make distinction

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But her little hand was not equal to the task; and so white was she that the lamplight failed to make distinction between the colour of the drapery and the hue of the flesh.

From A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2 To the Close of the 19th Century by Saintsbury, George

It is worthy of remark here that even young Hindoo girls, in the exercise of their immature discretion, make distinction between the gods in the choice of their husbands.

From The Hindoos as they Are A Description of the Manners, Customs and the Inner Life of Hindoo Society in Bengal by Bose, Shib Chunder

However, we may fairly make distinction between the Bible as an original work and the Bible as a work of English literature.

From Study of the King James Bible by McAfee, Cleland Boyd

Her marks for the day were a little too high; she did not make distinction enough between the good and the poor scholars.

From In the School-Room Chapters in the Philosophy of Education by Hart, John S. (John Seely)

In some cases the resemblance of different species is so close that only one other expedient will make distinction possible, namely, a knowledge of the region from which the wood has come.

From Wood and Forest by Noyes, William