Japan, by contrast, needed to scrap its antiquated banking system, migrate half of its industrial work force into new-technology exploits and open up its service economy to the withering discipline of foreign competition.

FORBES: Rational Exuberance

By contrast, the first nuclear bomb tested by the U.S. in 1945 had an explosive force of about 18 to 20 kilotons.

WSJ: North Korea Tests Nuclear Device

By contrast, the first nuclear bomb tested by the U.S. in 1945 had an explosive force of approximately 18 to 20 kilotons.

WSJ: North Korea Tests Nuclear Device

By contrast, in 2007, before the Great Recession began, the share of those reentering the labor force by starting businesses was 8.1 percent.

FORBES: Few Managerial Job Seekers Starting Businesses