The difference between understanding the aid formulas and not understanding them could mean a difference of tens of thousands of dollars.
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Casting the right spell can often mean the difference between a flier and a flop.
The ability to deal with extreme heat can mean the difference between victory and defeat.
For some, it may mean the difference between going out of business, survival and making a profit.
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Without access to insurance, millions of women forgo tests that can mean the difference between life and death.
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For real-life operatives during World War II, what they wore could mean the difference between life and death.
For transaction-oriented businesses such as online retailers, these drags on performance can mean the difference between profitability and losses.
For service organizations, a delay of a few seconds can mean the difference between deepening customer loyalty and abandonment.
To Amarin, NCE status can mean the difference between three and roughly five years of patent protection for Vascepa.
The scrutineers argue that overcharging can mean the difference between survival and bankruptcy.
Getting to the same pools may mean the difference of surviving a summer when flows drop and temperatures climb.
Even more important than rolling and dodging, a shield can mean the difference between life and sudden, merciless death.
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It can mean the difference between completing a game and abandoning it mid-stream.
For the athletes, one-hundredth of a second can mean the difference between silver and gold, between obscurity and million-dollar contracts.
And Miller believes it could even mean the difference between life and death at the end of a long ski run.
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It can also mean the difference between investing in a ship building factory in Singapore, or putting it in Seattle instead.
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But the ease of the experience for the consumer, retailer and supplier alike can mean the difference between success and exasperation.
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Slicing in just the right spot in Blade Mode can mean the difference between getting your health back or dying a moment later.
So, in this case, adding just one woman to the board could mean the difference between a really stupid purchase and a decent purchase.
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Making more intentional and strategic choices about where to spend our time can mean the difference between a stagnant salary and a growing one.
It's possible that in some cases, even this much of a benefit could mean the difference between staying at home and going into assisted living.
With many countries around the world in recession, the trend of commodity prices can mean the difference between a deeper downturn and a faster recovery.
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Government policies can sometimes mean the difference between life and death.
Those extra seconds could mean the difference between life and death.
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How we relate to our colleagues and the kinds of opportunities we have can mean the difference between an exhilarating, empowering workplace and one that is draining.
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The government understands how to move and manage very large scales of data, while deriving information advantage that can literally mean the difference between life and death.
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He measures and analyzes motions like swim strokes or volleyball spikes in fine detail, looking for that one adjustment that can mean the difference between silver and gold.
Just taking a moment to decide, in advance, how you will handle your less attractive impulses could mean the difference between finding Mr. Right, and seriously freaking him out.
See, for folks like these, the small business tax cuts this administration has passed mean the difference between those kind of businesses hiring new employees or handing out pink slips.
Primary and preventative health care alternatives are often inadequate or inaccessible to a population where even an hour of missed income can mean the difference between food on the table or not.
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