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Example sentences for "differs"

Lexicographically close words:
differentiations; differently; differents; differeth; differing; difficile; difficiles; difficilis; difficult; difficultate
  1. In contradistinction to the Lao Pong Dam, who have derived their written language from the Burmese character, the eastern race has retained what appears to be the early form of the present Siamese writing, from which it differs little.

  2. In habits it resembles the northern bird, from which it differs in little more than wanting the black stripe below the eye and having the lower part of the tarsus bare of feathers.

  3. Malory's version of the Charrette adventure differs in many respects from any other extant form, and the source of this special section of his work is still a question of debate among scholars.

  4. Just as the adult phase of the living form differs owing to evolutionary modification from the adult phase of the ancestor, so each larval phase will differ for the same reason from the corresponding larval phase in the ancestral life-history.

  5. The point of view of Lamentations sometimes differs from that of the prophet.

  6. In this respect it differs entirely from the Government under the old Confederation, which was confined to making requisitions on the States in their sovereign character.

  7. Reflect in what civilization differs from savagery; consider not the accidental and outward circumstance, but the fundamental causes upon which these depend.

  8. Genuine poetry differs from prose in the entire texture of its web.

  9. The sense of sight differs considerably from the other senses.

  10. On very clear moonless nights they found that the shape of the sky-dome differs little from that of a hemisphere.

  11. White light consists of rays of light of various colors and these are separated by means of a prism because the refractive-index of the prism differs for lights of different color or wave-length.

  12. Their art differs from savage art as a French midinette differs from a squaw, but it is as original and vital as the work of savages.

  13. But how comes it that the art of one age differs from that of another?

  14. Digitalysatum differs from other forms of digitalis in these respects:.

  15. The company’s implication that the heat given out by the Thermor bottle differs from that given out by an ordinary hot-water bottle is an absurdity.

  16. It differs from Chloron in that the amounts of some of the constituents are somewhat greater, and in that, like Chlorax, it contains some tincture of opium.

  17. This description of the treatment differs from that furnished to the Council by Mark White in that here the iodin and oil appear to be combined with the serum.

  18. Squibb and Sons wrote: “Iron citrate green (iron and ammonium citrate green) differs from the U.

  19. The later formula differs from the original.

  20. The statement, in full reads: “Fellows’ Syrup differs from other preparations of the hypophosphites.

  21. Physical comparison alone shows that Ambrine as now sold differs from “Hyperthermine” of a few years ago; the probable reason is that “Ambrine” has changed its formula.

  22. The spawn of the common frog differs from that of the toad in that the eggs all adhere to form a huge jelly-like mass.

  23. The octopus differs yet again in this matter, its eggs being very small, berry-like, and attached to a stalk which runs through the centre of the mass.

  24. Large in size, the outer coat or "shell" is in all cases horn-like and flexible, but differs greatly in shape.

  25. Their plumage differs in no way from that of the adult.

  26. The Indian cock sparrow differs slightly in appearance from the English bird, having more white on the sides of his neck.

  27. The barn owl, however, differs from all others in that it has a long, thin face.

  28. My experience differs from that of Hume, inasmuch as it tends to show that green parrots do not excavate their own holes, or even the entrances to them.

  29. The suggestion I have made is made only with reference to the koel, which differs from other cuckoos in that it dupes a bird stronger and bigger than itself.

  30. As a matter of fact, the swift differs more widely from the swallow than the crow does from the canary.

  31. The hen differs from the cock in having the top of the head black with small white triangular spots.

  32. And Britain differs from France in the fact that much of this outlying population is available for war purposes in case of peril to the liberties of the mother country.

  33. Today, Japan differs little from the nations of Europe and America in its institutions and industries, and from being among the most backward, has taken its place among the most advanced nations of the world.

  34. In this respect, copyright law differs from patent law, where a first use bars others from the same field.

  35. I tell you that the principle of non-intervention, as now preached among us, is as selfish and cruel as the worst frenzy of conquest, and differs from it only by being not only malignant, but dastardly.

