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as opposed to something

in comparison with something We should be stopping terrorists from operating, as opposed to chasing them after they've attacked. I like pro basketball, as opposed to the college game.

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"Thought" in the narrower sense is that form of consciousness which consists in "ideas" as opposed to impressions or mere memories. The Analysis of Mind by Russell, Bertrand View in context "Younger" may mean son as opposed to father, or second brother as opposed to first. Howards End by Forster, E. M. View in context But her father, who is quite as opposed to such flummery as I, says that can be cured. Tess of the d'Urbervilles - A Pure Woman by Hardy, Thomas View in context			as far as is concerned as far as it goes as far as possible as follows as for as free as a bird as good as as good as word as hell as I expected As I live and breathe! as I see it as I was saying as if as if own the place as it comes as it stands as large as life as likely as not as long as as luck would have it as much as as much as anything as old as the hills as one man as opposed to as pissed as a fart as quick as a flash as regards as sick as a dog as soon as as soon as possible as straight as a die as such as the actress said to the bishop as the crow flies as the spirit moves As the twig is bent, so is the tree inclined as things stand as usual as we speak as well as well as as yet As you make your bed, so you must lie on it As you sow, so shall you reap ascertain from ascribe to ash aside aside from			As of 2011 As of 2012 As Of Date as of date/time group As of Now as of right as of right as of right as of right as of right As of Right Now As of Status Request As of this writing as offered As Often as Possible as old as the hills As One as one man as one man as one man as one man as one man As One To Serve As operated Safety Analysis Report as opposed to As Per As per Advice As Per Attached List As Per Company Policy As Per Our Conversation As Per Usual As Per Your Request as pie as pie as pie as pissed as a fart as pissed as a fart as pissed as a newt as pissed as a newt as plain as a pikestaff as plain as the nose on face as plain as the nose on face as plain as the nose on face as plain as the nose on face as pleased as Punch as pleased as Punch as pleased as Punch as pleased as Punch as pledged as poor as a church mouse as poor as a church mouse as poor as church mice as poor as church mice As Poster Seen as presented

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