But, whatever the precise number, America's Muslims neither see themselves, nor are seen by other Americans, as being radically at odds with American society.

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To many of the defeated lobbyists, the latest vote on women bishops leaves the Church open to ridicule, as they claim it puts the Church at odds with wider society in terms of equal opportunities for women.

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The Republican Party never fully adapted itself to the fact that modern big government is an interest group in and of itself, inherently at odds with the rest of society, that it creates a demand for representation by those it alienates, and hence that politicians must choose whether to represent the rulers or the ruled.

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The society's vice-president Martin Humphery said the decision to approve the planning application was at odds with central government guidelines and earlier Camden decisions.

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