sharp distinction

collocation in English

meaningsofsharpanddistinction

These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations withdistinction.
sharp
adjective
uk
/ʃɑːp/us
/ʃɑːrp/
having a thin edge or point that can cut something or make a hole ...
See more atsharp
distinction
noun
uk
/dɪˈstɪŋk.ʃən/us
/dɪˈstɪŋk.ʃən/
a difference between two ...
See more atdistinction

(Definition ofsharpanddistinctionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsharp distinction

These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Such asharpdistinctionis somewhat contrived.
From theCambridge English Corpus
In its traditional form, the rule draws asharpdistinctionbetween shall and will.
From theCambridge English Corpus
I would, however, question the advisability of asharpdistinctionhere.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Can we make asharpdistinctionbetween planning and control in human action production?
From theCambridge English Corpus
According to the emotive theory, there is asharpdistinctionbetween belief and practice.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The physicalist can support thissharpdistinctionby pointing to phenomenal spatial properties.
From theCambridge English Corpus
They make asharpdistinctionbetween propositions which can be verified, empirically, and those which cannot.
From theCambridge English Corpus
That is asharpdistinction.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Asharpdistinctionis drawn.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
There is asharpdistinction.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
However, there is asharpdistinctionbetween the mechanisms posited by repression and the processes thought to underlie ordinary forgetting.
From theCambridge English Corpus
If instead we talk of ethnic groups or categories, such asharpdistinctionbecomes difficult to maintain.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Such a distinction does not accord well with the lack of asharpdistinctionbetween consistent and inconsistent spellings.
From theCambridge English Corpus
By treating constructions as schematic complex symbolic units, thesharpdistinctionbetween syntactic ' rules ' and lexical items is erased.
From theCambridge English Corpus
From this perspective, arguments which do not recognize asharpdistinctionbetween sympathy and empathy can seem merely confused.
From theCambridge English Corpus
It is a verysharpdistinctionindeed.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
He has drawn asharpdistinction.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
There was a fairlysharpdistinction.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
It provides for asharpdistinctionamong items of help.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
The fact is thissharpdistinctiondoes not exist.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
There is asharpdistinctionto be drawn.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
That is thesharpdistinctionto be drawn.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Does he draw a verysharpdistinctionthere?
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Is there not asharpdistinctionto be made?
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Want to learn more?
Go to the definition ofsharp
Go to the definition ofdistinction
See other collocations withdistinction