The phrase "a different stance than" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when comparing two differing opinions, positions, or perspectives on a particular issue.
Example: "The researcher took a different stance than her colleagues regarding the impact of climate change on biodiversity."
Alternatives: "a different position than" or "a contrasting viewpoint to".
That is quite a different stance than America Online has taken with its new AOL TV product; the company has pledged to be open to any interactive programming and does not charge a fee for interactive advertising.
"One would have hoped that the Obama administration would have taken a different stance than the Bush administration, and you wonder what message this sends to victims of terrorism around the world".
This is a different stance than other state AGs have taken, which is to focus on the illegality of the companies themselves.
For example, the Russian ballet has a different stance than American ballet.
That being the case, there's no policy reason, nor a risk-based reason, to take a different stance on encryption requirements than we do here on campus.
As was explored here before, one question is, "When coal flows between countries, who 'owns' the CO2?" It is findings like these that cause me to take a different stance on climate progress than Joe Romm, who demands that anyone seriously engaged in assessing climate policy pick a number — either for a safe target for stabilization of carbon dioxide concentrations or temperature rise.
It seems T-Mobile has taken a different stance on G1 activation than Apple did with the iPhone.
He writes that the document, which includes various nations' proposals, shows the US government, in particular, taking a vastly different stance than the other nations.
But that's a far different stance than Republican senators took with the vast majority of President Donald Trump's other nominees, for whom they voiced support while blaming Democrats for obstruction.
Obama is not including someone from the other side of the aisle who has a mere philosophical difference with Progressives/Liberals and who, for example, may take a different stance on Iraq or stem cell research than we do.
Partly because of uncertainty, post-Keynesians take a different stance on sticky prices and wages than new Keynesians.
