apparent discrepancy

collocation in English

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apparent
adjective
uk
/əˈpær.ənt/
us
/əˈper.ənt/
able to be seen ...
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discrepancy
noun[C or U]
uk
/dɪˈskrep.ən.si/
us
/dɪˈskrep.ən.si/
a difference between two things that should be ...
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(Definition ofapparentanddiscrepancyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This does not resolve theapparentdiscrepancybetween children's polynomy and mutual exclusivity.
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These differences as well as differences in the assumptions underlying the respective models could explain theapparentdiscrepancy.
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Theapparentdiscrepancybetween the low effect of moxidectin on insects versus its effect of dung degradation suggests the confounding action of other unidentified factors.
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Thisapparentdiscrepancyactually makes sense under the view that both experiments capture opposite sides of children's understanding of indirect requests.
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The reasons for thisapparentdiscrepancyare not known.
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Theapparentdiscrepancycould possibly be explained if the temperature were higher and the precipitation were lower than average during this period.
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Additional studies on rats using an injection technique that does not, by itself, diminish overall response amplitude will be required to resolve thisapparentdiscrepancy.
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Presumably thisapparentdiscrepancyis due to the fact that some of her identifications are to more than one race.
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Thisapparentdiscrepancycould be caused by dierences in the climate and/or the measuring procedure.
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Thisapparentdiscrepancymay simply be a function of the difference in data, but it should have been addressed.
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This possibility helps explain anotherapparentdiscrepancybetween the experiments.
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Cells were left blank if there was noapparentdiscrepancybetween a guideline and the situation prevailing in the two countries.
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Theapparentdiscrepancywould be consistent with a continuous diffusion of waters in and out of the interface.
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We think this criterion for linearity may largely explain theapparentdiscrepancybetween our conclusions and theirs.
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Future studies might enable a comparison of the isolated rat a-wave against background intensity, including a derived darkadapted response, in order to reconcile theapparentdiscrepancy.
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Thisapparentdiscrepancylies in the nature of the estimates of storage capacity and differences in theoretical views of capacity that were used in each study.
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This latter problem revolves around theapparentdiscrepancybetween social influences which appear deterministic in their overall effect and the idea of nondetermined individual choice of action.
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This paper tries to explain thisapparentdiscrepancyby arguing that state or government recognition is an instrument of international relations, designed to influence rather than passively acknowledge political reality.
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