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...nationalists this month are lobbying to ditch their current symbol, far left--which includes Britain's Union Jack--because it conjures up the country's roots as a penal colony. Instead, the Aussies are pushing for a new flag celebrating the 19th century Eureka Stockade, a tax revolt some liken to the Boston Tea Party. Australia is just one of several countries reconsidering their colors. --By Jeremy Caplan...
Pierre-Yves Massip, another company member, likens the difference to the fine line between speaking and singing or between painting and sculpture. Marceau prefers to liken mime to writing, in the sense that both are about concisely creating poignant images...
...line that they are once again fighting as outsiders. When you control the White House, both houses of Congress and the Supreme Court, it's a neat trick to act like an underdog. But to the extent that the Republicans could turn the Liberal Media into the Establishment enemy, liken themselves to Thomas Paine and Martin Luther, nail their charges to the door, distribute their pamphlets, rally their faithful, it was in the interest of giving their base a tyrant to battle. CBS tied its argument up nicely as well when, acknowledging questions about the authenticity of the documents...
...Snoozefest” might be a bit too harsh a term. Rather, I choose to liken it to the lame introduction or the interminable meeting with the proctors before every summer camp you’ve ever attended...
...liken it to skating on a treadmill made of ice. Or playing basketball on an escalator. Or playing baseball on roller skates. Although a lack of wind was certainly problematic for the Harvard women’s sailing team this week, it was the biting currents of Cascade Locks, Ore. that caused them the most trouble...