21.   Such foreign bookings spell the difference between a good season and a so-so one.

22.   The beneficiaries will mostly be affluent suburbanites in states with high housing costs whose votes and campaign donations could spell the difference between victory and defeat in November.

23.   The fresh legs seemed to spell the difference.

24.   The manner in which a new archbishop asserts his authority could spell the difference between peace and turmoil.

25.   These are the picks that spell the difference between a donation and an investment, the difference between bragging and lagging.

26.   Thus, the choices that these parties make can spell the difference between existence and extinction.

27.   Two shots would spell the difference between victory and defeat on this Sunday.

28.   Total reliance on computers, he added, would virtually rule out the development of advanced designs, where tiny changes can spell the difference between success and failure.

29.   An Academy Award nomination for these titles could spell the difference in turning a profit.

30.   And if the teams match up evenly on the field, details could spell the difference between a title and a near-miss.