Example sentences of "[conj] compare with [n mass] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 ) . |
| 2 | Hill farms in Scotland employ more hired labour than other farm categories ; there being only 60% with working occupiers as compared with 81% in upland farms . |
| 3 | Over the course of the year prior to the interviews only 8% of island women could be categorised as being depressed in a psychiatric sense as compared with 15% of Camberwell women ’ . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Data for an intensive sheep croft of 3 ha , with a share in 21 ha of improved common grazing , indicate a net income of only £868 from sheep production , as compared with £5,460 from weaving 2.5 tweeds per 4U-hour week . |
| 6 | Only 76% of 10–15 year olds lived with both natural parents as compared with 84% of children under 5 . |
| 7 | With a population of 40,752 ( 1971 census ) and 541 retail outlets , the average annual spend per inhabitant in 1972 was £462 as compared with £367 in Wilmslow and a regional average of £274 ( Census of Distribution 1971 ) . |