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Coaching helps you take stock of where you are now in all aspects of your life, and how that compares to where you would like to be.

There are plenty of problems in the world, many of them interconnected. But there is no problem which compares with this central, universal problem of saving the human race from extinction.

People try to live vicariously through fighters, but it's one-on-one; it's primal. There's no other feeling like it. The problem for me was accepting it - that nothing compares to being champ.

Television is great but for me, as a performer, nothing compares to a live theatre show.

To my mind and ear, there is simply nothing that compares to the musical sophistication of a late Beethoven, Bartok, Schubert or Brahms work for minimal forces.

The havoc wrought by war, which one compares with the havoc wrought by nature, is not an unavoidable fate before which man stands helpless. The natural forces that are the cause of war are human passions, which it lies in our power to change. What are culture and civilization if not the taming of blind forces within us as well as in nature?

We want to see how the perception of Onslow Memorial Hospital compares with the perception of these other hospitals.

Sears did a superb job on seasonal holiday promotions in circulars and TV ads and enjoyed a strong November. Sears comparable sales gains compares favorably to last year when November 2003 same-store sales were down 3.6 percent,

Obviously, there's nothing that compares to the '99 Cup run. Nothing will ever compare to that unless you win it all.

Nothing in my experience compares to the America East champs. It's nice to have an opportunity to swim some other events, but at champs you have 40 of your closest friends going through every race with you.

Nothing compares to it. It's the best I've ever had.

Nothing compares to being in a room full of politicians screaming abuse at each other all night. It's hilarious but also a bit terrifying.

Nearly 20 million of the 21 million people already had drug coverage. The voluntary enrollment rate compares miserably with the rate achieved in the 11-month period when Medicare was originally launched in 1966. Nearly all eligible Americans signed up for the program back then.

I didn't much like school. I've been on motorcycles, but nothing compares to the feeling of being on a bull.

I can honestly say I have never held that mind-set, ... I mean, if you do that here, 'Get me to eight,' you're in trouble. What I'm always striving for ... I tell the players: Once, I was part of a national championship team. That really changes the way you look at things. Once you do it, there's nothing else, there's no goal out there that compares to that one. That's what I'm thinking about: How can we do this?

For the year, sales to Dell were $782 million and represented 15 percent of our revenue. This compares to Dell revenue of $570 million in 2004, which was about 11 percent of our total revenue.

For the year, sales to Dell were $782 million and represented 15% of our revenue. This compares to Dell revenue of $570 million in 2004, which was about 11% of our total revenue.

There is no coaching in the minors or the majors that compares to the kind of coaching we got here in terms of individual attention. He makes you into a man. He does everything that is needed to get you ready for the next level.

We're predicting that sales are going to be up about 4 percent this year, and that is a little bit on the low side. That compares to about 5 percent last year. But clearly, we are looking for a decent holiday season.

Henry Picard was one of the country's brightest stars in the decade leading up to World War II, where his victory total compares favorably to the likes of Sam Snead during that span.

Goldman's in-line quarter compares unfavorably to their 30% upside surprise in the third quarter and Bear Stearns's and Lehman's 5 to 10% upside surprise this quarter.

I would say this probably compares to our first time, Super Bowl IX. It's very similar, these young guys we have, just like the players then. It's really their turn, their time up. The kind of people they are, it's a close team, they've done things the hard way although it probably worked out, home and away.

I think it's certainly competitive with the other major sports now. In this market now ? nothing compares to football in this market ? but when you look at basketball and other sports, I think hockey is right there with them.

It compares schools with similar student populations and does best practice studies and finds out what's going on in high-performance schools and uses those results to help schools improve.

I was determined to create my own identity. My first hits, in fact, were straight-up rhythm and blues. My voice was compared to Aretha Franklin's - though, for my money, no one compares to Aretha.

Law enforcement's biased view of the Irish lives on in the nickname we still use for the vehicles we use to transport groups of prisoners. It is, after all, the 'paddy wagon.' The Irish had tough times, but little compares to the experience on our soil of black Americans.

I was here with Camille and lived in Florida when Andrew hit and nothing compares to this. This is an absolute nightmare.

I'm starting to learn more and more about it, the efficiency of corn, how it compares to different fuels. I'm trying to learn everything about it that I can.

We are not prepared to say, to assert, that they are or are not. We are looking at what they are saying, what they are doing and looking at how it compares to the law.

We still have three big events left this season, and hopefully I will feel better after those. To bring a gold, silver or bronze home for Canada would have been incredible. You have the whole country cheering for you, and nothing compares to that.

War between Old England and the Bostonians is expected according to all reports we can hear. Various reports are circulating, the New England people with us compares Old England with New, as a chip of potage.

When you look at India as a team, their record at home probably compares to Australia's as best in the terms of win record. But our performance outside gets highlighted only because the difference between our show at home and abroad is too much.

The previous month was huge, so of course we were expecting a weaker number. The important thing is how it compares with the month's trade deficit.

What kind of scale compares the weight of two beauties, the gravity of duties, or the ground speed of joy? Tell me, what kind of gage can quantify elation? What kind of equation could I possibly employ?

