In the academy award-winning movie The Kings Speech, the difference in King George VI ability to lead came down to his ability to communicate.

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The difference between the passive voice and the active voice is subtle in grammar, but profound in impact in speech.

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In his speech to the Alliance Party annual conference on Saturday, Mr Ford compared the difference between Belfast and other unionist councils which flew the union flag.

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To do so, he must clearly go beyond the lip service that he paid to our "addiction to oil" in last year's State of the Union speech by taking steps that will make a difference.

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Mr Miliband's speech highlighted that one of the biggest factors in the different levels of pupil achievement was the difference in the quality of teaching within schools.

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