Word: distinguish
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Under the program, the U.S. does not distinguish between strong-gluten wheat and weak; it will pay the same price for either type. And since more weak-gluten wheat can be produced per acre, most farmers have concentrated on it. Even the relatively few farmers who produce strong-gluten wheat are no help to the Government; since they get premium prices on the open market, most of them do not bother to enter the Government price-support program. Furthermore, the shortage of strong-gluten wheat is so great that whenever a shipment of it does go to a commercial elevator...
...beat, they are attired in special blue uniforms which distinguish them from the Cambridge police. Until nine years ago, they were all plainclothesmen, but it was found that merely wearing uniforms deters disturbances. The only time plainclothesmen are used now is during big weekends when trouble is anticipated...
...school is interested only in knowing whether a student should obtain a degree or not, there should be only two grades, Pass and Fail, the minority report argued. If it were further necessary to distinguish those with exceptionally high marks for honor positions, these distinctions should also be made, i.e. Law Review, Board of Student Advisors, Legal Aid Bureau, Pass and Fail...
...their tips. Wires run down the fencers' arms and out the tails of their jackets to reels that are mounted at the end of the fencing strip. A solid touch with either épée sounds a buzzer and turns on a light. The hookup can distinguish between touches only one twenty-fifth of a second apart...
Fortunately, J.S. can still recognize letters, words and figures, so that he can read and calculate (though a bit more slowly than before his accident). He can distinguish some objects but not others. For instance, he cannot tell a dog from a fox, but he can find his way through the city and draw a floor plan of his house from memory. At work he can identify only three colleagues: one very tall and thin, one with two moles, one with a facial tic. The rest tell him their names, point to the tools they want him to pass...