ materially from those illustrated.
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These chondrites belong to three major groups that differ in their composition.
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Group norms Work groups differ from free-forming groups outside employment in that they evolve over long periods of time.
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He was looking at a peaceful family group , differing in only one respect from the scenes he knew.
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In this respect groups did not differ statistically but the adjustment is standard practice and allows a fairer comparison.
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Conflicts of interest among philanthropic groups originating in differing social or religious theories frustrated constructive action in certain fields.
language
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These serve pretty well everywhere, though languages differ in the ones they favor.
method
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Variation from authority averages by the two methods differed not only in size but in direction.
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The methods of consultants differ from company to company and from station to station.
opinion
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In a few instances as might be expected, opinions differ on certain aspects.
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Spiced a rid Flavored Cheeses Opinion differs on the merits of flavoring and spicing cheeses.
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There may be a complicated chain of cause and effect on which opinions will differ .
rate
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It is for these reasons that wage rates differ from one job to the next.
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The rate of planetary turnings differed , and he did not know that of Trantor.
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The article challenges the statement by the Cumbrian Area Health Authority that local leukaemia rates do not significantly differ from national rates.
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Although the hit rate does not differ significantly between junctions there do seem to be substantial differences between individual films.
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The unemployment rates did not differ significantly in these darker areas, being high for both groups.
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Reinfarction rates did not differ significantly between aspirin alone and aspirin plus subcutaneous heparin groups.
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Age specific death rates do not differ much between the non-manual social classes.
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The success rates for two tasks differing only in the lengths of the rod shown is again marked.
respect
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We have already seen that two sentences differing only in respect of cognitive synonyms occupying parallel syntactic positions are in general logically equivalent.
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Individuals differ with respect to the contribution of each of these variables in their development.
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Pollution control work also differs in important respects from routine police patrol work.
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Yet Cantor differed in several respects from the superstars in universities that counted Nobel laureates by the dozen.
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If the people and positions which make up society did not differ in important respects there would be no need for stratification.
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The first is that there are no systematic entailments between sentences differing only in respect of compatibles in parallel syntactic positions.
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He was looking at a peaceful family group, differing in only one respect from the scenes he knew.
result
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These results did not differ when acid output was expressed as mmol/h/kg lean body mass or mmol/h/kg fat free body weight.
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The result is that families differ greatly in their ability to express their wants in the market.
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As a result differing terms are used to describe similar products.
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The authors point out that their study was done in a rural area and results may differ with urban clients.
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Data from patients adhering fully to the protocol were also analysed, and where results differ , these are also presented.
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How did their results differ when they listened with one ear and with two?
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The results appear to differ among species.
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Did their one-ear results differ depending on the direction of the clap?
size
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The areas will differ in size .
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Shrimp from around the world differ in color, size , and shape.
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Variation from authority averages by the two methods differed not only in size but in direction.
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Nematode eggs differ greatly in size and shape, and the shell is of variable thickness usually consisting of three layers.
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Their percentages, however, differ with the size of the university.
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Sometimes, in a store where more than one manufacturer is stocked, dresses for the same ages differ in size .
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The template can be anything from a simple list of stories to a traditional newspaper layout with headlines of differing sizes .
species
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Different species differed in number and size of teeth and proportions of the jaws.
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Both species differ also in their achenes and bracts.
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Different fish species differ markedly in their ability to deal with different water types.
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The achenes of Sagittaria species differ from those of Echinodorus species by not being ribbed.
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In the genus Echinodorus there are distinct groups of self-fertile and self-sterile species differing in the leaf petioles.
view
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Their reasons for adopting this view differed somewhat, but we can take Galileo's position as not atypical.
ways
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In what ways did the countries differ ?
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So in what ways do they differ ?
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If a present-day Darwin were to agonize over his matrimonial fate in what ways might it differ from the example above?
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The needs of local populations, their service objectives and the most effective ways of achieving them differ between areas.
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But in other ways they differ very strongly.
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They are both 11 13, but in almost all other ways they differ .
■ VERB
agree
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They were tolerably happy together, as marriages seem to go, a happiness achieved partly by agreeing to differ .
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We might as well agree to differ and get along as well as we can.
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If after discussion we agree to differ , both versions will be recorded.
beg
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Peretti begged to differ , citing Webster's dictionary.
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Ken Howard might beg to differ .
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Well having discussed this matter with many typical users of word processors, I beg to differ .
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Predictably, Boston begs to differ .
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The publishing industry may beg to differ .
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The solar calendar begs to differ .
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Many baseball fans in Cleveland beg to differ .
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Many would beg to differ with his terminology.
seem
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More-over, the effects of imitation on performance seem to differ with respect to phonological abilities and grammatical abilities.
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As in the case of the concord system, constraints seem to differ between one non-standard grammar and another.
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Many of these areas also suffer from extremely serious soil erosion, although reports and impressions seem to differ .
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
I beg to differ
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Selling some of course. I beg to differ.
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Well having discussed this matter with many typical users of word processors, I beg to differ.
agree to differ/disagree
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An official day to, as a society, agree to disagree and celebrate our freedom to do so.
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If after discussion we agree to differ, both versions will be recorded.
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If you can't agree to disagree, then take a back seat and let others have their way on this occasion.
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They seemed to respect each other, and simply agreed to disagree.
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They were tolerably happy together, as marriages seem to go, a happiness achieved partly by agreeing to differ.
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We might as well agree to differ and get along as well as we can.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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A lot of painkillers are basically the same, differing only in cost.
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All politicians agree that inflation must be beaten but they differ over methods of achieving this.
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Critics differed about the importance of Osborne's new play.
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Opinions on the subject differ greatly.
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People's abilities differ , but their rights and opportunities should be the same.
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Scholars differ widely about when the two manuscripts were written.
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Scottish law has always differed from English law.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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However, states differ in standards for products and the labelling thereof.
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Ken Howard might beg to differ .
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Opinions currently differ as to the effectiveness of strategies in the professional development of teachers during the last twenty years.
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Rather smaller and darker than Swift and Pallid Swift, differing especially in its dark throat and faster flight.
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The methods of consultants differ from company to company and from station to station.
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The results, on virtually every test, differed markedly from a control group of healthy adults.
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The specific symptom by which our body chooses to signal stress will differ from one individual to the next.
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Thus, insight into those differing views is important to your own choices.