Example sentences of "compare with the uk " in BNC.
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| 1 | Economic growth in the post-war period has been slow compared with the UK 's neighbours in Europe and one of the objectives of the Conservative Party while in opposition from 1974 was to develop policies to change this . |
| 2 | Fragmentation of land ownership in France has resulted in much smaller sized farms compared with the UK ( see Tables 11 and 12 ) . |
| 3 | The fact that a much higher proportion of farmland in France is tenanted compared with the UK is another factor . |
| 4 | In some parts of the world background radiation is very high compared with the UK and quite substantial research has been carried out . |
| 5 | And if they 'd bought their true love a compact disc as a Christmas present , it would have cost them £16.73 , compared with the UK 's £12.78 . |
| 6 | Contrasts with the Netherlands ( which has 44.6 prisoners per 100,000 population compared with the UK 's 96.5 ) are particularly illuminating . |
| 7 | Different attitudes to translation compared with the UK , in that there is a primary concern to recruit translators with a narrow specialism in line with company products . |
| 8 | Compared with the UK , sales were 20 times greater and the productivity index over four times higher in Japan . |
| 9 | Japan has 400 universities producing 100 000 engineers annually ( Rawle , 1983 ) compared with the UK 's 15 000 ( Central Statistical Office , 1984 ) and this has resulted in Japan having the world 's highest proportion ( 53 per cent ) of qualified scientists and engineers ( QSEs ) in industry . |