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You must remember to compare benefits versus costs. For the foreseeable future, the only affordable alternatives are coal, natural gas, oil or nuclear. Renewable sources - solar, wind, etc. - so favored by the left remain prohibitively expensive. A nation becomes weaker, not stronger, by artificially overspending on costly, inefficient alternatives to fossil fuels.

This is the first experience we've had with the high stack. I can understand the reasoning for it because with the limited number of athletes that they have versus our guys, it was important for them to try and get ahead early.

This is not a racial issue and should not be presented as such. The principle is legal versus illegal status.

This is not about us versus the rest of the state. This is so we can talk about issues important to us.

This isn't a tennis match or golf. This isn't Tiger (Woods) versus Vijay (Singh),

This isn't about one group versus another. Let's bring everybody in and see . . . if we can find what we can agree on. Then we can build trust.

This is not Saddam Hussein versus the United States, ... This is Saddam Hussein versus the United Nations.

This game was indicative of our level of talent versus theirs. We started the game exactly the way I wanted to.

This is a market that has focused more on fundamentals rather than a flash in the pan. We are seeing reality versus perception.

This has all the makings of a Tampa versus Tampa race between two very good candidates.

They say I may see a little bit of time on defense. So see a little bit of time on defense versus nothing on offense? I'll take a little bit of time on defense.

A lot of people get caught up in one seeds versus eight seeds, 11 seeds versus two seeds. Nobody cares about all that stuff. Rankings, all that stuff goes away. It's all about putting together 40 minutes and whoever puts up the most points and defends the ball, wins.

A lot of critics sometimes get into analyzing the way actors direct versus non-actors directing. And they really always miss it. It's one of those things where, by not being practitioners, they just came up with something that made sense to them.

Although we are disappointed with this quarter's performance versus our expectations and believe it is prudent to increase reserves at this time, we remain positive about the future of laser vision correction,

Although Valentine's Day drove up traffic in several categories versus the previous month, those categories actually experienced declines when compared to February of the prior year. Conversely, heavy interest in the 2006 Winter Olympics propelled the Sports category to a 16 percent traffic gain and 32 percent increase in engagement over February 2005. It appears that the Olympics took away mindshare from Valentine's Day during the middle part of the month, possibly resulting in softer sales for Valentine's Day retailers.

Although they are at different skill levels, working with a traumatized and bereaved population was new for all of them, ... And despite the fact that many had no formal training, the degree of caring and thoughtfulness these volunteers have is amazing. And most of all, their hearts are broken for the community, for what was versus what is.

A lot of that is based on the perception of the future potential versus their strength now.

A lot of that's software. I think at some point you'll even have a button you can pick, mileage versus performance, because you're managing the system. And the other part of that is, it really depends on driving habits.

A lot of them wanted 15. But they said, versus 15 or 12, they'll take 13. We finally voted to take 13 because we felt we might get 12.

AMD is still a small company versus Intel but the fact that they are growing is testimony to the improvement of their product lines,

Also, there are economic studies which show that Europe has a trade deficit in software versus the U.S. in the tens of billions of dollars per year, so there is obviously some hope over here to become a little more independent from a few large and mostly American vendors.

The young man who was killed, the way he was shot, might lead one to believe the victim was turning away versus facing (Schuster), as (Schuster) claimed.

They have a good team and it will be a good battle. We need to take the same approach versus Colorado State as we do with Arizona State and if we do, we'll do well.

They had a nice pressure package. We've been very effective against pressure before. We didn't do it as well as we should've. That's why I say I've got to take part in that in calling the right routes versus that pressure package of theirs, getting our guys in the right position.

The yen is weakening so much versus other currencies. The pace of decline of the yen is causing stress and strain within Asia, where central banks may be showing some concern.

This might not be the best time to be selling. But they need to weigh the alternatives of selling now versus the feeding costs. Look at de-stocking partially or fully. The net loss or net gain of selling out now and buying back later may be relatively the same as trying to figure out how to feed those cows for several months." ()

There were a lot of different ways to look at the data. But people have enough difficulty understanding power in general so I kept it simple and looked at lap time versus average power.

There were too many mismatches. There were too many 12th graders versus freshmen.

There really has not been justification for the dollar rally to happen exclusively versus the euro, especially because euro zone data has been kind of positive and Japanese data has kind of languished in a funk.

This is the perfect time for consumers to do something about the high cost of gas, ... It's the battle of the titans -- the global Internet versus global gas prices. OPEC was a force to increase the cost of gas. Now, the Internet is the new counter-force to lower it.

This law does seem to be crafted to demand some kind of Supreme Court review. Because it really goes to this question of how much you have to protect the life versus the health of the mother. ... And it actually could be one of those cases that could turn on John Roberts' vote.

The research is clear that raising speed limits costs lives. People need to weigh the benefits of getting places faster versus the fact that more people will die in crashes.

There's certainly an issue of free speech here. We're not saying by any means that these books shouldn't be read. But ... if it's categorized as Jewish history, versus conspiracy literature, then there's a problem.

