1.   Apples are compared to a mixture of apples and oranges.

2.   Be sure to compare apples with apples, not apples with lemons.

3.   But the authors felt academically obligated to compare apples to apples, so they adjusted for differences in company size, industry, and other factors.

4.   Comparing apples to deer droppings, but fascinating.

5.   First Call is comparing apples to apples, and that is probably better.

6.   Forbes is comparing apples to papayas, but that is how things work when a candidate brings up his record in TV spots.

7.   How can investors compare apples with oranges with a blend of both?

8.   She says the study compares apples with oranges.

9.   The desired effect will be to compare apples only with apples.

10.   The math is fine, but even leaving aside the issue of who is really paying the taxes the example compares apples to oranges.