The opposing teams don't know I'm a football player first. Nothing compares to those football hits.

What programs there are, are pitiful when one compares the scale of this epidemic to the resources committed by the federal government.

This site compares with some of the largest breeding areas in the world,

Big Internet companies on average are capable of generating revenue of $1 million per employee, and that compares to 10 to 20 percent of that which is normally generated by traditional offline businesses of comparable size.

Even after absorbing higher than normal catastrophe losses during the quarter, we were able to post an exceptional 91.2 percent property and casualty combined ratio. This compares to a combined ratio of 89 percent in the fourth quarter of 2004.

I've been incredibly blessed with good roles the past few years, but none of them compares to the experience of playing Ellsworth on 'Deadwood.' There are times when I've had as much fun or had comparably great material, but as a body of work, playing Ellsworth tops anything else in my lifetime.

I've made some big shots. But I don't think anything compares or even comes close to this.

Pretty amazing. I don't know if I can put in context how this compares with some of my greatest experiences on the tennis court, but I know it's right up there, because this is what you work so hard for.

People think surviving cancer is tough, or surviving a divorce, but NOTHING compares with fighting with American Culture when you want to raise your kids free of junk food. Read Junk Food Nation. A great book.

After itemizing a taxpayer compares their itemized deductions to the standard deduction and takes whichever is higher. Seventy percent of the taxpayers take the standard deduction, meaning only 30 percent really receive a tax break for their donations, ... My plan offers a deduction for hurricane relief donations in addition to the standard deduction.

Novell already has a production-grade, scalable directory, and extending it to incorporate additional network elements such as switches and routers is very appealing, ... In terms of what's available for sale today, nothing compares to it.

DePodesta said Cruz's recent play compares favorably with his earlier years. His .783 on-base plus slugging percentage is higher than that of Dodgers starters Cesar Izturis, Jason Phillips, Jason Repko, Oscar Robles, Jose Valentin and Werth.

You never want to say, 'This one's for him,' because nothing compares to that, but it's a good way to go home. We're finding ways to win games again.

This crisis easily compares with any other humanitarian crisis going on around the world today.

This compares to absolutely nothing that we've ever done before, and we've been here 20 years, ... It's so enormous, so devastating. It's hard enough to tell that story. But it's like a military operation in terms of our people and our supply lines.

It's a huge surprise. There's a big difference in the level of play at the varsity that compares to whatever they saw in the past. They're a big reason we've had success.

I told them this is the worst part about the job. Cuts are tough, but nothing compares to the last game for the seniors and we have nine of them. It is really tough.

The offer we presented is balanced and competitive, respects the contributions of our team and compares favorably with recent contract settlements in our industry.

Eating ready-made meals is about being very passive, and actively cooking is something that nothing compares to.

Everyone compares him with Amir but he's a class act and he's got a big big future.

Nothing really compares to the original 'Law & Order.'

I've got a lot of work to do on my putting. It was nice to see where my game compares to the best players in the world.

I love his passion and his energy. He's a one-man press. You talk about the one-two-one-one, he's just the one in front of that press with his length. He compares favorably with a lot of the big men in this league.

Incredible. We'd struggle to repeat a match like that. I think it compares with the tied Test between Australia and the West Indies at Adelaide as one of the greatest matches in cricket history.

I mean look, the thing about movie making and criticism and producing movies now, everyone compares everything to something else.

If one compares the amount of money we have spent on the promotion of fruits and vegetable consumption to the amount of money we spent on more general food advertising, it's hardly a surprise we haven't changed the needle on fruit and vegetable consumption,

I had a financial page to write in the Mail on Sunday where I'd give tips on shares. I worked there for two and a half years. Nothing compares to the burst of energy felt on a newsroom floor when a big story breaks.

In terms of popularity, what hobby compares to being a sports fan?

I don't think my serve compares to his serve, ... At least you can get a racket on mine.

I don't know if I can put in context with how this compares with some of my greatest moments on tennis courts, but it's right up there,

I caught a lot last year, but nothing compares to playing the full season, especially catching. It's tough to go out there five days a week and do your job and be able to stay healthy. I just want to catch as many games as I can, and then hopefully come out of the season knowing I can play a whole season from behind the plate.

I don't think anybody we played compares overall. Alabama, we just played last week, has a lot of great athletes. That's probably the closest thing to an overall team full of athletes as Memphis.

Their offense compares to who? Ours. They're very similar, really. We need to take away their big plays.

The medical community needs to know the results of clinical trials to be able to view the entire picture of how a treatment works, how it compares to other therapies and what choices could serve patients best. It's disturbing to think that important information on clinical trials is being left to gather dust.

You can see the television coverage millions of Americans have seen over the past days, and you can read the stories, the heartbreaking stories and the stories of courage that we've all read in the last few days, ... We can even hear from some of the evacuees, which my wife Vicky and I have listened to up in Cape Cod, Mass., where we have 290 evacuees. But nothing - nothing, nothing, nothing - compares with seeing for ourselves the devastation that we have seen for the last few hours and we'll continue to see.