According to the difference of degree and meaning, Feng Youlan classifies the life state into four types: nature state, utility state, moral state and universe state.

冯友兰依照人的境界程度及其意义不同，把人的境界划分为四种类型：自然境界、功利境界、道德境界、天地境界。

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It is not a difference of principle, but merely a difference of degree.

这不是原则不同，只是程度不同而已。

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But Ritz, who has both undergone and conducted SERE training, says there is a great degree of difference between training and actual interrogations, where harsh techniques may be combined and carried out for longer periods.

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Like Greece in the euro zone, Stockton represents a difference of degree, not of kind.

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But the main difference is the degree of choice that their rights-management offers.

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The game that they would play in the pros would also be different from the game they were playing in college, but the difference was merely one of degree.

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