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.

In some states an event similar to Duo acting is offered, the major distinction being that the performers are allowed eye and physical contact.

His accomplishments include winning both the regular-season and World Series MVP awards in 1973, hitting 563 career home runs ( sixth all-time at the time of his retirement ), maintaining a. 490 career slugging percentage, being named to 14 All-Star teams, and the dubious distinction of being the all-time leader in strikeouts with 2, 597 ( he finished with 13 more career strikeouts than hits ).

The Governor General's Awards are a collection of awards presented by the Governor General of Canada, marking distinction in a number of academic, artistic and social fields.

They did so with considerable distinction, earning 2, 734 bravery awards in the process and suffering around 32, 000 casualties in all theatres.

The king grants military and civil orders and awards of distinction, customarily on the advice of government.

Evans, who was born in Franklin, Pennsylvania, served in the Philippines and in the United States prior to World War I, during which he won the Navy Cross and other awards for the distinction of his service in the Marine Brigade of the American Expeditionary Force in France.

In common with the Victoria Cross, a distinction peculiar to these two premier awards for bravery, in undress uniform or on occasions when the medal ribbon alone is worn, a miniature replica of the cross is affixed to the centre of the ribbon.

Unlike most annual awards, the distinction did not take into account players ' performances in the prior year, but their contributions on a career-basis.

He holds the unique distinction of having won each of the following league awards, once each, and each in a different season: Rookie of the Year ( 1979 ), Cy Young Award ( 1984 ), ERA leader ( 1982 ), and wins leader ( 1987 ).

" The film premiered at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival and received a large number of awards and nominations, including the Best Actress distinction for Watts from the National Society of Film Critics and the American Film Institute.

Some ( Nabedrennik and Epigonation ) are awards of distinction.

The Order of Saint George is awarded to top and senior military officers for the conduct of military operations to protect the Fatherland in the case of attack by an external enemy which resulted in the complete defeat of the enemy, for the execution of combat and other operations in other states aimed at restoring international peace and security, for being a model of military science with feats that exemplify military prowess, and who were previously awarded state awards of the Russian Federation for distinction in combat.

Le Moyne awards an Integral Honors degree, which is a separate distinction possible for undergraduates.

This snub outraged then-Another World writer Agnes Nixon, causing her to write in The New York Times, "... after viewing the recent fiasco of the Emmy awards, it may well be considered a mark of distinction to have been ignored by this group.

In 2007 a small delegation from Appleby attended the Lake Erie International Model United Nations Conference ( LEIMUN ) and were awarded the top prize for small delegations in attendance with six of the seven student delegates receiving awards of distinction in their councils.

Appleby College students have also found much success on the university Model United Nations circuit with several students winning awards of distinction at the 2007 York University Model United Nations Conference ( YMUN ).

It has the distinction of finishing second in four different awards for best SF / fantasy novel of 2002 – the Hugo, the Locus, the John W. Campbell Award, and the Arthur C. Clarke Award – each time finishing behind a different book.

Ten Outstanding Young Persons awards are given annually in Hong Kong by the Junior Chamber International Hong Kong to ten people under 40 who have achieved distinction in various fields.

Ten Outstanding Young Men awards are given annually in the Philippines by the Junior Chamber International Philippines to ten men under 40 who have achieved distinction in various fields.

Called the Ten Outstanding Young Americans ( TOYA ) program, Ten Outstanding Young American awards are given annually in the United States of America by the United States Junior Chamber to ten people under 40 who have achieved distinction in various fields.

He has won almost every literary distinction in Hungary, including the prestigious Kossuth Prize in 1996, and has received awards for his work in France, Austria, Germany, Slovenia and Norway.

Then prime minister, Sir John Major decided that the distinction between the BEM and MBE had " become increasingly tenuous " and he wanted more local people to receive their awards from the Queen herself.

Unlike the Wisden Cricketer of the Year awards, the distinction of Leading Cricketer of the World can be given to the same player more than once.

This is a list of all the awards given by the ATP World Tour to players ( and others ) of particular distinction during a given season.