Word: comparison
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...That departure will bring down the curtain on a successful double act. Despite the rancor engendered by their personal rivalry, Blair and Brown, the Lennon and McCartney of politics, had a creative chemistry. As Brown embarks on a solo career, Geldof finds a new, and apt, comparison, remarking: "Brown is the Van Morrison of politics - grumpy but brilliant...
...Under the policy, the total wage benefit package is the basis of comparison, said Harvard spokesman Joe Wrinn. Total compensation includes hourly wage, paid time off, and employee benefits, like healthcare, pension, and release time for literacy classes...
...losing ground to the Protestants, the local Catholic clergy had also noted that these rival churches lured believers not just with promises of rewards more immediate than a place in heaven, but also by offering services that are more joyful, happier, friendlier and more down-to-earth. By comparison with the Protestants' approachable pastor next door, the rock and roll liturgy and the 24-hour service, the Catholic Church could look cold and distant...
...about a number of growing problems in the region, Gillerman specifically criticized the Iranian government for perpetuating the growing “culture of violence.” Emphasizing the gravity of the situation, he offered personal accounts of the violence occurring on both sides and presented a sobering comparison to an attentive audience. “A cup of coffee in Paris can cost you four dollars,” he said. “However, a cup of coffee in Jerusalem, in Haifa, in Tel Aviv, could cost you the lives of four children.” Although...
...repeatedly, to form an Iraqi "government in exile," comprised of the exiles and the Kurdish leaders. These exiles would then be installed as a new government once Baghdad fell. My CIA colleagues were aghast. It was as though Defense and the vice president's staff wanted to invite comparison with the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, when Russian troops deposed the existing government and installed Babrak Karmal, whom they had brought with them from Moscow...