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Meanings of different matter in English

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Usage of different matter in English
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My physical recovery was fine; the emotional recovery was a different matter.
Within arm's reach
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But Sophie knew personal loss, family grief-andbetrayal?-wasa different matter entirely.
Explosive
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The needs of the human eater are a very different matter, however.
In defense of food: an eater's manifesto
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Double-digit reductions in gas and electricity prices are, however, a different matter.
The Irish Times
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Of course, if they wish to out themselves it's a different matter.
The Guardian
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What you do with this knowledge is a different matter, of course.
Can You Feel Anything When I Do This?
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Whether anyone would wish to clone a human is a different matter.
The Guardian
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The rugby in Dublin on Saturday, however, was a different matter altogether.
The Guardian
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Translating that into a change in policy is an entirely different matter.
The Guardian
10
Now, he says, it's a different matter and that won't happen again.
The Irish Times
11
Inside is a completely different matter, with a bumper harvest each time.
The Guardian
12
What we require assistance with is a wholly different matter, albeit related.
The Mammoth Book of Steampunk
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Of course, giving him a few gray hairs is a different matter.
Don't cry
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But the amiable Belgian knows tomorrow's semi-final will be a different matter.
The Guardian
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The interview with Kettelman, which followed immediately afterward, was a different matter.
The Robot Who Looked Like Me
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But peeling them off, as he soon found, was a different matter.
Dayworld Breakup
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Ireland
Common
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
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