Word: versus
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...think that we need to have a mix of businesses," Maher said. "I would like to see an approach that would welcome business. There has been a real 'us versus them' mentality in dealing with business...
Sixty-five percent of families living in areas with a high incidence of breast cancer hired people to maintain their lawns, versus only 36 percent in the lower-risk areas. Dry cleaning services were used at least once a month by 45 percent of families in the high-risk areas, as opposed to 32 percent in the lower-risk neighborhoods...
While the world might take some comfort in attributing Kaczynski's deeds to illness rather than ill will, he is actively opposed to lending such comfort. He has written a book, Truth Versus Lies (to be published by Context Books in New York City), its chief aim is to assert his sanity. The book does not address the Unabomber crimes (nor does Kaczynski in person, for he is seeking a retrial and doesn't wish to damage his slim chances), but it is the most thorough accounting of his life to date...
...betrayal. By arguing that Ted should not be sentenced to death on account of mental illness, David committed a dual sin: labeling Ted crazy and dooming him to an utterly unnatural existence. "He knows very well that imprisonment is to me an unspeakable humiliation," Ted writes in Truth Versus Lies, "and that I would unhesitatingly choose death over incarceration...
Junior midfielder Sarah Dobsevage scored the deciding goal in the overtime period versus Colgate after receiving a perfect pass from senior teammate Kriszen Williams...