1.   Although both visiting umpires are in decent shape, they acknowledged some of their brethren resemble some American counterparts.

2.   American counterparts.

3.   And as she repeatedly discovered American counterparts for numerous old Celtic songs, she felt a deepening sense of rootedness.

4.   And she has never found herself envious of her American counterparts and all their championship hardware.

5.   And they were paid a pittance compared to their American counterparts, particularly the likes of Hagen, whose grandeur was as impressive as his game.

6.   And that temptation may be the strongest with large foreign companies, because their American counterparts have been the leaders in the long-rising U.S. market.

7.   And, the amateur leagues in Ireland are said to be highly organized and the players far more experienced than their American counterparts.

8.   Anything but old-fashioned, they have the strong sense of pattern, form and play with repetition that labels their American counterparts as post-modern.

9.   Anti-abortion groups in Canada are generally considered to be less militant than their American counterparts.