And it literally made the difference between winning or losing the battle, because of the time necessary to get the reinforcements into that blocking force.

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With those battle scars in what has worked and what hasn't, we can make a bigger difference than a single CEO with a checkbook and a scientific idea.

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In the battle to win that top job, Mr Jones said he wanted to help "make a difference to the lives of people in Wales" by building on the achievements of Rhodri Morgan's assembly governments over the past nine years.

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Consider the difference between a traditional trade quarrel, such as a dispute over restrictions on steel imports, and the battle over hormone-treated beef.

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