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.

The Whig factions became, in effect, distinct parties ( such as the Grenvillites and the Bedfordites ), all of whom claimed the Whig mantle, while the material distinction in politics was between the ' King's Friends ' who supported the newly activist role of George III in government, and those who opposed the king.

There is no marked distinction between head and mantle.

And the action is consistently presented with regard for this distinction.

But because it is the function of the mind to turn the one into the other by means of the capacities with which words endow it, we do not unwisely examine the type of distinction, in the sphere of politics, on which decisions hang.

But the most impressive testimony to Schnabel's distinction as a teacher is reflected by the individuality which marks each student's approach as distinctly his own.

As a result, although we still make use of this distinction, there is much confusion as to the meaning of the basic terms employed.

It is this distinction between producing a written work and producing the interpretation or meaning in a written work that both Barthes and Foucault are interested in.

Another view defines anxiety as " a future-oriented mood state in which one is ready or prepared to attempt to cope with upcoming negative events ," suggesting that it is a distinction between future and present dangers which divides anxiety and fear.

In digital images there is a subtle distinction between the Display Aspect Ratio ( the image as displayed ) and the Storage Aspect Ratio ( the ratio of pixel dimensions ); see distinctions, below.

It has two main features on which its distinction as a major contribution to Avicennan studies may be said to rest: the first is its clarity and readability ; the second is the comparative approach adopted by the author [...].

Theosophy is a nonsectarian organization based on Buddhist and Hindu teachings, and it promotes the view of the world as an interconnected whole and the unity and brotherhood of humankind " without distinction of race, creed, sex, caste or color ".

Classical physics draws a distinction between particles and energy, holding that only the latter exhibit waveform characteristics, whereas quantum mechanics is based on the observation that matter has both wave and particle aspects and postulates that the state of every subatomic particle can be described by a wavefunction — a mathematical expression used to calculate the probability that the particle, if measured, will be in a given location or state of motion.

It has the distinction of being the first programmable ROM cartridge – based video game console, and the first console to use a microprocessor.

Recent studies, based on a larger data set, indicate the cut-off inclination of 12 ° ( instead of 5 °) between the cold and hot populations while confirming the distinction between the homogenous red cold population and the bluish hot population.

There is also a personal dualism in Christianity with a soul-body distinction based on the idea of an immaterial Christian Soul.

In graphic arts ( 2D image making that ranges from photography to illustration ) the distinction is often made between fine art and commercial art, based on the context within which the work is produced and how it is traded.

The distinction is one of convenience only ; it is not based on any clear biologically homologous trait, any more than the common trait of having wings functionally unites insects, bats, and birds, or than not having wings unites tortoises, snails and sponges.

Henry Maine in his analysis of the historical changes and development of human societies noted the key distinction between traditional societies defined as " status " societies based on the legal position of the Individual in regards to the rest of society, family association and functionally diffuse roles for individuals ; and modern " progressive " societies defined as " contract " societies where social relations are determined by contracts pursued by individuals to advance their interests.

Another distinction, based upon the size of organic compounds, distinguishes between small molecules and polymers.

The transition from a mainframe environment to one that is based primarily on personal computers ( PCs ) has blurred the once rigid distinction between the programmer and the user.

According to the United Nations convention, there is no distinction between the terms racial discrimination and ethnic discrimination, and superiority based on racial differentiation is scientifically false, morally condemnable, socially unjust and dangerous, and that there is no justification for racial discrimination, in theory or in practice, anywhere.

the term " racial discrimination " shall mean any distinction, exclusion, restriction, or preference based on race, colour, descent, or national or ethnic origin that has the purpose or effect of nullifying or impairing the recognition, enjoyment or exercise, on an equal footing, of human rights and fundamental freedoms in the political, economic, social, cultural or any other field of public life.

This definition does not make any difference between discrimination based on ethnicity and race, in part because the distinction between the two remains debatable among anthropologists.

… any distinction, exclusion, restriction or preference based on race, color, descent, or national or ethnic origin that has the purpose or effect of nullifying or impairing the recognition, enjoyment or exercise, on an equal footing, of human rights and fundamental freedoms in the political, economic, social, cultural or any other field of public life.

An important distinction is that, while republicanism continued to stress the importance of civic virtue and the common good, liberalism was based on economics and individualism.

Historically, the distinction is made based on qualitative differences in bulk properties.

The distinction between frogs and toads is based on informal naming conventions concentrating on the warts rather than taxonomy or evolutionary history ; some toads are more closely related to frogs than other toads.

There is no formal botanical distinction between bananas and plantains, and the use of either term is based purely on how the fruits are consumed.

:: If the repeaters in a network that is based upon the physical extended star topology are replaced with hubs or switches, then a hybrid network topology is created that is referred to as a physical hierarchical star topology, although some texts make no distinction between the two topologies.

As with the distinction between love ( an intrinsic state ) and monogamy ( a behavior ), Moore's differentiation between intrinsic and instrumental value allowed the Bloomsburies to maintain an ethical high-ground based on intrinsic merit, independent of, and without reference to, the consequences of their actions.

", Michel Foucault proposed a concept of critique based on Kant's distinction between " private " and " public " uses of reason.

Reinaldo de Azevedo, columnist of the right-wingVeja mazagine, Brazil's most read weekly publication, called the GGB's methodology " unscientific " based on the above objection: that they make no distinction between murders motivated by bias and those that were not.

Braising of meat is often referred to as pot roasting, though some authors make a distinction between the two methods based on whether additional liquid is added.

Some cooks make a distinction between the two based on the depth of the oil used, while others use the terms interchangeably.

The distinction is not necessarily based on population, but on the relative powers granted to the different types of municipalities and correspondingly, different obligations to provide specific services to residents.