Because we've improved our methodology this year, it's difficult to make a direct comparison with prior lists.

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The team said for a "typical person" the forces were almost unimaginable, the closest comparison they could make was with a rollercoaster -- though that is some way off.

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The real twist, however, was that Tracy, the flawed husband, would still make a great President, especially in comparison with the corrupt political professionals around him.

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It is a comparison Fletcher is well-placed to make after his time with Kallis in South African provincial cricket.

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They were told not to make contact with friends or post information to allow for a cleaner comparison since all participants simply browsed online rather than actively engaging.

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To read them is to make the belated acquaintance of a critic who at his best was worthy of direct comparison with George Orwell, the writer whom he most closely resembled.

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The doctor plans to try the patch with at least 50 patients this fall, and hopes to make a more thorough comparison between it and pill.

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Each could descend into chaos, winding up with a fundamentalist version of Islamist rule that would make the present regimes look cuddly by comparison.

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