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The distinction between a town and a city similarly depends on the approach adopted: a city may strictly be an administrative entity which has been granted that designation by law, but in informal usage, the term is also used to denote an urban locality of a particular size or importance: whereas a medieval city may have possessed as few as 10, 000 inhabitants, today some consider an urban place of fewer than 100, 000 as a town, even though there are many officially designated cities that are very, very much smaller than that.
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The basic premise of all mystery stories is that the distinction between good and bad coincides with the distinction between legal and illegal.
It is true that this distinction between style and idea often approaches the arbitrary since in the end we must admit that style and content frequently influence or interpenetrate one another and sometimes appear as expressions of the same insight.
That fact is very clearly illustrated in the case of the many present-day intellectuals who were Communists or near-Communists in their youth and are now so extremely conservative ( or reactionary, as many would say ) that they can define no important political conviction that does not seem so far from even a centrist position as to make the distinction between Mr. Nixon and Mr. Khrushchev for them hardly worth noting.
For some time the Communists honored the distinction between the Soviet zone of Germany and the Soviet sector of Berlin by promulgating separately the laws for the two areas.
The distinction between domiciled ( de jure ) and present ( de facto ) population was not clearly defined.
By contrast, even experienced linguists commonly know no more of the range of possibilities in tone systems than the over-simple distinction between register and contour languages.
However, there are relatively few such political constituencies, and, as has been pointed out, there is seldom a clear-cut distinction between the educational interests of one social class and those of another.
By all means the most important distinction is that between those total-cost apportionments which superimpose a distribution of admittedly unallocable cost residues on estimates of incremental or marginal costs, and those other apportionments which recognize no difference between true cost allocation and mere total-cost distribution.
But in any event, full credit should be given to the Cost Section for its express and overt recognition of a vital distinction too often ignored in utility-cost analyses: namely, that between a cost allocation designed to reflect the actual behavior of costs in response to changes in rates of output of different classes of utility service ; ;
We turn now to a type of fully distributed cost analysis which, unlike the `` railroad type '', draws no distinction between cost allocation and cost apportionment: the single-step type.
With the exception of the Roman Catholic and the Orthodox Catholic Churches, most churches make no moral distinction between rhythm and mechanical or chemical contraceptives, allowing the couple free choice.
In any case, anyone who fails to make significant distinction between primary and secondary applications of economic pressure would in principle already have justified that use of economic boycott as a means which broke out a few years ago or was skillfully organized by White Citizens' Councils in the entire state of Mississippi against every local Philco dealer in that state, in protest against a Philco-sponsored program over a national TV network on which was presented a drama showing, it seemed, a `` high yellow gal '' smooching with a white man.
and when this is done it will be found that the principles governing Christian resistance cut across the distinction between violent and non-violent means, and apply to both alike, justifying either on occasion and always limiting either action.
The justification in Christian conscience of the use of any mode of resistance also lays down its limitation -- in the distinction between the persons against whom pressure is primarily directed, those upon whom it may be permitted also to fall, and those who may never be directly repressed for the sake even of achieving some great good.
There is no justification for systematizing the random statements of Irenaeus about the image of God beyond this, nor for reading into his imprecise usage the later theological distinction between the image of God ( humanity ) and the similitude of God ( immortality ).
It is even said that the distinction between self and other is part of the root cause of our suffering.
In discussion of the arts, a distinction is sometimes made between the Apollonian and Dionysian impulses where the former is concerned with imposing intellectual order and the latter with chaotic creativity.
A distinction is sometimes made between the smaller adobes, which are about the size of ordinary baked bricks, and the larger adobines, some of which may be one to two yards ( 1 – 2 m ) long.
" The term made an impact into English pulp science fiction starting from Jack Williamson's The Cometeers ( 1936 ) and the distinction between mechanical robots and fleshy androids was popularized by Edmond Hamilton's Captain Future ( 1940 – 1944 ).
He had opened the door to technological awards, but had not left instructions on how to deal with the distinction between science and technology.
According to Richard Dawkins, a distinction between agnosticism and atheism is unwieldy and depends on how close to zero we are willing to rate the probability of existence for any given god-like entity.
distinction and town
The town of Accrington thus has the unique " distinction " of having lost two separate clubs from league football.
The town had the curious distinction of having the only unemployment benefit office in Britain with the insignia of King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom above the door, until the building was closed and redeveloped as housing, but the insignia was retained.
The new town of Thermae or Therma, called for the sake of distinction Thermae Himerenses, which thus took the place of Himera, obviously derived its name from the hot springs for which it was celebrated, and the first discovery of which was connected by legends with the wanderings of Hercules.
That same year, Braddock had the distinction of becoming the first town in Emmons County to receive train service.
Healy Park, the main GAA stadium in the town, located on the Gortin Road, has a capacity nearing 25, 000, and had the distinction of being the first Gaelic-games stadium in Ulster to have floodlights.
It also has the distinction of being the lowest place on the island of Ireland, with the marsh surrounding the north east of the town recorded as being below sea level.
Five Points holds the distinction of being the first town of its size to receive electricity from Alabama Power in 1925.
Oildorado is an ongoing testimony for Taft as a certified " Oil Town "-its origins owing solely to oil production and exploration, a rare distinction among any town in the world.
Due to the demands for rich agricultural land, its size stayed compact but has the distinction of being the only river town along the Sacramento River to occupy both the east and west riverbanks.
The city has received national attention and earned the ominous distinction of being one of only two official speed traps designated by the American Automobile Association ( the other being Lawtey a few miles to the north ), due to the city's strict enforcement of the local speed limit on U. S. Route 301 as it cuts through town.
The city has received national attention and earned the dubious distinction of being one of only two official speed traps designated by the American Automobile Association ( the other being Waldo a few miles to the south ), due to the city's strict enforcement of the local speed limit on U. S. Route 301 as it cuts through town.
Roberts also had the distinction of being partner in Aaron, Roberts and Company, the firm that sold the first goods in the town.
The town holds the distinction of the having the highest percentage of people with Swiss ancestry, followed by nearby Berne, Indiana, according to the 2000 U. S. Census.
A short time previously, on the opening of the new mine at Alum Cave, the new town laid out there was called New Pittsburg, while the Hymera community in distinction was referred to as Old Pittsburg.
Whitewater has the distinction of being " incorporated " which means, unlike other towns its size, that there actually is a town board, and although it is a very small community it still has street lights and sidewalks.
Concordia holds the distinction of being elected the county seat before the town was created.
Baskin also holds the dubious distinction of being the town in Louisiana which derives the most revenue from traffic fines and forfeitures, according to the Louisiana Legislative Auditor.
The town also has the unusual distinction of having once sent the largest animal ever to the New York meat markets, a ox nicknamed " Constitution " or " Hero ".
Pelham also holds the distinction of having the oldest town hall in continuous use in the United States.
It is speculated to be the first store in Acton and holds the distinction of being the town ’ s longest established business, merging into James Tuttle ’ s store in 1845 and operating under various names until 1950.
The town originated as a railroad town and was named Summit because it was thought to be the highest point on the Illinois Central Railroad between New Orleans and Jackson, Tennessee, though nearby Brookhaven actually has that distinction.
This business has the distinction of being the oldest, continuously operated store in the town, having been in the Slagle family for approximately 91 years.
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