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The phrase "as opposed to normal" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to highlight a contrast between two states, conditions, or situations, indicating that one is different from what is considered typical or standard.
Example: "The results of the experiment were surprising, as opposed to normal expectations that we had based on previous studies."
Alternatives: "in contrast to usual" or "rather than typical".
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I played the game in "easy" mode, as opposed to "normal," "heroic," or "legendary" — the menu option reads "Laugh as helpless victims flee in terror from their inevitable slaughter" — but it didn't seem all that easy to me.
Selectivity against cancer cells as opposed to normal ones was also observed.
Hydrodissection is performed with dextrose 5%% (acts as an insulator as opposed to normal saline, which acts as a conductor).
No significant associations were observed in controls and siblings, suggesting that the findings in patients represent effects of ongoing illness, as opposed to normal time-related changes.
It is the aim of this paper to study the influence in a fire situation of the use of high strength concrete, as opposed to normal strength concrete.
To compare the visualization of ureteric jets when using 50% dextrose (D50) as opposed to normal saline (NS) as distension media during cystoscopy.
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Apple is using a proprietary 1.5 1 aspect ratio for video playback as opposed to the normal 16:9 widescreen mode.
To examine the effect of using donor normal tissue as opposed to adjacent normal tissue as a baseline for prostate cancer expression studies, we compared, using oligonucleotide microarrays, the expression profiles of primary prostate cancer (tumor), adjacent normal tissue and normal tissue from tumor free donors.
The resulting isoaspartate residue (isoAsp) is formed through a beta linkage as opposed to the normal alpha conformation, and is favored 3 1 over the normal conformation at physiological conditions.
Raikkonen's two-stop strategy in Melbourne, as opposed to the normal three, was crucial to his Albert Park victory.
Penn State will be able to extend just 15 scholarships per year, as opposed to the normal 25.
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