1.   Along streets made gap-toothed by bombing and artillery, many people compared conditions under the siege to the battles involving colonial conquerors that went on for hundreds of years.

2.   And yet people are always comparing them.

3.   But in Miami, people compared the raid to communist Cuba and swore that the U.S. government would regret its actions.

4.   But in Miami, people compared the raid to something that might happen in communist Cuba and swore that the U.S. government would regret its actions.

5.   Four people may be comparing notes about the heat wave, while two others discuss the virtues of Volkswagen buses.

6.   He came in with the Vikings last year and put up all those numbers, and it was natural that people would compare.

7.   Instead, people compare notes on the problems they have with their own governments and societies, and it turns out that all share a desire for good governance.

8.   Many people compare their investment returns with those of the Dow Jones industrial average or other benchmark indexes.

9.   Many people compared the allegations to the recent maelstrom of charges of pedophilia against Roman Catholic priests in Boston.

10.   One proposal calls for a computer system to let people compare annuity programs offered by life insurance companies, bypassing the salesman to cut costs.