Example sentences of "compared [prep] [adv] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was improvement in all Commercial lines when compared with both the first and the final quarters of 1992 . |
| 2 | AT A top price of £20-£30 — ‘ through the roof ’ says Ian Hooker , with tongue in cheek — commemorative and advertising matchbox grips still cost peanuts compared with even the cheapest London saleroom collectables . |
| 3 | She had replied that it still seemed an expensive policy compared with even the dearest of umbrellas , and George had thought about that and said : ‘ You ca n't piss into an umbrella , either . |
| 4 | But what happens in the Baltic , or indeed many of the smaller among the country 's 15 republics , pales into insignificance compared with how the party fares in Russia . |
| 5 | Compared with how the German coal industry is subsidised — its coal is produced at no less than £89 a tonne compared with £42 a tonne for deep-mined coal in Britain — how can we say that the industry is on a level playing field in Europe ? |
| 6 | The profits comparison operates by comparing the net profits before tax and excluding extraordinary items attributable to the assets being sold compared to either the vendor as a whole or the purchaser . |
| 7 | of the arable area , compared to probably the full 9,478 hectares noted for temporary leys for 1939 in Table VII , about 17 per cent . |
| 8 | Stuart Gulliver , Chief Executive of Glasgow Development Agency , which is supporting the BVP along with Scottish Enterprise , said the lack of new firms in Scotland had become critical compared to even the rest of the UK , never mind Germany or parts of California . |
| 9 | They had discovered the kingdom of Heaven for that is what is compared to both the treasure and the pearl . |