Example sentences of "compare with [noun] [num] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Central government 's total cash receipts were £23 billion in January and £170 billion for the year to date , compared with £23.3 billion in January 1992 , and £170 billion for the last financial year at this point . |
| 2 | The position of peak labelling was deeper in the antral crypts at position 61 compared with position 26 in body mucosa . |
| 3 | Compared with £1.5 billion for FGD to achieve a significant cut in Britain 's sulphur emissions , it was a cheap way of buying time : a year 's grace for each £1 million , about an hour 's expenditure for the CEGB . |
| 4 | Imports from countries outside the European Community exceeded exports by £1.334 billion last month compared with £1.060 billion in January — an increase in the deficit of £274 million . |
| 5 | He has hopes for Japan : its investment in the Philippines up to last September was only $1.9 billion , compared with $13.4 billion in Indonesia . |
| 6 | Scott said £1.9 million had been spent advertising DWA , compared with £6.4 million for DLA . |
| 7 | This is reflected in the marketing statistics , which show for example , that in the United States in 1976 about $100 billion were spent on personal selling compared with $33 billion on advertising . |
| 8 | Half-year profits for Sun Alliance show the firm £119 million in the red compared with £191 million in profit at the same time last year . |