Example sentences of "compare with [noun] in [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some £177m of the overall losses , which compared with £157m in 1990 , came from the UK where the recession hit hardest . |
| 2 | Subepithelial TNF α+; cell density was significantly increased compared with controls in both ulcerative colitis ( 145.0 cells/mm , 110.3 to 184.5 , p<0.0001 ) and Crohn 's disease ( 148.0 cells/mm , 118.9 to 162 , p<0.0001 ) ( see Figs 1A , 2 ) . |
| 3 | On average , 65pc of a household 's income is from wages and salaries , compared with 74pc in 1965 , the survey shows . |
| 4 | Note that the low-pass , m-derived T-section corresponding to m = 0.3 has inductance 0.15L in each series arm compared with 0.5L in each series arm of the prototype and capacitance 0.3C in series with inductance of approximately 0.76L in the shunt arm compared with just capacitance C in the shunt arm of the prototype . |
| 5 | The Royal Commission on Legal Services found that in 1976 the apprentice in commerce or industry received a considerably greater salary than that paid by private practitioners ; also , the median salary of solicitors in this type of employment was substantially more than in private practice ( £7,584 outside Greater London , as compared with £4,346 in private practice ) . |
| 6 | The HC line complements the Organiser at the high end of the market , and generated £2.6m turnover this year compared with £900,000 in 1991 . |
| 7 | It made £41.7m compared with £32.5m in 1990 and is increasing its total dividend payout to 56.4p per share from 47p . |
| 8 | The values were compared with findings in 10 healthy controls . |
| 9 | Total new business billings for 1991 were £1.544bn compared with £1.357bn in 1990 and £1.224bn in 1989 . |
| 10 | The EC and EFTA countries account for 70% of Scotland 's exports compared with 68% in last year 's survey . |
| 11 | However , the gap between the sexes is narrowing : men now make up 57% of students in higher education , compared with 63% in 1980–1 and 67% in 1970–1 ( Government Statistical Service , 1989 , Table 27 ) . |
| 12 | In 1989 , 20% were first marriages for one partner only compared with 12% in 1971 . |
| 13 | Sales here were £95.8m compared with £55.9m in 1992 , while operating profit grew to £9m this time from £5m last . |
| 14 | Interviewees that considered tariffs ‘ excessive ’ comprised 37% of the total , compared with 47% in 1991 . |
| 15 | This surplus , combined with dramatically increasing Hungarian tourist spending in convertible currencies following the opening of the borders , was seen as the main reason for a convertible current-account deficit of $1,140 million compared with $591,000,000 in 1988 . |
| 16 | BP announced pre-tax profits of £156m , on a historical cost basis , during Q3 of 1991 , compared with £822m in 1990 . |
| 17 | In the United States , for example they account for 7% of all record sales ( compared with 1% in 1975 ) , thus exceeding sales of jazz and classical music . |
| 18 | Exports in convertible currencies — not including trade with the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance ( COMECON ) — rose by approximately 4 per cent , with a resulting trade deficit of $763,000,000 in 1989 , compared with $350,000,000 in 1988 . |
| 19 | Among other UK companies , Gerald Ronson 's Heron International dug deeper for charity than most to give £2.2 million in 1990 , compared with £306,898 in 1988 . |
| 20 | There was a significant social class difference ( 53% from non-manual social classes had higher qualifications compared with 32% in manual social classes ; difference 13.1% to 28.7% ) . |
| 21 | For all these reasons , bank-loan growth will be as low as 6% this year , suggests another broker , W.I. Carr , compared with 20% in 1990 . |
| 22 | The banking and finance sector has grown more than 20 times in real terms over the past 30 years so that it now accounts for almost 20% of GDP , compared with 5% in 1960 . |
| 23 | But recent analysis of leading brands found their average fat level was 25% , compared with 22% in regular sausages . |
| 24 | The average price of platinum was £215 in the year as compared with £211 in 1991–92 , whereas the average rhodium price declined from £1,773 in 1992 to £1,253 . |
| 25 | Besides City work , Norman Broadbent has continued to attract the same high-powered assignments which came its way when it was with Russell Reynolds : 40% of its assignments were at CEO and MD level in 1987 , compared with 24% in 1986 . |
| 26 | In 1988 , 19% of the population were under 15 ( compared with 24% in 1971 ) , and 16% were over 65 ( compared with 13% in 1971 ) ( CSO , 1990 , Table 2.2 ) . |
| 27 | Although the statistics are incomplete , the fall is likely to be around 15% , compared with 24% in 1991/92 . |
| 28 | French software and services company Unilog SA has reported 1992 turnover up 13.9% to the equivalent of $122.6m , but profit before amortisation of extraordinary items remained flat at $4m compared with $4.1m in 1991 . |
| 29 | They are talking about investment programmes costing hundreds of millions of pounds , compared with salaries in six figures , not seven or eight figures . |
| 30 | In 1988 , 19% of the population were under 15 ( compared with 24% in 1971 ) , and 16% were over 65 ( compared with 13% in 1971 ) ( CSO , 1990 , Table 2.2 ) . |