The difference may be where the center of gravity of the body politic lies.
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The difference may be in the funds' exposure to corporate bonds, according to Morningstar analyst Paul Herbert.
For some, it may mean the difference between going out of business, survival and making a profit.
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Although prejudice based on cultural difference may appear to arise naturally, it is deliberately exploited for political ends.
But menu fatigue and soccer moms may make the difference this time around.
Where e-democracy may make a difference is in places where the middle class has become largely disengaged from politics.
Getting to the same pools may mean the difference of surviving a summer when flows drop and temperatures climb.
Rather than legal mandates, I think the difference may lie more in the personalities involved in making policy.
For the least skilled the difference may have been as much as 8%.
The time of day you book tickets may make a difference, too.
It goes without saying that, during a period of budgetary austerity, such support may prove the difference between viable and unfunded programs.
And there may be a difference here between Senator Clinton and myself in terms of the four structures that we would leave behind.
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This difference may only aggravate tensions between a religion that in Europe is small but growing and one that is big but declining.
But it is uncertain whether such a method could ever become commonplace - its very difference may make it seem too strange to catch on.
The confirmation of Richard's remains may make no difference in the royal world, but it does mean the king will finally get a proper burial.
Congressman Tiahrt's amendment, which would prohibit such transfers, may be the difference between life and death for potentially large numbers of people in this country.
My guess is that this may be the difference between what an individual uses and what the organization uses (as reported by a representative of the organization itself).
For European shipping companies, these tricks may make little difference.
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No amount of evidence may bridge that difference in outlook.
Scientific knowledge must be pertinent to issues on the ground and be shared effectively and rapidly, so that everyone may make a difference in reducing the impact of major water problems.
All of these money moves may seem relatively unimportant today, but when taken over time and taken together may mean the difference between being able to retire, or working for years longer.
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These greater speeds make for an increasingly competitive and volatile environment, and embedding agility in your business, being able to iterate and pivot when necessary, may be the difference between bonus and bankruptcy.
There are many ways in which Friendster was different from the social networks of today, but the biggest difference may be that on Friendster, you could see when someone looked at your profile.
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While there may be a difference between Australia's payroll taxes and how the term is applied in a European context, Australia's taxes are relevant in calculating the total tax wedge on wages in this country.
But this year, because so little difference may exist between a No. 1 and No. 2 school, we decided to single out and present only the 25 most connected campuses and not to rank further within that group.
It is outrageous that one or two senators' votes may make the difference between an initiative that will be, at the very best, a new and difficult management burden for a military already overtaxed with its warfighting responsiblities, and that may well actually prove to be devasting for the military.
They are the refusal to accept something bad has happened, victim confusion, "testosterosis" (or looking for ways to hit back rather than to deal with the problem), refusal to give in, refusal to respect those who may have a difference of opinion or a legitimate issue, arrogance, search for the guilty or traitors within the firm and fear of exposure.
Although the rich may not notice the difference, the middle-class and poor pay the price.
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