In that case, Tiercellus would make the difference between survival and destruction.

There is nothing but that frail breastwork of earth between the people and destruction.

Why are they doing everything in their power to make it impossible for her to succeed, when she's all they've got standing between them and destruction?

Indeed, the whole country still seems poised between destruction and restoration.

He showed no feeling, yet my knowledge held the difference between his safety and destruction.

"We could be all that stands between the city and total destruction!"

The work explored the relationship between construction and destruction.

Was this the split second between destruction and death?

"Putting off the expedition for two or three years," Gerald said, "might make the difference between survival and destruction."

The Man without a Face said that it was always a race between full knowing and destruction.