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...forced exile on the South Atlantic island of St. Helena, the fallen master predicted that his hated internment by Britain would only enhance his myth. "If it hadn't been for the crucifixion," Napoleon reasoned, "Jesus would not have become a god." It was a truly Napoleonic comparison, but contained a kernel of truth: the Napoleonic legend is enjoying something of a resurrection these days in France...
Other services allow schools to submit student papers to a website for comparison against a database of known sources...
...Lily, the whole dating scene is in many ways an endless competition. She says she first started cheating on her boyfriend when she realized that the new guy would be able to offer her many more fun social opportunities. After that it became a constant comparison of the two in her mind...
...Even Zhu Rongji looked pretty good by comparison. The outgoing Chinese Premier gave the opening address and sternly reminded accountants that their motto should be "make no false account." Besides presenting China as an unlikely model for pristine accountancy, the congress's chief priority was restoring the public's image of accountants as honest and boring. Unusually animated IFAC President Ren? Ricol took charge of the defense, exhorting fellow double-entry doyens to share "a passion for the quality of accounts and their audit; for taxation, for information systems, for management controls and systems." I liked Ricol, whose public speaking...
...even more hyperbolic comparison comes when people start talking about Fitzpatrick’s “Elway-like” ability to come from behind...