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The phrase "are the difference between" is not correct in standard written English.
It is typically used incorrectly; the correct form would be "is the difference between" when referring to a singular subject.
Example: "The main factors that are the difference between success and failure are hard work and determination."
Alternatives: "constitute the difference between" or "represent the difference between".
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The local matches were billed as "friendlies" but the chasm separating realized and unrealized childhood dreams is full of anguish, and a few pressure packed points are the difference between tears of joy and the very different tears of heartache.
Their voices are the difference between now and then.
These are not just numbers: they are the difference between millions of people rising out of poverty, and not.
There are those — like Ogilvy's chip-in at the 71st hole at Winged Foot two years ago — that are the difference between losing and winning.
Apostrophes are the difference between feeling you're nuts and feeling your nuts, and that's why we need them, and will continue to do so.
"In comparison to other builders," Mr. Timan said, "the quality of workmanship and materials and choice of options are the difference between night and day.
There is no realistic scenario where the oil sands are the difference between success and failure in addressing climate change.
It's more about the actors: a lot of times they are the difference between whether it's going to be a good or a bad movie.
Digital cameras are "the difference between making a movie or not making it at all," the Argentine director Eliseo Subiela said, adding, "The use of new technologies is a question of survival for certain cinema".
Indeed, Lechmere goes as far as to suggest there is such a thing as English "terroir" – those special characteristics that determine the quality of vines and are the difference between a good wine and a truly great one.
The damages in this type of case are the difference between the purchase price and the stock price at the time of the filing of the case, or the loss the investor incurred if the shares were sold.
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