As this arrangement implies, there are big similarities between the precedent-based systems of law that prevail in the Anglophone world, and a wide difference between them and the civil-law tradition of continental Europe.

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The case was a challenge to a firefighter test that had a wide range of difference between the pass and failure rate of different groups.

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But they also say the study shows a "wide range of achievement, with a large difference between the scores of the highest and lowest achievers".

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The summit was an opportunity for the CFPB to discuss what our agency is doing and how the CFPB will help make a difference in addressing the wide range of consumer financial issues that face the Hispanic community.

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One issue for investors, according to Mr. Rosenbluth, is that this two-year-old fund is thinly traded and can have a wide bid-ask spread (the difference between the prices potential buyers "bid" to acquire shares and the prices potential sellers "ask" to part with theirs).

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As I think about people who have made a difference, they come from a wide background.

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And, with technology as the game changer as to how we can create and deliver our stories over a multitude of platforms not dependent, anymore, on big money, we can help a wide, diverse array of students develop into the kind of artists and scholars who can make a difference whether through mainstream or indie films, television, animation, digital media, DYI platforms, interactive games, experimental theater or Broadway.

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But sometimes there's a wide spread--and in a volatile stock, a difference of a nickel a share off the consensus forecast can mean a big swing in a stock price when earnings come out.

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This can be particularly challenging if your stop order triggers during a pre-market session when spreads or the difference between the bid and the ask are wide.

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