The phrase "alone a difference" is not correct in standard written English.
It may be intended to convey that something by itself makes a difference, but the phrasing is awkward and unclear.
Example: "The new policy alone a difference in employee morale."
Alternatives: "makes a difference on its own" or "is a difference by itself."
His judicial appointments and enforcement of voting rights alone are a difference of night and day between him and Republicans".
In two large, phase III trials of belimumab combined with standard therapy, treated patients had a better outcome at 1 year than patients treated with standard therapy alone, including a difference in the number of patients achieving the SRI, a reduction in the risk of flares and severe flares, and an overall reduction in prednisone use.
When the inhibition of viability by the combined treatment was compared with the sum of the inhibition seen with TRAIL alone and PP2 alone, a significant difference was seen in the TNBC/basal B cell lines MB231 and Hs578t, and the TNBC/basal B cell line HCC1937 (*** P ≤ 0.05).
42 It should be borne in mind that the protaminated ratio of the two analogs used in this study was different, and whether the difference was due to this alone, an intrinsic difference between the two analogs, or a combination of the two, is unclear.
So his absence alone may make a difference".
"Most of the guys from out of state probably have no health insurance and no pension benefits, so that alone could be a difference of $10 an hour even if you pay the same wages".
Abigail Adams was not alone in noticing a difference between the young Franklin of reputation and the elder Franklin -- by then a very subtle diplomat -- whose closest relationship was with the beautiful, if rather slapdash, Madame Helvetius.
No more idiotic than for me to labor over Latin incantations on little scraps of paper in the illusion that they alone will make a difference in my patient's health and life.
Prof Pam Sammons, co-author of the report, said: "There is no silver bullet that alone can make a difference but a combination of good schools and pre-schools, the right home learning environment and supportive teachers ready to monitor progress and provide good feedback can all ensure that bright but disadvantaged students get the chance of a good university education.
