rigid distinction
collocation in Englishmeaningsofrigidanddistinction
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rigid
adjective
uk/ˈrɪdʒ.ɪd/us/ˈrɪdʒ.ɪd/
stiff or fixed; not able to be bent ...
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distinction
noun
uk/dɪˈstɪŋk.ʃən/us/dɪˈstɪŋk.ʃən/
a difference between two ...
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(Definition ofrigidanddistinctionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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You have already objected against arigiddistinctionbetween a social world and an object world, and you defend an 'animation' of the past object.
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One cannot make arigiddistinctionbetween 'active' and 'passive' membership.
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I posit norigiddistinctionbetween railways existing as objective, historically real, physical and institutional entities and the subjective representations of those same railways in various media.
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But even if arigiddistinctionbetween the two terms is difficult to uphold, this does not mean we should see relativism itself as a unitary phenomenon.
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Forms of social history may, nonetheless, easily support traditional value hierarchies and maintain therigiddistinctionbetween 'music' and 'extramusical' elements.
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Secondly, there is norigiddistinctionbetween solvent and insolvent liquidations.
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There is norigiddistinctionbetween those who engage in a meaningful activity in the community and those who do not.
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Disability working allowance will remove arigiddistinctionin the present benefit structure between ability and inability to work.
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It does not follow that there will always be such arigiddistinctionthat somebody is damaged.
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I am not saying that we want arigiddistinction.
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I wonder whether, in practice, thatrigiddistinctioncan be made.
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We are therefore not anxious to make this fairlyrigiddistinctionbetween older workers and the others.
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There should be arigiddistinctionbetween capital and income.
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One concerns the veryrigiddistinctionwhich continues to be drawn between the industrial use of land and its use for other purposes.
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There should not be arigiddistinctionaccording to age.
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What is the reason for drawing arigiddistinctionbetween radio and television?
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He should know that in a mixed economy one cannot drawrigiddistinctionlike that and expect one's listeners to accept such arguments as logical.
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I question whether arigiddistinctionbetween community and commercial radio stations is right.
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It is not possible to draw arigiddistinctionbetween personal and business taxes; income tax, for example, is paid by individuals, trusts and unincorporated and certain other businesses.
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