Example sentences of "compare with other [noun] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 Similarly , when G. P. Jones moves from noting the greater prominence of pronouns in Shakespeare compared with other Elizabethans to the statement that his sonnets have ‘ a substantial autobiographical element ’ , and that the ‘ fluctuation between thou and you ’ shows ‘ the poet 's uncertainty about his personal , social and professional connection with his patron is at its most acute ’ , then I feel that such speculations deflect attention from the real focus of interest , the pronouns as forms of relationship .
2 Our response was , ’ What about having more bands to take account of the difficulties that arise because of the differences in property prices in London compared with other parts of the country ? ’
3 Darlington does have problems but they do not compare with other areas of the country hit much harder by this recession and long-term industrial decline .
4 And wh how did that compare with other lads of your age ?
5 Compared with other groups of banks , the consortium group is small .
6 Negative feedback may show itself as disappointment at one 's achievement , particularly when compared with other members of the group , or as boredom or frequent teacher disapproval or not enough attention from the teacher ; it could be personal problems to do with one 's family , love life , accommodation or money difficulties .
7 Compared with other countries in the OECD , this was not an exceptional proportion .
8 It becomes important , therefore , that any new antihypertensive drug should be compared with other agents in clinical trials that are large enough to detect infrequent adverse morbid events .
9 The idea of the ‘ marketing concept ’ is taken up in Chapter 31 , and is compared with other approaches to marketing .
10 What is peculiar , even unique compared with other departments of government , is a special brand of stuffiness .
11 This comment in a recent ILO/UNCTC study of EPZs in the Caribbean is very typical : ‘ In spite of the small number of jobs generated so far , the rate at which EPZs create employment is , however , so high that they rank as the most dynamic agents for job creation compared with other sources of national employment ’ ( Long , 1986 , p.60 ) .
12 In the Treaty of Accession specific reference was made to ‘ … the special conditions obtaining to hill farming areas as compared with other areas of the UK … ’
13 We carried out a survey to determine how Chester was perceived as a venue for conferences as compared with other towns in the North and Midlands .
14 First , he must be aware of the overall strength of use of the section being revised , compared with other sections of the library .
15 Single figures on their own can mean very little but compared with other sets of figures , they can take on greater significance .
16 Its attraction would seem to lie in the fact that it gives a formalized account of some of the popularly held impressions concerning the character of science , its explanatory and predictive power , its objectivity and its superior reliability compared with other forms of knowledge .
17 Thus the entire manufacturing process tends to be relatively expensive compared with other forms of production .
18 Typical of such questions is , ‘ Compared with other people of your age how do you rate your health in the last year ? ’ .
19 Here , like all nuclear reactors , Hinkley C stood out as unique when compared with other means of generating electricity .
20 The loans from the Hermitage of the ‘ Penitent Magdalene ’ , ‘ Hebe ’ , and ‘ Standing Cupid and Psyche ’ can all be compared with other versions of the statues from , respectively , Genoa , Forlí and Paris , although this last work , from the Louvre , is of a different composition , showing the two lovers reclining in an embrace .
21 Few autobiographies have emerged from the City compared with other walks of life .
22 Compared with other types of organisation the potential advantages of bureaucracy may seem apparent .
23 The current data are insufficient to establish the suitability of the heater probe compared with other types of endoscopic treatment .
24 In a robust assessment of the relative merits of joining the exchange rate mechanism , it argues the ERM will not provide a ‘ soft option ’ compared with other methods of slowing down the economy .
25 In a robust assessment of the relative merits of joining the exchange rate mechanism , it argues the ERM will not provide a ‘ soft option ’ compared with other methods of slowing down the economy .
26 to determine the liability of the owner of a dog under the animals act 1971 a dog must be compared with other dogs of the same breed and not with dogs generally .
27 As Galtung puts it , in surveys every individual is " made to appear in the sample as a society of one person to be compared with other societies of one person " .
28 The school I attend is quite small compared with other schools in the area .
29 It has ‘ about average ’ socio-economic characteristics compared with other LEAs in the country , but there are stark contrasts between areas of the city .
30 They can not be ignored , but should always be given low weight compared with other terms in the search .
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