profound difference
collocation in Englishmeaningsofprofoundanddifference
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profound
adjective
uk/prəˈfaʊnd/us/prəˈfaʊnd/
felt or experienced very strongly or in an ...
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difference
noun
uk/ˈdɪf.ər.əns/us/ˈdɪf.ɚ.əns/
the way in which two or more things which you are comparing are not ...
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(Definition ofprofoundanddifferencefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Theprofounddifferencebetween them lies, however, in the nature of that by which the individual pursues his aim.
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There is aprofounddifferencebetween our cognition of a thing and the enlightened person's.
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Also, in this study aprofounddifferencein colour was detected between worms from humans and non-human primates.
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There is, after all, aprofounddifferencebetween the will to understand for purposes of coexistence and enlargement of horizons, and the will to dominate for the purposes of control.
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It may make aprofounddifference, however, in families characterized by unequal power and exploitation of the dependent spouse, by redistributing the family resources and power.
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There is, after all, aprofounddifferencebetween the will to understand for purposes of co-existence and enlargement of horizons, and the will to dominate for the purposes of control.
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Comparison of the fecundity of the normal and active females, revealed an obvious andprofounddifference.
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It is worth restating that, in a technical area, the changes will make aprofounddifferenceto those seeking to obtain industrial injuries benefit.
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The whole thing is quite different, and that must make aprofounddifference.
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It is in this that theprofounddifferencebetween those countries with a written constitution and ours lies.
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There is aprofounddifferencebetween clean pasteurised milk and unclean pasteurised milk.
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But within the last ten or twenty years aprofounddifferencehas arisen in relation of the nations in precisely these matters.
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There is aprofounddifferenceof opinion in the medical profession about their value.
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I think there is aprofounddifferencebetween the two.
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That is aprofounddifferenceand one which shows the complete contrast between what we are doing and the privatisation programme of the last government.
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It is in this context that we find aprofounddifferencein attitudes.
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I believe that all these arguments arise from aprofounddifferenceof outlook, aim and intent.
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There is aprofounddifferencein the meanings of the two words.
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There is, as between these three areas, the mostprofounddifference.
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That makes aprofounddifferenceto their lives and to the energy used.
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