subtle distinction

collocation in English

meaningsofsubtleanddistinction

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subtle
adjective
uk
/ˈsʌt.əl/us
/ˈsʌt̬.əl/
not loud, bright, noticeable, or obvious in ...
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distinction
noun
uk
/dɪˈstɪŋk.ʃən/us
/dɪˈstɪŋk.ʃən/
a difference between two ...
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(Definition ofsubtleanddistinctionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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There is asubtledistinctionhere.
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However, they made asubtledistinctionbetween the two.
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Or has time destroyed somesubtledistinctionbetween them?
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There is asubtledistinctionto be added to the latter remark.
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English can make asubtledistinctionbetween eatable and edible, readable and legible.
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This is thesubtledistinction.
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Is there asubtledistinction?
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Then what is thesubtledistinction?
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It is a verysubtledistinction.
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That is thesubtledistinctionbetween us.
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But there is thissubtledistinction.
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Why is there thissubtledistinction?
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I think there is asubtledistinction.
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So he made thissubtledistinction.
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What is thesubtledistinctionhere?
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There is an element of truth in that picture but asubtledistinctionstill has to be made.
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That is rather asubtledistinctionin a way.
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I gather that there is asubtledistinction.
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I still do not see thissubtledistinction.
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Asubtledistinctionmust be made between bounded rationality as used in economics or cognitive science and the way we use it here.
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I do not know whether there is anysubtledistinctionbetween the two.
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It may be asubtledistinctionnot of great meaning to the public.
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But there is asubtledistinctionin the case of the bogus trade directory.
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It is rather asubtledistinctionbetween compulsion and voluntary enlistment.
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The rapporteur's amendment aimed at drawing thissubtledistinctionin the report is therefore necessary.
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