The phrase "allow a distinction between" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when discussing the ability to recognize or make a difference between two or more concepts, ideas, or categories.
Example: "In this analysis, we will allow a distinction between the theoretical framework and practical applications of the model."
Alternatives: "make a distinction between" or "draw a distinction between".
This has been found to be sufficient to give rise to magnetically split Mössbauer spectra that allow a distinction between magnetite and maghemite and to determine their relative amounts in a sample.
In the last decades, several studies have attempted to identify the electrophysiologic markers that could allow a distinction between VM and other vestibular disorders.
Unlike our case, the authors use data that allow a distinction between unemployment and nonparticipation, but the logistic models that they use do not control for unobserved heterogeneity, a shortcoming which could significantly bias the estimates of duration dependence.
Despite this, we suggest assessing the noradrenaline response in follow-up studies, which would allow a distinction between secretion mechanisms governed mainly by the adrenal glands (adrenaline) or secretion by sympathetic nerve endings (noradrenaline).
Instead, the American members of the cast adopted either Received Pronunciation or Caribbean-infused speech patterns, seemingly to allow a distinction between the perceived cultural superiority of RP for the Romans juxtaposed with the "other" of Caribbean accents for those under the imperial yoke.
The duration of the whole headache period did not allow a distinction between episodic and chronic CH; however, the persistency of headache attacks for 4 months, exceeding the usual duration of a cluster period (ranging between 2 weeks and 3 months) [7], resembled a chronic presentation, which is common in symptomatic cases [2].
Indigenous microflora dynamics allowed a distinction between two composting main phases, thermophilic and maturation, which characterise of the progression of the composting process.
The data provide us with information on the types of training at the respective establishments allowing a distinction between external courses, internal courses, and on-the-job training.
Similarly, the survey allows a distinction between training that is solely employer-financed and training that includes a financial contribution by employees towards the training costs.
Though more complicated that a causal theory of knowledge, Nozick's (1981) "tracking" account of knowledge also allows a distinction between beliefs which noninferentially track facts and beliefs which inferentially track facts.
