And if anybody has a better analogy, please tell me.

Perhaps a better analogy can be found in the world of sports.

A better analogy is the concept of the black hole.

A better analogy would be to view academic staff as personal trainers - they can help but only if students put in some effort.

Instead, the better analogy for the international community is that of a doctor facing a deadly disease.

I have been looking for a better analogy for weeks now.

It occurred to me that battle might be a better analogy.

Or maybe, she thought, the better analogy was a teacher's staff room.

A better analogy in this specific instance would be the government reading the address information on the envelope, which happens as a matter of course.