Joe Versus the Volcano (8405 bytes)
1: ...nd images in the film significant and enduring in their beauty and significance.
7: ..., former co-worker ([[Meg Ryan]]) out on a date. The date goes well, but after she finds out he is dyi...
9: ...sland, if he will throw himself into the volcano. Joe agrees.
11: ...ia (also, also Meg Ryan), which will ferry him to the island.
13: ... awakens, and they find that they have arrived at their destination, Waponi Wu.

Joe Louis versus Max Schmeling (9618 bytes)
1: ... statement of political and social superiority by the winner.
4: ... the United States' Southern states by members of the [[Ku Klux Klan]].
6: ...to be only a stepping stone in Louis' way towards the world Heavyweight title.
8: ...g, enemies, there was some tension building among the two countries as Hitler began promoting his anti-...
10: ==The first fight==

Versus de scachis (836 bytes)
1: ...]] CE. If this date is accurate it makes the work the earliest known reference to chess in a Europe.
6: [http://wikisource.org/wiki/Versus_de_scachis On Wikisource]
10: ...Earliest Evidence of Chess in Western Literature: The Einsiedeln Verses'', Speculum, Vol. 29, No. 4. (O...

Elf versus dwarf (3087 bytes)
1: ...pposites, but did not represent good and evil, as there were many folk tales of good and honest dwarfs....
3: ...ses and live there. This is how much they trusted the elves and dwarfs.
6: ... novels, [[RPG]]s, computer games, magazines and other media.
8: ...] became the first dwarf-friend and elf-friend in the history of [[Middle-earth]].
10: ...s beard off) sparked a war between the Dwarfs and the High Elves that severely weakened both races.

Kasparov versus The World (44292 bytes)
1: ...ity vote. The host and promoter of the match was the [[MSN]] [http://zone.com Gaming Zone].
4: ...life, and declared it to be the "greatest game in the history of chess".
6: ...llectively allow for true consultation, and raise the level of play.
8: ...a 41% plurality to meet him on his home turf with the [[Sicilian Defense]].
10: :''Note the rest of this page uses [[algebraic chess notation...

Trinidad versus Mayorga (6150 bytes)
1: ...e:Trinidad vs Mayorga.poster.jpg|thumb|Poster for the Trinidad vs. Mayorga fight. Image courtesy of [[H...
3: ...[[2004]], under the promotion of [[Don King]], at the [[Madison Square Garden]] in [[New York, New York...
7: ...efore, there were no more immediate big fights in the future, and both boxers had impressive knockout r...
9: ...rabbing his private parts towards those fans. For the Trinidad fight, Mayorga dyed his hair [[red]]. As...
11: ...ber 28]], [[2001]] bout, in which Hopkins unified the [[WBA]], [[WBC]], and [[IBF]] titles by knocking...

Ali versus Liston (4941 bytes)
1: ...rsus [[Sonny Liston|Liston]]''' fights were among the most anticipated, watched and controversial fight...
4: ...nd timid, Liston did not like to smile or talk to the press too much.
6: ...; he had hand speed and a lot of confidence. Nevertheless, he had been dropped by journeyman [[Sonny Ba...
8: ...re Liston was training; he started to call Liston the ''big, ugly bear''. Liston resented this very muc...
10: ...ses per minute. Many thought of this as a sign; either Ali wasn't in proper shape, or he was nervous ab...

Delivery versus payment (765 bytes)
1: ... as transactions in which payment and transfer of the subject security occur simultaneously where:
2: * little or no credit risk exists in the settlement process (e.g. central depository syste...
3: ...t period is the normal spot settlement period for the product and market, and
4: * the transaction does not create credit risk after set...
5: ...period beyond the normal cash settlement date for the particular product and market and any transaction...

Nature versus nurture (10832 bytes)
3: ...which one's [[nature (innate)|innate nature]] and their human experiences ("nurture") have a [[Causalit...
5: ..., which is to say deferential to authorities over the personal concepts; i.e. religious teaching and do...
7: ...us nurture debates occur. Where science may be at the forefront of this transition, popular culture hav...
9: ...he reconciliation by discipline toward mitigating the perceptions of superior self that manifest as wid...
12: ...ebates and frame the scope of particular debates. These include [[personality]], [[sexual orientation]]...

