However when a situation can be seen through the lens of difference, and a position is simply a matter of opinion not a totalitarian statement of fact, then cooperation and compromise is possible.
But Mr Hague said he was "not conscious" of any difference in position between the allied countries operating in Afghanistan.
But there was a difference of view with ministers on the need for the special position of women in the judicial system to be recognised in statute.
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The received signals are then compared to the original broadcast, and the difference is used to locate the position of the aircraft.
Conservative sources say this is exactly their position too but any sense of a difference in view will be seized upon.
But if I was in the position to make as much of a difference as my mother was, you know, maybe I choose the other way.
And I indicated to my Cabinet that as hard as they're working and as difficult as the political environment can be sometimes, we are extraordinarily blessed to be in a position where we can make a potential difference in the lives of millions of people.
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The only difference that they see between Mr Kanbur's position and others' was of emphasis.
Does that make a difference in the view of the White House, that it would be an unpaid position as opposed to a paid position?
It may be a different position from that of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, but it is not a difference that should matter to most Jewish voters who support both Mr. Obama and Israel.
"It's been a great honor to be in a position where I could help and work and make a difference, " D'Amato said of his 18 years in Congress.
The same Scottish government report seeks to outline what difference this would make to Scotland's financial position if it were to get a "geographical share" of the revenues instead of a "per capita" slice.
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