If the electorate remains as divided in 2004, the identity of his opponent could make all the difference.

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While much of the design language apes its larger sibling, the 8S does have an identity of its own, the most obvious difference being the chin, which has a different color than the rest of the handset.

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This step alone will make a profound difference in the ability of investors to understand the identity and global activities of prospective investment candidates.

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That makes mere difference, horizontal or otherwise, a hard thing to hang an identity on.

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The biggest difference in purchase factors, as the chart shows, is the identity of the manufacturer, which I take to mean brand.

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One of the odder distinctions within Conservatism is the disagreement about whether it is an ideology at all, worthy of a capital C, or simply a disposition or identity, with a small c, which can tolerate an awful lot of difference.

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The difference in attitudes may be explained by the two countries' search for an identity.

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