The difference is that the Plastiki is looking to inspire something larger -- a sea of change, in how we view waste and how we integrate it back into the web of life.
We are in the midst of a sea change of what social really means in companies.
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"I've certainly seen a bit of a sea change in the corporate marketplace the past several weeks, " he says.
As a result of this sweeping sea change, we face a trillion dollar glut of commercial property threatening our communities, businesses, hundreds of small and mid-sized banks, as well as the FDIC.
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For a generation accustomed to a lot of structure, this is a sea change and it undoubtedly accounts for some of their stress and anxiety about their prospects for future achievement.
But it's part of a sea change in how people view the true value of their property and how they role of ownership in their lives as a whole.
Then, we have just learned from the indispensable Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) of a dramatic sea-change recently announced by the leader of the Muslim Brotherhood (MB).
"Since the middle of December 2012, commissioners have sensed a real sea change in the level of confidence at both member and officer level that the council can move beyond recovery to deliver the commitment it has made to transform itself into a 'new Anglesey', " he said.
Officials, a whole - what do you call a group of officials - a whole row of them, told the committee there'd been a sea change in the way the government gives out grants.
It is against this historical backdrop that indications of a sea-change in public pension fund attitudes must be viewed.
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For instance, sea ice is predicted to increasingly shrink as a result of climate change: the late-summer Arctic sea ice may vanish almost entirely by the middle of the century, triggering unprecedented maritime challenges, with an increase in shipping and oil and gas exploration in high-latitude waters previously covered in ice.
Second and in some ways more cheering, Kirch's difficulties - along with a number of other corporate crunches - indicate a sea-change in German business culture.
Consider the Center for Political Accountability itself as a barometer of the activist sea change.
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In a sea change, some of the service work that was outsourced to places like India and the Philippines is starting to return to North America.
The United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel of Climate Change has forecast a rise in sea levels of at least 7.1 inches (18 cm) by the end of the century.
But we are actually at the tipping point, a real sea change in the deployment of technology.
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"I think we'll see a sea change in the outlook of clubs next season, " said the Imps chairman, who will celebrate a year in the post in June.
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Not so much in Tokelau, where its three atolls of Atafu, Fakaofo and Nukunonu may not be long for this world, due to rising sea levels as a result of climate change.
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Now, in the wake of the attacks, a sea change in attitudes means that government is suddenly seen as having a role after all - although its magnitude and nature is still the subject of fierce debate.
The other processes that occur in the vicinity of inlets are of at least equal importance and coastline change in these areas as a result of rising sea levels has until now been strongly underestimated.
By feeding into his model both some recent science on the increased risks of dramatic climate change, and the possibility of such catastrophes as a rise in sea level big enough to flood London and New York, he calculates that the range of possible outcomes lies somewhere between 5% and 20% of global output over the next century or two.
The pending disappearance of "Dear" is a sea change in the way we write to each other -- yet when you think about it, there are few logical reasons arguing for a longer life for that particular word.
On the Chinese side too, there is plenty of evidence that relations have undergone a sea change.
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And beyond what we can see there lurks a vast sea of new potential for more innovative and disruptive change.
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For workers and employers alike, the mobile revolution represents a sea change in productivity and the very nature of work itself.
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It was a sea change, which irrevocably put Facebook ahead of competitors technologically, and laid nails in the coffin of MySpace as a viable social network.
Market watchers said two statements were key for precious metals: the open-ended nature of the statement, which is a sea-change for the Fed, and the comments about the inflation target.
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Unless their is a sea change in human consciousness, the number of celebrities willing to fly to Moscow for a few million dollars will continue to exceed those who refuse to do so.
The success of the Matthew 25 PAC would mark a sea change in the electoral landscape, unprecedented but not a bolt from the blue.
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