1.  As a result, the trade deficit has remained wide and is running at about the same level this year as it did in 1996.

2.  Despite those new jobs, the company said its Austin employment remains at about 10,000 _ the same level as four years ago.

3.  Does the individual leader make that much difference, or are Americans prepared to give the same level of support to any president in times of crisis?

4.  Douglas said that having too many Directors at the same level, for example, can lead to conflicts because they all want to be in charge.

5.  Despite Shah's extra effort and recognition, she gets the same salary as her colleagues who have the same level of education and experience.

6.  Dumbledore is supposed to be powerful, but the world of Harry Potter just doesn't contain the same level of evil as the world of Tolkien.

7.  D-VHS is said to have about the same level of picture clarity as DVD and about 10 times the storage capacity.

8.  Ed Cota and Ademola Okulaja are not at the same level as the departed Vince Carter and Antawn Jamison.

9.  Ebeling said McDonald's officers own about 1.1 percent of the company's outstanding shares, which is the same level as during the comparable period in 1996.

10.  Dudley sees a lot of Paul Kariya in Samsonov and believes he one day could play at the same level as the highly talented Ducks forward.