  36. Military life, with the labors, exposures, and circumstances of war, differs widely from civil life.

  37. In time of peace, the character of the men who desire to become soldiers differs with the degree of public prosperity.

  38. The dress of the women only differs from that of the men by the hood being made sufficiently wide to admit of their carrying a child on their back.

  39. The survey of the Mackenzie made on this Expedition, differs very little in its outline from that of its discoverer, whose general correctness we had often occasion to admire.

  40. It differs characteristically from all systems of theory that had preceded it, both in its premises and in its aims.

  41. But he differs in this respect from the common run of business men in degree rather than in kind.

  42. Roughly, Hegelian materialism differs from Hegelian orthodoxy by inverting the main logical sequence, not by discarding the logic or resorting to new tests of truth or finality.

  43. The pragmatic knowledge of the early days differs scarcely at all in character from that of the maturest phases of culture.

  44. The course outlined differs noticeably from what has been customary in treatises on economics.

  45. This culture differs in some respects radically from that of the dolicho-blond communities, and it bears more of a resemblance to the culture of such a brunet group of peoples as the early historic communities of upper and middle Italy.

  46. The conduct of mankind differs from that of the brutes in being determined by anticipated sensations of pleasure and pain, instead of actual sensations.

  47. The mode of giving the benediction differs in the two Churches.

  48. From these, however, it differs essentially.

  49. The ring ceremony in Russian marriages differs materially from that of English usage.

  50. This edge is only a variety of point d'Angleterre edging, and differs only in the mode of making the knot; the thread is passed over, under, and through the loop formed by the point de Bruxelles lace.

  51. We give two sizes of thread, as this design is capable of many uses, and the size of the thread differs with these.

  52. Tatting differs entirely from crochet, and is composed of stitches forming knots.

  53. Method of teaching "carrying," greatly differs from method of teaching "fetching.

  54. B differs in the Gospels from that which it bears in the Acts and the Epistles; or if Cod.

  55. Matthaei's second and very inferior edition differs in text from his first in but twenty-four places, none of them being in the Gospels.

  56. If a candidate differs from me, more or less, on these, I may yet be disposed to vote for him.

  57. We include under one and the same name all the affinities and attractions of sex, but the appetite of the savage differs from the love of the educated and civilized man as much as charcoal differs from the diamond.

  58. There are different constitutions in different Colonies; but it seems to me that the policy laid down in your proposal differs from that laid down by His Majesty's Government.

  59. The process differs little from crayon drawing on paper; and the progress of pupils depends entirely on their previous attainments in drawing.

  60. Ivory is generally turned in a lathe--a machine that differs some in size and shape, according to the material worked.

  61. This fir differs from balsam fir in its choice of situation.

  62. In that respect it differs from the other well-known sprouting softwood of this country, the California redwood, whose numerous sprouts grow into large trunks.

  63. The wood of roots differs from that of the trunk more than is usual with hardwoods.

  64. The wood of chestnut oak differs little from that of white oak in weight, strength, and stiffness.

  65. Butternut resembles black walnut in a good many ways and differs from it in several.

  66. True, the white pine in the southern mountains differs slightly from the northern tree, but botanically it is the same.

  67. The beauty of its large clusters of white flowers differs from those of all associated trees; and it seldom blooms.

  68. The tree bears perfect flowers, and in that respect differs from most other species of ash.

  69. The wood differs little from that of pignut hickory, and the uses are the same.

  70. The tree differs in no respect from that of the peach and besides the absence of pubescence the only other distinguishing marks between the fruits are smaller size, firmer flesh, greater aroma and a distinct and richer flavor in nectarines.

  71. Rossanna, though very similar to Alberge, differs from it in having reniform glands and in ripening about two weeks later.

  72. The choice of varieties differs in different localities so that a prescription of sorts to grow for the canning trade cannot be made.

  73. It differs from both, too, in time of ripening.

  74. These considerations, then, must bring us to the conclusion that growing peaches differs somewhat from growing other fruits.

  75. Engle is almost a counterpart of the well-known Late Crawford from which it differs essentially in earlier ripening fruit and more productive trees.


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