1.   But for me, the likeness outweighed the difference.

2.   Each has a distinct flavor and a stable core of devotees, but for most connoisseurs, the similarities far outweigh the differences.

3.   Indeed, the similarities between these programs outweigh their differences.

4.   To raise the issue now would only divide along racial lines people whose common interests far outweigh their differences.

5.   Whether you call it macaroni, pasta or extruded complex carbohydrate of Italian descent, similarities outweigh differences.

6.   Above all, Beijing argues, China and the United States are two major nations whose common interests outweigh their differences.

7.   But Narasaki said the common points outweigh the differences, and the prospect of coalition-building is great.