21.   Navarro-Valls compared the situation of a gay man who becomes a priest to that of a gay man who marries a woman unaware of his orientation.

22.   Most Kashmiris compare the situation here to that of the Middle East, Northern Ireland or the former Yugoslavia.

23.   Neil Schuster, executive director of the International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association in Washington, compared the situation to the days of the video-format wars.

24.   Salvadoran officials emphasized Thursday that their political situation cannot be compared to Peru.

25.   She compared the situation in Burma to that of South Africa.

26.   She also compared the situation to a major holiday rush.

27.   She compared her situation to the plight of many farmers.

28.   She compares her situation to that of African girls who undergo female genital mutilation, but she thinks her condition is even worse.

29.   She compares the situation to her first white water rafting trip.

30.   The female midlevel aide compared the situation to counseling a girlfriend about having an extramarital affair.