There's a lot of teams we're chasing. It's no different from tonight and even versus Pittsburgh they were important points and it's another opportunity to catch those teams in front of us.

A theme that has always interested me is the difference between how thing appear and how they are. Image versus reality, etc.

At certain banks, the senior executives really understand how important the online experience is overall for driving business. But you see differences in senior executives whose priority is on Web site service levels versus customer experience.

All operating and financial ratios by which we measure profitability and momentum improved versus the year-ago quarter,

A catalyst for a higher Australian dollar versus New Zealand's dollar could be relative monetary policy. We expect the Reserve Bank of Australia to lift rates toward the end of the year and early next, while we expect New Zealand's economy to slow sharply next year.

It's just the nuttiest argument that I've ever heard -- this whole idea of old economy versus new economy assumes that we're all going to be sitting around in the dark, naked and hungry, surfing on the Internet. The idea that you don't need food companies or companies like Procter & Gamble anymore is just nuts.

It's a beautiful setting with two rivers, the English and the Iowa, in a wooded area and in a rural setting. Our view is that the project works better in that kind of setting versus an urban setting. It provides good ambience.

I try to write about internal experience versus the external self. I like to present ideas, but not package them neatly.

It was basically group versus group. It was only verbal, but it was starting to look like there was a potential for violence, so we stepped in and separated them. Nobody was arrested, but the body language and the energy change was enough that we thought separating them was prudent.

It was a quick decision we had to make. We knew that we had to be out there, and it was much easier to deal with the accident being on the road with our friends versus being at home by ourselves. It was a much more productive grieving process.

It was a very big win versus a very good team. I'm very happy that our two big weapons showed up tonight.

It saves the state money. The cost of processing a paper return is $1.62, versus 10 cents to process an electronic return.

It's a whole different feeling being here this year versus last year, just from the standpoint of being more comfortable with my game, my surroundings and playing again. I sat here last year and said it was going to take awhile, and it did. I think it took a little longer than I anticipated. Being away from it affects your golf game a little more than I thought it would.

it's about workers' right to job security and a decent standard of living, versus Telus's unrestricted corporate greed.

It is unknown how many of these calls contain actual conversations versus simple dial tones, or 'dead air,' until each call is listened to, ... Therefore, without listening to these calls, I am unable to determine the nature of these 176 audio-buffered calls.

It is that eternal struggle of good versus evil, that is so engaging to the mind of man and woman alike.

It really gets on my goat that people keep quoting Dorothea Mackellar's 'My Country' as proof that there is no such thing as climate change. A poem written more than 100 years ago by a homesick 19 year old versus an ever-increasing body of refereed scientific thought... hmm, hard to know which way to jump, really.

It's a great time for independent media because technology reduces the entry barrier. It makes it a phenomenal time for media in general. It's David versus Goliath, and David is always a little smarter, more nimble, more fast.

It's all going to come down to dollars and cents. How much can we do in Little Rock versus Vegas?

It once again positions Republicans as the stronger party on national security and defense. It's persevere and win versus cut and run.

It is worth it even if only the financial balance sheet for society is considered: a few years of investment versus a subsequent lifetime of productive activity. Perhaps a cycle prevented with children's lives changed. Health problems averted. Addiction and crime avoided as ways to cope with hopelessness.

It's not one versus the other. A lot of sellers use both. You might sell an item that's in demand at auction and the kinds of things that might not sell right away as a fixed-price listing.

It's not like the spotted owl, where it's loggers versus owls. We're all on the same side on this one.

It's not like the spotted owl, where it's loggers versus owls, ... We're all on the same side on this one.

For many of these veterans, the trip to Vail is their first adventure outside of the hospital. This program is all about providing an inspirational experience that focuses on abilities versus disabilities.

For a full-year basis we're looking at sales basically being flat this year versus where they were last year. But we're still staying at a fairly high rate.

It's the Japanese automakers that are leap years forward in electric motor technology versus the American automakers. That's why Detroit is interested in what we have to offer, because it is a way for them to catch up really quickly.

It's the old beta versus VHS dilemma. There's no way to know how long it's going to take for the general market to decide which formats will ultimately prevail. So while this shakes out, we're just going to listen to our customers and make sure we give them the movies they want in the format they prefer -- whatever the technology.

It's like building your home at wholesale versus paying retail price.

It's always an issue at election time and an interesting one that balances rights versus aesthetics. The courts see campaign signs as being political speech and do not look favorably on restrictions.

It looks like another day of (the U.S. dollar versus the Canadian dollar) remaining pressured as the U.S. dollar continues to lose ground across the board.

It's a pretty low period right now. We had two fantastic games versus Buffalo and Toronto, and to come down tonight with that type of performance is unexplainable.

It's like the kid doesn't want to take any medicine, but it's good for him, ... It's a little medicine now versus a lot of bad medicine later.

It's good to get back on track versus a tough team.

