Public officials condemned the game because it offered players the virtual equivalent of creating their own graffiti.

Isn't this just the virtual equivalent of finding out that your house has a big empty wall which could be used as a billboard?

There are also the virtual equivalent of minimum wage jobs and charitable organizations that try to introduce new residents to the consumer economy.

Far more entertaining here, amongst the self-appointed 'defenders of the people', and I refuse to be intimidated by the virtual equivalent of a street gang.

Which itself begs the question: will the new domains catch on as alternatives, or become the virtual equivalent of a modern house in a colonial neighborhood?

They were buying Treasury bills, which because of their short maturities are considered the virtual equivalent of cash.

"I can't help but feel like I'm witnessing the virtual equivalent of the Titanic or the Hindenburg," wrote another.

Voice chat was quickly yanked from the game, but Home remains the virtual equivalent of a dark alley at night.

One might add, however, that if member countries achieved and sustained fixed parities then this would be the virtual equivalent of a single European currency.