Example sentences of "[be] similar to " in BNC.
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| 1 | The function of the Petit Meslier has thus been similar to that of the Petit Verdot in Bordeaux . |
| 2 | Apparently it has been similar to the crew of a huge tanker somewhere on the high seas sailing hither and tither no doubt , for four long years after setting out , and returning just in time for the recent elections . |
| 3 | In some other countries , such as the southern African nations , the situation has been similar to that of some parts of Latin America , but there has been more freedom in recent months . |
| 4 | In some other countries , such as the southern African nations , the situation has been similar to that of some parts of Latin America , but there has been more freedom in recent months . |
| 5 | There is his Author 's Note to Victorious Troy to assure us that he has spoken with a boy whose experience had been similar to that of Dick Pomfret and that cases where dismasted sailing ships without officers had been brought to port by boys were not unknown , but we hardly need this assurance in order to believe that Dick , not unaided but with a responsibility beyond his years , did in fact bring the Hurrying Angel home in the end . |
| 6 | This was a messianic fervour that must have been similar to that possessed by the ancient zealots who died defending Masada against the Romans 2,000 years ago . |
| 7 | Hitherto musico-dramatic entertainments at the French Court had been similar to the Italian intermedii , though with an ever increasing proportion of dancing , as in the famous Balet comique de la Royne ( 1581 ) devised , but not written or composed , by an Italian known in France as Balthasar de Beaujoyeulx , and the more dramatic ballets de cour composed by Guedron . |
| 8 | He claimed that the military significance of Porkkala for the USSR had been similar to that of Guantanamo for the United States . |
| 9 | However , while the views of my right hon. Friend the Member for Ashton-under-Lyne ( Mr. Sheldon ) on Europe have not always been similar to mine , I was pleased to hear him say that he could not see how it was possible for 12 Finance Ministers in ECOFIN — about which we hear a great deal these days — to control a European central bank established on the model set out in the present draft treaty prepared by the Dutch Government . |
| 10 | Equally , while the procedure which produced the Enham texts may have been similar to those responsible for some of Æthelstan 's codes and I Edmund , the promulgation of archiepiscopal admonitions as royal decrees is also reminiscent of those issued by Henry II after the synod of Dortmund in 1005 . |
| 11 | For him Childebert I could be compared with the Old Testament monarch , Melchisedek — and doubtless , having come from Ravenna , Fortunatus 's image of Melchisedek would have been similar to that which was set up in San Vitale , where the patriarch provided an analogue to the emperor Justinian . |
| 12 | In origin such legislation is likely to have been similar to the Pactus pro tenore pacis , the edict of Chilperic I and the Decretio Childeberti , which were later attached to the Pactus Legis Salicae . |
| 13 | well look erm , my Lord the fact that , I , I think the answer would go like this , that , if the agent had sued the name then the defence would of been similar to that which is raised here , erm , but it would probably , it would of had additional elements because the name would have been enforcing through a , a , a slightly a slightly different |
| 14 | The cherub spandrels are similar to the Cescinsky & Webster classification No.4 and are hand cast by the lost wax process , fettled and polished . |
| 15 | Carving chisels are similar to ordinary carpentry chisels , in that the edge of the blade is flat and square across the shank . |
| 16 | These are similar to ceramic tiles , but are unglazed and come only in a range of earth/terracotta/red colours as they are made from unrefined clay . |
| 17 | The changes in parking behaviour in St John 's Wood are similar to those observed in the period after wheelclamping was introduced in central London in 1982 . |
| 18 | In this regard , the fieldworker 's experiences with the RUC are similar to those of other young female researchers , in that she was subject to sexual hustling , fraternizing , and paternalistic attitudes from male respondents ( see Easterday et al . |
| 19 | Police duties in Easton are similar to those in non-divided societies , and the manner in which these tasks are viewed and accomplished parallels that elsewhere . |
| 20 | It will be noted that , in general , the performance rhythms are similar to those of temperature and adrenalin ( see Chapters 1 and 4 ) . |
| 21 | Borlotti beans are similar to pintos , but a little larger and somewhat redder in colour . |
| 22 | These mustards are usually from Dusseldorf and are similar to Bordeaux varieties , often containing herbs and spices . |
| 23 | There are many cheeses that are similar to Brie and Camembert but produced in different shapes or sold at differing stages of ripeness. all are referred to as surface-ripened , containing bacteria on their developing white rinds . |
| 24 | Many are similar to large vertically integrated corporations in the West including such giants as Ford , General Electric , Daimler-Benz , Siemens or Philips . |
| 25 | TESSAs are similar to personal-equity plans ( PEPs ) , which also shelter savings from tax , but they should appeal to less sophisticated savers . |
| 26 | Of the three , only AEG filed for court protection from its creditors ( in 1982 ) under the Vergleich rules , which are similar to America 's chapter 11 . |
| 27 | ‘ My prerogatives ’ , he said with a touch of pride , ‘ are similar to those of the Queen of England . ’ |
| 28 | Locke 's views on this matter are similar to Gassendi 's , but are developed at greater length . |
| 29 | Their incidents are similar to the incidents of the old legal estates , though certain important changes have been introduced ( see p. 86–7 ) . |
| 30 | It will therefore be seen that many of the issues involved here are similar to those raised by the law of involuntary manslaughter , save for the fact that driving offences constitute deviations from a code of conduct on which all persons are tested before they are granted driving-licences . |