It was likened to the plague.

The CTC and, by extension, the CTED are not to be likened to sanctions committees.

likened this grouping to cannons on a ship.

This method can be likened to pointillism, which originated from discoveries made in the tapestry medium.

Such a system could be likened to the pass laws of apartheid but, unlike the apartheid system, was totally arbitrary.

For who in the heaven can be compared unto the LORD? who among the sons of the mighty can be likened unto the LORD?

I have likened the daughter of Zion to a comely and delicate woman.

Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.

Readers of local news websites meanwhile likened Russian government policies towards Tajik migrants to fascism .

It highlighted Toyota and Canon and likened their adaptable, tight knit teams to rugby scrums.

likened to a bubble bath. Our universe is nothing but one bubble, but there are other bubbles.

A few minutes ago, I likened mind wandering to a slot machine you'd never want to play.

And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand

I have likened the distribution of power in politics today as analogous to a three dimensional chess game.

Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king, which would take account of his servants.

CAMBRIDGE Financial commentators have likened Japan s earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear catastrophe to derivatives role in the 2008 financial meltdown.

Economic development and human rights may be likened to the front and rear wheels of a vehicle they must work in tandem to advance the development of democratic societies.

The result has been a de facto imperial presidency, with Mubarak likened to the god king Pharaohs of ancient Egypt.

All parts of the plant have a distinguishing strong odour that is often likened to peanuts, cashews, or rotting cashews.

As he built more effective devices, he likened the act of electrifying and De electrifying to charging and discharging weaponry.

71. Finally, there was large support for the proposal made by some experts to protect subject to conditions that remain to be set nature reserves, which could be likened to demilitarized zones or other protected areas.

Although some may integrate and recover meaning to their lives, the removal of first peoples from their land can be likened to genocide in slow motion (Burger 1990 122 emphasis added).

The Security Council is not a corporate board, where equity shares determine the voting power, nor can it be likened to the Bretton Woods institutions, which reflect the wealth of nations.

The economist Albert Hirschman once likened a society with recognizably distinct groups to a multilane highway where people are unable to change lanes.

Sometimes likened to a secular Pope, the UN Secretary General can wield the soft power of persuasion but little hard economic or military power.

He likened their learning to a living in a mathland, where learning mathematical ideas is as natural as learning French while living in France.

Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field

Can then he who takes his stand on clear evidence from his God be likened to those for whom the evil that they do is made to look beautiful , and who follow their own desires ?

Can then he who takes his stand on clear evidence from his God be likened to those for whom the evil that they do is made to look beautiful , and who follow their own desires ?

At the start of the crisis, many people likened it to 1982 or 1973, which was reassuring, because both dates refer to classical cyclical downturns.

If education can be likened to watering a garden, which is a fair metaphor, sadly, much of the water is evaporating before it reaches the flowers, especially for some groups, for example, those with hearing impairment.

If education can be likened to watering a garden, which is a fair metaphor, sadly, much of the water is evaporating before it reaches the flowers, especially for some groups, for example, those with hearing impairment.

And when any of them is given the good tidings of that he has likened to the All merciful , his face is darkened , and he chokes inwardly .

And when any of them is given the good tidings of that he has likened to the All merciful , his face is darkened , and he chokes inwardly .

American officials have likened this strategy to negotiating with terrorists, and point to a previous round of negotiations that did nothing to stop violence in the tribal areas.

Yet when one of them is given glad news of ( a daughter ) that which he likened to the Merciful his face darkens and he chokes inwardly ( with gloom ) .

Yet when one of them is given glad news of ( a daughter ) that which he likened to the Merciful his face darkens and he chokes inwardly ( with gloom ) .

Some of the Sudanese Twitter users likened the events happening in Khartoum to those in other countries in the region and maintained solidarity with those struggling with dictatorial regimes elsewhere.

Capitalism advanced the human condition, said Schumpeter, through a perennial gale of creative destruction, which he likened to a Darwinian process of natural selection to secure the survival of the fittest.

A decade ago, Alan Greenspan likened his problems of monetary management to driving a new car, having it suddenly stop, opening the hood, and not understanding a thing about what he saw.

Indian democracy has often been likened to the stately progress of the elephant ponderous in its gait and reluctant to change course, but not easily swayed from its new path when it does.

The mental condition of those who rejected the way of Allah may be likened to that of the cattle whom the shepherd calls but they hear nothing except the sound of shouts and cries . They are deaf , they are dumb , they are blind therefore they do not understand anything .

The charity of those who expend their wealth in the way of Allah may be likened to a grain of corn , which produces seven ears and each ear yields a hundred grains . Likewise Allah develops manifold the charity of anyone He pleases , for He is All Embracing , All Wise .

Can he whose breast Allah has opened up for Islam and who is thus ( moving along a Path ) illumined by a light from Allah ( be likened to him who derives no lesson from what he observes ) ? Woe , then , to those whose hearts were further hardened after Allah 's admonition .

Can he whose breast Allah has opened up for Islam and who is thus ( moving along a Path ) illumined by a light from Allah ( be likened to him who derives no lesson from what he observes ) ? Woe , then , to those whose hearts were further hardened after Allah 's admonition .