Example sentences of "[am/are] [adj] compared [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Unfortunately , the government has not yet backed up this realization with sufficient hard cash , and the benefits available for supporting relatives are paltry compared to the costs incurred by the state if someone is in long-term institutional care . |
| 2 | But those figures are tremendous compared to the figures I used to have , because we update these every two years , and the ninety ni eighty to ninety figures were poor , and the and worse than that between er er you know the previous two years . |
| 3 | But , once it has spread so that its dimensions parallel to the wall are large compared with the boundary layer thickness , the motion over most of its area closely resembles that in a fully turbulent boundary layer to be described in Sections 21.5 and 21.6 . |
| 4 | But even these programs are small-fry compared to the program that would have to be written to simulate an emerging arms race between predators and prey , embedded in a complete , counterfeit ecosystem . |
| 5 | These energies in nuclear reactions are enormous compared to the amounts involved in chemical reactions . |
| 6 | I 'm sure Cottee 's opinions on the Everton midfield are mild compared with the views of other senior Everton professionals who week in , week out , see all their hard work wasted by an engine room built to power a motorboat rather than an ocean liner . |
| 7 | ENGLAND 'S preparation for the Dubai Sevens are amateurish compared with the steely approach of Scotland and Queensland . |
| 8 | Seeds of Acer are rare compared with the leaves , which can be found in rocks dating back to the Cretaceous period . |
| 9 | But , as with the wealth of other experiments that matrix isolation has made possible , the drawbacks are insignificant compared with the value of the techniques as , sometimes , the only tool with which to examine the inner workings of chemical reactions . |
| 10 | Such differences are insignificant compared to the wide gulf which separates the ruling class from the bulk of the wage and salary earning population . |
| 11 | Nevertheless , such criticisms are minor compared with the achievements of this book , It is the first book to deal comprehensively with sex allocation theory , and it will surely remain a classic for years to come . |
| 12 | There are more physical constraints in council housing than in owner-occupied housing in terms of bedrooms and size , but these are minor compared to the restrictions in the private rented sector . |