Example sentences of "[noun sg] can [be] compared to " in BNC.
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| 1 | In this respect the relationship between society and religion can be compared to that between families and the homes they live in . |
| 2 | Attention decrement can be compared to the order effect in cases where subjects ‘ hold on ’ to initial words and do n't pay attention to later words — ; ‘ tended to remember first 3 adjectives better than last 3 ’ . |
| 3 | The role of President can be compared to that of Chariman of the Board . |
| 4 | Total Quality Management is based on the premise that a failure to deliver a product or service can be compared to a virus which attacks , grows and spreads with devastating effect . |
| 5 | The backswing can be compared to chopping down a tree with and axe ; power and speed come from the distance the axe is swung back . |
| 6 | This signal can be compared to the signals being produced by the phase sequence generator as a check that the motor is operating correctly . |
| 7 | Its impact can be compared to the way in which the Tories in Scotland managed to turn a predicted disaster into an additional two seats at the last UK elections . |
| 8 | His approach can be compared to that of a saint who risks everything when he bares his breast to the unknown . |
| 9 | This theoretical position can be compared to the ethnomethodological account of social rules ( e.g. Coulter , 1983 ; Garfunkel , 1967 ; Wieder , 1971 ) . |
| 10 | ( The position can be compared to that in 404 , when the Spartans hoped to make Attica , this time , a docile satellite , Xen . |