Example sentences of "[conj] [vb mod] [be] compared with " in BNC.

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1 They are always composed : 1 ) of a dissimilar thing that can be exchanged for the thing of which the value is to be determined ; and 2 ) of similar things that can be compared with the thing of which the value is to be determined .
2 Budgets in such cases will act as a benchmark that can be compared with actual performance of managers and operatives .
3 In 1600 it flared up from obscurity to the third magnitude ; ever since 1715 it has fluctuated around 5 , and may be compared with 28 Cygni ( 4.8 ) and 29 Cygni ( 5.0 ) .
4 The language of Lord Reid quoted above and cited in Berry ( No. 2 ) was obiter and may be compared with a later passage where his lordship carefully left open whether an appellant as of right could raise matters unrelated to the certified question .
5 This is one of those most probable state explanations , and may be compared with what has been said about meanders and beach cusps .
6 The most important point to stress here is that , as Oakley ( 1974 ) points out , housework is work and should be compared with paid jobs outside the home .
7 This shows the three basic primary colours ; cyan , magenta and yellow , together with their mixed combinations and can be compared with the colours displayed on the monitor .
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