Sentences with phrase «often meant the difference»

As Irving Burstiner commented in The Small Business Handbook, «Hiring the right people -; and training them well -; can often mean the difference between scratching out the barest of livelihoods and steady business growth» ¦.

Busy periods are stressful for everyone but often mean the difference between being in the red and getting in the black.

Faith and prayer often meant the difference between life and death.

In fact, to possess knowledge and the ability to use it in defense of oneself or another often meant the difference between continued citizenship and banishment, or even between life and death.

«The free, high - quality services provided by my office's network of housing counselors and lawyers often mean the difference between a refinanced mortgage and homelessness.

La Jolla, CA — In a developing organism, knowledge of right from left can often mean the difference between life and death.

Because of this, the way we learn to respond to and handle stress can often mean the difference between optimal health and a body and mind that seem to continually break down, oftentimes in the very moment we need them the most.

For low carbers and ketoers, the sweeteners (sugar substitutes) often mean the difference between giving up and going over the daily carb limit or safely satisfying the sweet tooth.

Just like with literary agents, it makes a big difference if a publicist has strong relationships with the editors they're pitching, since it can often mean the difference between ending up in the slush pile or being bumped up to top - priority.

Honing in on a specific subject that appeals to a niche audience often means the difference between releasing a book that goes unnoticed and having a new offer become an overnight sensation.

These days, however, a request for a home inspection can often mean the difference between winning a bidding war and returning to the house - hunt.

Like many first - time homebuyers, the Stoodleys had a condition of pending finance approval, something they weren't comfortable removing even though in this market that one condition often meant the difference between getting a house and losing one.

Since the financial crisis, when housing prices tumbled, the disparity between the current value of the home and the total balance on the mortgage has often meant the difference between keeping a home and losing it to foreclosure.

Paying for your investment is much different than paying for a loaf of bread - and the method used can often mean the difference between success and failure in a real estate investment.

Going all out to turn the holiday foot traffic into sales can often mean the difference between a good sales year and a great one, and manufacturers recommend retailers do all that they can to make the most of customers» spending habits.

Knowing where, when, and how to use them is paramount, and can often mean the difference between a page one or page two rank.

Quality care and rapid response time often mean the difference between life and death for the sick or injured animal.

Proper handling of these animals often means the difference between life and death.

Fosters often mean the difference between life and death for cats in the shelter.

Being prepared for an emergency can often mean the difference between the pet surviving or being lost, and this is especially true with pet birds.

This extra step is not trivial, and can often mean the difference between a person becoming a victim of fraud or not.

Gamers made clear that pixelation, screen lag and dropped frames often means the difference between seeing your in - game opponent (for the win) or having them see you first (for the lose).

This often means the difference between winning and losing, more likely on the higher difficulty races.

Firms like these understand that the difference between brand - focused marketing and lead generation advertising often means the difference between growing your business alone and having an army of advocates helping you along the way.

Because these kinds of issues so often mean the difference between hunger or food on the table, homelessness or a roof overhead, poverty or economic stability, your support for civil legal aid helps low - income people meet their most basic human needs.

And in business, operational efficiency often means the difference between profits and losses, between growth and stagnation, and between success and failure.

Our services prevent a spiral of costly social problems, and often mean the difference between shelter and homelessness, food on the table and hunger, economic stability and bankruptcy, productive work and unemployment.

God forbid, but if a lawsuit does ever happen the general liability insurance for your construction or contracting business can often mean the difference between closing your business and staying on your feet.

However, skipping the hassle of the entire medical underwriting process often means the difference between purchasing life insurance and putting it off.

An insurance policy can often mean the difference between a company's success and failure.

It often means the difference between being a top candidate and an als0 - ran.

Carefully chosen words can often mean the difference between being filtered - out from consideration and being called in for a job interview.

That can often mean the difference between getting in the door for the interview or getting sent to the trash pile.

What is said in the interview is part of the equation, but your presentation, body language, and other factors can often mean the difference between landing the job of your dreams and missing out.

While that may be true in some situations, getting help often means the difference between happiness or despair, well - being or dysfunction.

TC services can often mean the difference between a deal or no deal, or a law suit.

«More employers recognize that providing employees with a «home away from home» can often mean the difference between a successful and unsuccessful posting,» says Robert Peterman, national director, assignment solutions for RLRS, in a news release.

Paying for your investment is much different than paying for a loaf of bread - and the method used can often mean the difference between success and failure in a real estate investment.

Not exact matches

That often means addressing those differences head on, along with any challenges they may bring.

«This often means a slightly higher premium in airfare but typically decreases the amount of time spent disconnected from work — and that might easily be worth more than the difference,» he says.

One of the things we often confuse in business and life is the difference between means, ends and byproducts.

Too bad that we so often end up in conflict over the differences and let them drive us apart, when seems like they were meant for bridge - building toward community.

If your marriage is like mine, this means that the complementary differences between you and your spouse often fall into gender stereotypes (I am more emotional; Dan is more even - keeled), but not always (Dan is better at nurturing relationships than I am; I am more competitive).

We are often told that a derby clash means that the form book goes out of the window and with Arsenal travelling to White Hart Lane to face Tottenham on Saturday, there is not that much difference in form or league position anyway.

Planning the trip The details of your trip often can mean the difference between success and disaster.

As for clothes, another item often lost during the school year, iron - on clothes labels can mean the difference between buying a new set of gym clothes mid year and not.

Structural differences between the regions of the UK have often meant that a nationwide figure masks localised problems.

In a place where fruit ripens intermittently and often in widely disparate locations, a strategy for efficient foraging could mean the difference between life and death.

While we found no impropriety, the lack of transparency means it is often impossible to be sure that money invested in carbon offsetting makes the difference that is claimed for it.

The main difference is that the type of stress we're used to experiencing today is most often of an emotional nature, meaning that it usually doesn't endanger our lives in a direct, real way, but still causes a certain degree of emotional suffering.