31.   The Maryland negotiations invite comparison with the format that the administration used last month in Dayton, Ohio, in talks that led to the peace agreement on Bosnia.

32.   Tuesday was their first joint appearance since, creating a moment that invited comparisons.

33.   Why would he invite comparison with his youthful triumph by singing a part that required such ferocious virtuosity?

34.   Fresh clashes between Indonesian anti-riot police and student protesters in Jakarta invite comparison with the clashes that helped bring down former President Suharto in May.

35.   In particular, the Gore team was upset when Bush staged a meeting with advisers and potential administration members in a setting that invited comparisons with the Oval Office.

36.   Lleyton Hewitt is street tough, a tennis gladiator with a blonde ponytail whose grit and talent have invited comparisons to the greats of the sport.

37.   That same equanimity would sound like heresy coming from Hogan or Nicklaus, or any of the greats from other eras with whom his game once invited comparison.

38.   That has invited comparisons to the successful campaigns of U.S. President Bill Clinton and British Prime Minister Tony Blair.

39.   Why play Hamlet and invite comparison?

40.   On the debit side, his electoral programme has appeared vague and demagogic enough to invite comparisons with Russian ultranationalist Vladimir Zhirinovski.