Still,the group says this is not enough to make a difference for most students.

VOA: special.2009.09.17

But does it make a difference if the trainer is male or female?

VOA: special.2010.07.15

The researchers found that cultural and environmental factors make a difference.

VOA: special.2010.04.01

This is something that we point out in our report just says further evidence that cultural factors and societal factors can make a difference in who achieves at the very high levels and if girls are achieving or not."

VOA: special.2010.04.01

"I think a film like this can make a difference by raising people's awareness of not only the problems that are out there, because a lot of films are gloom and doom, but solutions that are out there.

VOA: special.2009.03.25

But in a small,short person, Skinner says,just 3 kilograms can make the difference between a healthy weight and obesity.

VOA: standard.2010.03.09

And in sub-Saharan Africa, where only four percent of the land is irrigated, buying a small pump can make a big difference.

VOA: standard.2010.08.09

This water pump -- called the Super Money Maker -- is designed to make a big difference in the lives of rural Africans.

VOA: standard.2010.08.09

"This is about trying to tackle an exceptional economic crisis, far beyond the financial system and set in place measures, measures that really do make a difference,".

VOA: standard.2009.03.29

The fact there is no clear-cut front-runner, as is the norm in more stagnant, authoritarian states nearby, has led many voters to seize their chance to make a difference.

VOA: standard.2010.03.07

"We probably were able to help a distilled amount of about 1,000 people who were the worst of the worst patients, and we were able to make a difference in their lives."

VOA: standard.2010.03.26

"We have about three million international visitors a year. The difference is they make up about seventeen percent of our spending because they stay a little bit longer, they spend a little bit more."

VOA: standard.2010.05.04

"But I think the committee made a mistake in giving the prize so soon,frankly, because it somewhat discredits and cheapens the whole notion of the Peace Prize because we haven't yet seen if this Obama approach really is going to make a difference in solving problems.

VOA: standard.2009.10.09