Instead he said a new approach was needed "that emphasises what we have in common rather than difference".
Some economists point to a difference between common-law and civil-law economies.
There is a difference between the more common legislative filibuster and the judicial filibuster at the heart of the current showdown.
Serving on nonprofit boards is a common (and prestigious) way to make a difference, and Russell has been there and done that.
But Mr Straw said he "could not see much difference" in the idea of replacing the common law defence of "justification" with the statutory defence of "truth".
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As the internet and profiling technologies become more common, many expect that buying histories will make a difference to the price you pay for goods and services.
Prof Jane Cowen, an expert in social anthropology at Sussex University, says there are many communities where "the sense of self is intensified by sense of difference with others" and it is a common phenomenon.
But a key difference is that Reagan rhetorically always tried to find common ground between Americans and could be loved even by those who disagreed with him.
Two stand up comedians, united by a common interest in all things scientific, we know that the difference between the sexes doesn't boil down to shopping and map reading, but to the SrY gene.
So there's just a bunch of common-sense stuff that we could do that would make a huge difference.
"The current statutory offences are too specific to offer a comprehensive definition, while the common law offence of conspiracy to defraud is so wide that it offers little guidance on the difference between fraudulent and lawful conduct, " it said.
But the biggest difference between the Tea Party and Occupy Wall Street is that the Tea Party is bound by a common set of values based on freedom, responsibility and property rights.
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