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fine distinction
noun as in nicety
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At first sight it may seem rather a fine distinction to separate torrents from rivers by the presence or absence of terraces.
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He knew the fine distinction between drama and tragedy, the tragedy which nature prevails upon the sensitive to accept.
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Miss O'Malley acted a difficult, almost an impossibly difficult, part with a fine distinction.
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"He said it had him robbed," said Father McCormack, with the air of a man who is carefully making a fine distinction.
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When they passed its threshold the fine distinction of rank ceased.
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