Distinct in sentence

635 examples of Distinct in a sentence

But treating force and diplomacy as distinct phases of foreign policy gives the negotiating parties the sense that American power lacks purpose and resolve.

Prewar anti-Semitism was directed not just at religious Jews, but also – and perhaps especially – at assimilated Jews, who were no longer easy to identify in any way as distinct.

Indeed, because VAT is a tax on the formal sector--the new factories, banks, and so forth that pay regular salaries and whose incomes and expenditures can easily be traced (as distinct from those of the cash-based street vendors, village enterprises, and poor farmers)--VAT impedes development.

Alas, he has several distinct disadvantages, too: he was educated at two elite universities, his middle name is Hussein, and his father was black.

In developing these new data systems, governments, businesses, and civil-society groups should promote four distinct purposes.

To appreciate fully the unique character of this consumer-demand shortfall, trends over the past 21 quarters need to be broken down into two distinct sub-periods.

There are three distinct causes of the current migration to Europe: the Western Balkans’ continuing economic malaise; the turmoil in the greater Middle East; and Africa’s civil wars and conflicts.

Such shifts give larger economies like the US and China a distinct advantage, while some economies and regions – particularly in Africa – face increasing marginalization.

Mini-grids also have a distinct advantage over off-grid systems: greater power generation.

To be sure, a country that issues an internationally favored currency can generally exert influence over others, and has a distinct economic advantage.

The most effective way of dealing with a newly assertive Russia will be for Europe to issue a collective refusal to accept a bipolar Europe of distinct Russian and EU spheres of influence.

But, despite these potential drawbacks, an armed attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities will and should remain a distinct possibility given the enormous strategic costs of a nuclear-armed Iran.

This distinct genealogy contributed to the fact that after 1989 the real priorities of the Union was not the rapid reunification of Europe but rather deepening integration of its western half, and protecting itself from possible destabilizing effects of radical geopolitical changes.

Low-cost steel (provided at prices below the long-term average cost of production but at or above the marginal cost) may be a distinct advantage for other industries.

It is a distinct and powerful form of democratic action.

The Western countries’ collective knowledge is no substitute for a collective wisdom about Libya’s distinct history and rhythms.

If a majority of the voters in a distinct region of a country favor independence, does that mean that they have a right to secede?

For Hobsbawm, the end of the Cold War marked a new and distinct era in world affairs.

These trends are precursors to a very different international model that has yet to emerge – one that will be distinct from both the nineteenth century’s “balance of power” and the twentieth century’s “community of states.”

In the current refugee crisis, EU countries have shown a distinct lack of solidarity with Germany, with many refusing to take on even a small share of the burden.

While this makes for a catchy political message, it has the distinct disadvantage of being wrong.

Second, one of the necessary conditions of a functioning democracy are clear and sufficiently distinct party political programs.

Havel’s public life could be divided into three distinct periods: artist (1956-1969), dissident (1969-1989), and politician (1989-2003) – except that he always combined all three sensibilities in his public activities.

While anti-establishment political parties did well across Italy, reflecting broad frustration with the mainstream parties, there was also a distinct north/south divide.

Bowles shows that we have distinct frameworks for analyzing situations.

The New Age “Sadhguru” Jaggi Vasudev, for example, warned in 2015 against eating during a lunar eclipse, because “there is a distinct change in the way cooked food is before and after” such an event.

Yet defining schizophrenia broadly may be unavoidable, for it is probably not a single disease with a distinct cause.

Kimura’s theory was simple and elegant, but the classification of mutations into the distinct classes – beneficial, neutral, or harmful – seemed too simple to me.

The signs of cooperation have been clear: increasing use of Arabic, rather than French, discussions that incorporate real knowledge of Islamic scripture, and recognition that Islam remains distinct from traditional practices.

Owing to a lack of distinct progress in restructuring and rebalancing the domestic economy, the next five years will be difficult, and the window of opportunity for adjustment will close rapidly.

Related words