And doing this well is what separates the best from the rest.

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Usually we focus on what separates us, and I hope that a story like The Dressmaker and a competition like this one will remind people of the power of the human spirit, of the resilience and determination to go against the obstacles and defeat the odds.

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You should also have a plan for communicating what separates you from others and how your experience and skills meet the requirements of the position, and for what questions you will ask of your interviewers.

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The ability to pivot and change is what separates winners and losers.

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But what really separates Qian Hu from the many mom-and-pop businesses of the tropical-fish-farming industry is the attention paid to safely shipping such a fragile creature to customers overseas.

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His writing gives Ms Del Ponte's memoir crucial historical depth, which is what separates it from the dozens of others written by diplomats and soldiers who have tangled with the Balkans.

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Elizabeth Bernstein look at what separates the "healthy" from "unhealthy" divas, and how to let your inner diva shine.

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What separates the innovation winners in business is not starting with an idea and then try to find someone who might buy it.

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It is not so easy to say what, apart from the often discussed technological and organizational advances, from artillery to drill, separates the carnage of La Rochelle from the carnage of Marengo.

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"What separates successful counterinsurgency from unsuccessful counterinsurgency is that it is won on the ground, and not in the air, " Brown said.

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