21.   Given the inevitable comparisons, Osmond scurried for help in molding her pop-country voice into a full-bodied instrument that would withstand back-to-back performances and press interviews.

22.   He did so, going into newspaper reporting, radio broadcasting and television production, all the while avoiding inevitable comparisons with a famous father.

23.   He handles the inevitable comparison questions with the ease of a veteran.

24.   He bristled when asked about the inevitable comparisons with Domingo, another baritonal tenor who sings the big roles and conducts on the side.

25.   He was worn out by the sniping, by the second-guessing, and by the inevitable comparisons being made to Smith.

26.   In the inevitable comparisons of their separate accounts of the journey, Fleming was considered the more elegant writer.

27.   Nomomania has gained momentum with each successive start, bringing the inevitable comparisons to Fernandomania.

28.   Shortly after that news conference, inevitable comparisons to the late Reggie Lewis began.

29.   Testaverde has been energized by the arrival of Coach Herman Edwards and his injection of youthful enthusiasm, inviting the inevitable comparisons to last season.

30.   The City Opera feared the inevitable comparisons with its huge, international next-door neighbor and was right to do so.