51.   European cultural institutions, once the beneficiaries of government subsidies that their American counterparts envied, Eschenbach points out, now face life-threatening cuts in that support.

52.   Finally, one Italian journalist leaned over to an American counterpart, who had a shocked look on his face at the spectacle and racket.

53.   For example, Japanese eighth graders got less homework than their American counterparts, but far outperformed them.

54.   Foreign economists and executives are much less optimistic than their American counterparts about what is ahead for the U.S. economy.

55.   For example, American politicians never tire of lamenting that Japanese employees both work more hours and save a bigger slice of their incomes than their American counterparts.

56.   French unionized labor is more than twice as expensive as its American counterpart.

57.   Funny and loquacious, he seems utterly unlike his American counterparts in the heartthrob category, who tend to preen or hide behind a mask of pretentious solemnity.

58.   French home cooks might spend more time preparing food than their American counterparts but their typical dishes are generally fairly easy to prepare.

59.   Foreign companies typically are less profitable than their American counterparts.

60.   Foreign small-cap stocks, like their American counterparts, can rise and fall faster than larger stocks because fewer shares are available to trade.