It's been a little less as the years go on but it's still a pride thing. Private school versus the public school in the same town.

It's pretty calming to step in there in that situation. I don't know why, but it's a feeling that comes over you. (The fans) are so loud, but you just understand it's you versus him ? that's all that matters at that point.

It's my country, and there are good players on that team. They have good hitters and I have to figure out how I pitch to them. I can't miss at all versus those guys.

The nice thing about Dow is they weren't whining about the hurricanes. It's operational issue. They took it on the chin, versus other (companies) who whine about it and treat it like a one-time issue.

You tend to have less hearing loss listening to something you like versus something that's just scrutiny.

You tell your team that the next game is the most important game. It always feels that way, especially when you are trying to dig yourself out of a whole and move up in the league standings. We still have our eyes set on one of those top three league playoff spots. Our next game versus Jefferson is huge in taking a step toward that goal.

That's something that we would be able to handle, if it were to happen. Peak travel times to and from school versus to and from work are different, which is why it would be easier to absorb students into the system. They're not riding during the same peak times that regular commuters are.

That's the best way to do it, versus taking money away from our schools, taking money away from providing health care for people,

It's like Jake LaMotta versus Sugar Ray Robinson or Ali versus Frazier. To be the best, you've got to beat the best on a regular basis, and we've faced those guys in a lot of big games. It brings out the best in both of us.

It's not as frustrating as it is disheartening. To lose your starting point guard the day before and rally to play like that versus as tough a team as Hillsborough, it's disheartening in a positive way.

Everyone in the room is looking at the show, versus a football game, where two thirds are kind of watching and a third are only pretending they're interested.

Everybody's got a piece of it. What we're trying to do is look at each piece and say, 'Where are we really uncompetitive versus the people we run against?'... If we're out of line, that's what we need to work on. So, it may not be exactly the same sacrifice everywhere, but I think just about everybody's got a piece of it.

The big impact is this is really the only hybrid system that makes sense economically. We can make a hybrid system that is more effective than electric hybrids for a few hundred dollars versus several thousand dollars.

The biggest thing is to get him back completely functional versus seeing parts of him, parts of him there. With what I was hearing medically Friday and Saturday, it didn't make any sense to try to push it.

The book wrestles with the questions modern mothers face about the merits of professional work versus life spent with children. It paints a picture of the trials and tribulations of 21st century motherhood.

The best thing that happened was we got a little lead and they went man. We got some easy baskets versus their man.

The best use of your miles is international upgrades. Miles used in business class may have a value to 10 to 11 to 12 cents per mile versus one penny per mile when using them domestically.

The big challenge with produce versus tobacco has been the marketing,

The biggest issue right now is that natural-gas prices and winter heating bills are probably going to be up 30 percent versus last year. And for a good chunk of the country, that matters even more than the price of filling up the SUV," ()

The biggest fear is earnings going forward, ... All the consumer non-durable multinationals are going to have to warn about the ill effects of the strong dollar versus the weak euro, but that's cyclical.

That is what this film is about. It is about Anakin becoming dark, and all that that entails, ... It gets back to the basics that make 'Star Wars' great. Good versus evil, all that good stuff.

It's definitely more intense in front of the pack versus the middle or the back of the field. The more you run up front, the more you get used to the intensity. Sometimes, some guys will bump you and try to shake you up so that they can get by.

It's an accumulation of things. In Iraq, it's the reality versus the perception and the whole debate of whether we're in the last throes of the insurgency or in for a dozen more years. The momentum has been building toward the media regaining its sea legs.

It's amazing now versus (2003) ... especially for me as a first-time skip. A couple of world championships and the Olympics - it's amazing how much easier it is to be comfortable. Everybody's a little bit looser and more relaxed.

It'll be safer to go through (Nielson Road) versus the other ways. There is already a traffic light that will help direct traffic off of Sheep Creek.

It's deplorable and it casts a pall of shame worldwide over what the United States says, versus what it does,

It's definitely the religion-oriented Republicans versus those motivated by money, ... Riley will raise more money, but I don't think money will be the answer because people will vote with their hearts.

It's between the team with a huge amount of pent-up enthusiasm versus the team that's got a storied history, a national following. And when we look at the data, it's just a tight, tight race.

It was an intense game. They are the defending state champions and were undefeated this year. We needed to play well. We had a breakdown last year in the state tourney versus Pierre. There's a lot of intensity every time we play.

It was nice to get the home win versus Virginia, and now our first ACC road game, it gives us confidence to get back into the race and continue on our roll.

It was a good moment for both of us. We have taken the brunt of (the criticism). We are sticking together and creating an 'us versus everyone else' (mentality).

I've got a PowerPoint deck that I use for internal presentations, and there's a slide on it that asks, 'What percentage of your game is combat versus exploration versus puzzle solving versus platforming,' and I refuse to answer that question.

It was a great win for us. Any time you beat a rival school, it's exciting. It doesn't matter what the records are, it's always tough when it's Auburn versus Alabama. It was survival of the fittest tonight.