only difference
collocation in Englishmeaningsofonlyanddifference
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only
adjective[before noun]
uk/ˈəʊn.li/us/ˈoʊn.li/
used to show that there is a single one or very few of something, or that there are ...
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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 ofonlyanddifferencefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Theonlydifferenceis the limitation caused by the constant location of reference robot.
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Theonlydifferencebetween the sanatanadharma and physics is that one is constant while the other is always changing.
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Theonlydifferencein temporal activity that appeared important was the diurnal versus nocturnal dichotomy.
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Theonlydifferencebetween the two shields is the label of cadency in the field of fleurs-de-lis in the fourth compartment.
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Theonlydifferencecould be the way the interaction began (their initial scores).
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Theonlydifferencebetween the two lies in the numerical method used to reach the final solution.
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Theonlydifferencebetween the two experimental conditions was this difference in the way the actions were described linguistically.
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Theonlydifferenceacross the experiments was the amount of pre-exposure to the non-words.
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Once again, theonlydifferencefor this child is the ranking of constraints.
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Theonlydifferenceis that for the small open economy the (fixed) marginal physical product of capital is replaced by the (given) foreign interest rate.
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Theonlydifferencebetween the two is that each has its own flight approach and departure directions.
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Theonlydifferencebetween the constrained and unconstrained conditions is that different communication channels are used.
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Theonlydifferencefor him was that in electronic music the composer is united with the performer.
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Note that theonlydifferencebetween lists and streams is that we place an of-course closure around streams-we do not need any new machinery.
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In the working memory task theonlydifferencewas the advantage the less skilled bilingual readers had over their monolingual counterparts.
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Theonlydifferenceis that there are no arguments to push to the stack.
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Theonlydifferencefrom the household model is the fact that higher levels of education produce greater returns for those who retired for other reasons.
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Theonlydifferenceis that when formalising non-total functions, we cannot construct a proof that the accessibility predicate is always satisfied.
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