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> 隊服の上から触れた彼の身体からは、かすか **ではある** ものの温もりを感じられる。

I've already read the answers to these questions:

  * [Meaning of ~つもりではいる in that sentence](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/15455/meaning-of-%E3%81%A4%E3%82%82%E3%82%8A%E3%81%A7%E3%81%AF%E3%81%84%E3%82%8B-in-that-sentence)
  * [What is a good way to translate ではある?](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/74194/what-is-a-good-way-to-translate-%E3%81%A7%E3%81%AF%E3%81%82%E3%82%8B)
  * [ではあるんだろうが meaning](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/75192/%E3%81%A7%E3%81%AF%E3%81%82%E3%82%8B%E3%82%93%E3%81%A0%E3%82%8D%E3%81%86%E3%81%8C-meaning)

However, I still don't understand it. To me, は just emphasises the fact that
the warmth is feeble and nothing more. You say it shows contrast, but between
what? かすか and?

What would be the difference in nuance with the sentence below?

> 隊服の上から触れた彼の身体からは、かすか **である** ものの温もりを感じられる。

Please, add pairs of example sentences to your answers that only differ in
である/ではある (not single different sentences) to show the difference in nuance
between them.
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nuances particle-は
What's the difference between である and ではある?
Generally Xではある is an emphasis by contrast with non-Xである(or Xでない). More
verbosely it means _if I were to describe it X or non-X, I would say X_.

I think it is similar in English when the verb is pronounced emphatically.
E.g.,

  * It _is_ feeble but some warmth was felt. (with emphasis on _is_ )

Here at least in some sense, _is_ should be contrasted with _is not_.

The difference of かすかではあるものの and かすかであるものの in the question is as subtle as
that of the above and the version without emphasis on _is_ (It is feeble
but..).

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Practically, Xではある indicates that there is a reservation or more simply it
translates _X, but.._. Like the sentences in question, if the "but ..." part
is not omitted, it does not make a lot of difference.

When nothing follows after ではある, then it makes a difference. For example,

  * この映画は人気だ(人気である)
  * この映画は人気ではある

The former is a plain statement that the film is popular. The latter indicates
there is "but". The implication may be that the speaker does not like it or
that the film cost too much money and hence is commercially not that
successful. It depends on context.
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