| 1 | Peony casts the other flowers into the shade. | |
| 2 | But her experience of grappling with foreign powers is slighter than she often implies. | |
| 3 | The targets of China are no less ambitious than any developed countries. | |
| 4 | They may be no less serious than traditional courses, but they certainly cover new academic ground. | |
| 5 | As they ask each other questions, their English sounds no less articulate than that of similarly-aged Americans. |