Casino Versus Japan (2714 bytes)
1: '''Casino Versus Japan''' is the [[stage name|recording name]] for '''Erik Kowalsk...
3: ...an effort to put together simple songs. By then, other influences began to take hold.
5: ..., ''Whole Numbers Play The Basics'', was released the same year on [[Carpark Records]]
8: *''Casino Versus Japan'', CD (Star Star Stereo)
12: *''Whole Numbers Play The Basics'', CD and LP (Carpark Records)

Tolerances versus preferences (4591 bytes)
1: ...one or all of which may seem to be desirable. So the choice of presentation is itself a very political...
3: ...e outcome and 'frame the debate' so as to achieve their ends.
5: ...[monopoly]] to manage a public utility, etc., and the negotiation of a [[trade bloc]] including many co...
7: ...d by habitual tendencies to emphasize one or the other, and to be cautious and carefully assess toleran...
9: ... imposed by culture, which devolves into [[nature versus nurture]] debate.

Lakers versus Celtics (1004 bytes)
1: ...the first game endorsed by the [[NBA]] and it was the first to contain multiple NBA stars and teams in ...
4: ...d gone to the playoffs in the NBA the year before the game was released.
9: *[[Chicago Bulls|Bulls]] versus Lakers ([[1992]])
10: *Bulls versus [[Portland Trailblazers|Trail Blazers]] ([[1993]]...
13: ...own included all 27 NBA teams that were active at the time.

Volcano (24084 bytes)
1: ...volcanoes in geology. For the action movie, see [[Volcano (movie)]].''
3: ...exist in so-called '''[[hotspot (geology)|hotspot volcanoes]]'''.
4: ...olcano.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Smoking [[Mahameru]] volcano on [[Java (island)|Java]] in [[Indonesia]].]]
5: ...tudy of volcanoes is called [[vulcanology]] (or ''volcanology'' in some spellings).
7: ==Volcanoes==

Under the Volcano (1048 bytes)
1: '''''Under the Volcano''''' ([[1947]]) is a semi-autobiographical novel...
2: ...ac (recognisably [[Cuernavaca]]), on the [[Day of the Dead]] in [[1938]].

Graft-versus-host disease (4020 bytes)
1: ...y different [[protein]]s that can be presented on the [[Major histocompatibility complex|MHC]].
3: ...cts of T-cell physiology from the desirable graft-versus-tumor effect.
7: ...inction is not arbitrary: acute and chronic graft-versus-host-disease appear to involve different [[immune...
9: ...ses changes to the [[connective tissue]] (e.g. of the skin)
13: ...a-Farber Cancer Institute]], it has been found at the 1.5 year post-transplant timepoint, that T-cell d...

Guns versus butter model (1018 bytes)
1: ... when spending its finite resources. It can buy either [[gun]]s or [[butter]], or a combination of both...
3: ...needs, with its choice being partly influenced by the military spending and military stance of potentia...
5: The [[peace dividend]] is the amount of civilian goods produced by a decrease i...

Man versus Horse Marathon (2269 bytes)
1: ...[horse|equine]] contestants, which takes place in the [[Wales|Welsh]] [[town]] of [[Llanwrtyd Wells]].
3: ...ould be tested in full public view, and organised the first event.
5: ...to Nyth-Brân is reported to have raced a horse in the former Welsh county of [[Cardiganshire]] and won.
7: ==History of the race==
9: ... first time that a horse was beaten by a human in the race.

Barrera versus Morales trilogy (8187 bytes)
1: ...ca|Latino]] version of [[Muhammad Ali|Ali]] and [[Joe Frazier|Frazier]]".
3: ...r have both made attempts at becoming closer over the years.
8: ...bout), and Morales spat at Barrera's father after their third bout was over.
11: ...[1998]] to win the world championship. Naturally, their first fight
12: ...by many as a fighter whose best days had gone by, therefore, most fans and critics expected an easy win...

Form-versus-content humour (724 bytes)
1: ...n which a statement is made contributes to making the statement humourous.
2: ...ing some [[contradiction]] between the medium and the message;
3: ...that inherently defeats the ostensible purpose of the message,
4: ...tally incapable of carrying the important part of the message. For instance, a red index card with GREE...

Sand volcano (497 bytes)
1: ...only seen at the [[topographical summit|summit]]. The cone looks like a small [[Volcanic cone]] and can...
3: ...ess is often associated with [[Fluidization]] and the ejection of fluidized sand that can occur during ...

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