Such comparisons are an increasingly rich aspect of planetary science, illuminating both the differences between bodies that started off similar, and the similarities between things that seem at first utterly alien to each other.
He said Morwell had some similarities with the federal seat of Indi, where the independent Cathy McGowan defeated Liberal frontbencher Sophie Mirabella after a grassroots campaign to engage local people about political issues.
The block-letter handwriting bears some similarities and crucially Balestrero misspells the word "drawer" as "draw" – the same mistake as the robber made.
Genuine respect for the understanding of each other's differences and, for that matter, similarities is now developing".
Little is known about the project, other than its title, Chiraq, which is a nickname given to Chicago in reference to its similarities with Iraq after an increase in gun violence.
A longstanding commitment to unilateral nuclear disarmament also enabled nationalists to present themselves as more leftwing than Labour, and while on Trident they clearly were, it conveniently overshadowed similarities in economic terms.
He is particularly anxious to make plain that Willy Loman – the flawed and defeated patriarch – in Death of a Salesman is not based on his father, though "one of the other characters has some similarities with an uncle".
He sees the similarities between Scotland and Catalonia but also warns against exaggerating them.
Related: The Royals: guaranteed to be the trashiest thing on TV The Royals, a 10-part royalty romp (yes, you can actually use the word "romp" for this show) on E!, is based on a fictional royal family with more than a few similarities to our own and plays out like The Tudors, if it were written by a team of overdramatic 17-year-old Gossip Girl fans.
The BFI has meanwhile written: "Please note: Wild Tales is a work of fiction, and any similarities with real events is an unintentional and regrettable coincidence".
A further study, published in the American Journal of Kidney Disease, found increased levels of kidney damage in El Salvador's hot, low-lying areas but not in its cooler high-altitude sugar plantations, despite similarities in agrochemical use.
