Example sentences of "compared to other [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | in Suffolk and that 's the important difference , and probably treble the , the customer base with the highway service compared to other services in the County Council . |
| 2 | Compared to other graphics fairs , the London event was seen to be somewhat old fashioned in its approach and emphasis . |
| 3 | Compared to other laser printers the mechanism of the EPL-4000 appears to be upside down . |
| 4 | Compared to other systems , it is not very efficient and you will get less slurry on per day . ’ |
| 5 | Having established that the annual prevalence of known opioid use in Wirral during 1984–5 was about 5 per 1,000 of the adult population , the question arises as to how high this level of opioid use is compared to other areas of the UK . |
| 6 | The stocking rate is high compared to other areas of Scotland , one ewe to two acres being fairly normal , with perhaps one ewe to three acres on the poorer ground . |
| 7 | But the 130 dogs registered is high compared to other areas . |
| 8 | For instance , some sites in Roman Britain have a much greater proportion of third-than of fourth-century coins compared to other sites , and it has been observed that the former tend to be the prestigious settlements of old Roman veteran colonies or tribal capitals , whereas the latter are more likely to be smaller rural sites such as farms , forts or villages . |
| 9 | He felt that the investment needed was not particularly high compared to other activities , and that there would be a good chance of staffing such a unit on a small scale . |
| 10 | Italy and the UK received the largest allocations ( 40 per cent and 28 per cent respectively ) indicative of their relatively less prosperous state compared to other members . |
| 11 | When this risk is compared to other cancer risks , it is found that the lifelong risk from passive smoking is more than 100 times higher than the estimated effect of 20 years ' exposure to chrysotile asbestos normally found in asbestos-containing buildings [ 5 ] . |
| 12 | This parallel is further reinforced by the similarity in the way time structures the RUC 's routine policing compared to other forces in non-divided societies . |
| 13 | I have to say , that compared to other chairs , |
| 14 | Then , he put the problems down to a lack of top speed compared to other machines in the series . |
| 15 | Compared to other forms of entertainment in London , shows in the West End , Covent Garden , and even ordinary club football fixtures , the prices would probably be on a par . |
| 16 | Thus the power of a group like the miners will depend upon the demand for coal compared to other forms of energy . |
| 17 | It has also been suggested that rape in marriage can not be compared to other forms of rape , since the effect on the victim must needs be far less traumatic . |
| 18 | Crescent-shaped , it has an austerity that is unusual compared to other palaces . |
| 19 | I 'll just finish with , with a er er er a small anecdote to show erm the relative affects of radiation compared to other things . |
| 20 | Growth rates in the 1960s began to slow down to two or three per cent , still quite favourable , compared to other countries , but a blow to German self-confidence . |
| 21 | It is true that the rate of income tax is high compared to other countries . |
| 22 | Although the proportion of National Income taken in tax has risen , the UK is not overtaxed compared to other countries . |
| 23 | ‘ The way people view traders in this country compared to other countries is very poor . |
| 24 | Their fringes slowed their rate of descent by 5 per cent compared to other lizards of the same size . |
| 25 | Deep down , I believe that our century will not be very interesting compared to other centuries . |
| 26 | Thus emphasis has often been placed on the use of the card catalogue as a major source for locating material , out of all proportion to its value for obtaining information when compared to other tools for information retrieval . |
| 27 | Although Feingold 's theory was not entirely right , he was correct to single out food additives for blame — they do seem to play a disproportionate role in hyperactivity , compared to other types of illness such as asthma or eczema . |
| 28 | Most people do have some idea of whether or not one type of credit is ‘ expensive ’ , compared to other types of credit . |
| 29 | This would suggest that Business Studies , along with other subjects such as perhaps Sociology and History , perhaps have to be re-evaluated , compared to other subjects such as Maths and Physics and Chemistry . |
| 30 | I was happy to be informed that the standard of our store in respect of the service your representative carried out , was high compared to other units . |