Example sentences of "can [adv] be compared to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Conduire ( literally , ‘ to guide along a path ’ : to give direction ) can presumably be compared to dirigieren ; but I doubt that battre la mesure can be likened to tactieren . |
| 2 | If this causes difficulties for some , Foucault 's scepticism with regard to the tendency to inflate the effect of individual agency can only be compared to the position of many Marxisms in which resistance and revolution are hardly the privilege of the individual as such , but rather of collective class action . |
| 3 | As this inflow increases — a population movement which can only be compared to the millennial westward movement of peoples to Europe which ended with the defeat of the Mongols — a final answer will be given to our absorbing little debate about European identity . |
| 4 | Considerably lesser wines , however , are made from an isolated plot of vines around the south-western edge of Ambonnay — obviously these vines can not be compared to those situated north of the village . |
| 5 | And much as we can love our children , friends or pets , it can not be compared to sharing intimacy with a lover , especially when you have been used to the sounds , smells and physical qualities that brings . |
| 6 | It has also been suggested that rape in marriage can not be compared to other forms of rape , since the effect on the victim must needs be far less traumatic . |
| 7 | This can then be compared to the isotopic composition of the material in nature , thus helping to determine the origin of the object . |
| 8 | This z-score can then be compared to the value of z required for 95% and 99% significance level ( obtained from statistical tables ) : ( z [ df 90 ] = 1.99 , p < 0.05 ) , ( z [ df 90 ] = 2.63 , p < 0.01 ) . |
| 9 | This z-score can then be compared to the value of z required for 95% and 99% significance level ( obtained from statistical tables ) : ( z [ df 133 ] = 1.98 , p < 0.05 ) , ( z [ df 133 ] = 2.61 , p < 0.01 ) . |
| 10 | This z-score can then be compared to the value of z required for 90% , 95% and 99% significance level ( obtained from statistical tables ) : ( z [ df 87 ] = 1.66 , p < 0.1 ) , ( z [ df 87 ] = 1.99 , p < 0.05 ) , ( z [ df 87 ] = 2.63 , p < 0.01 ) . |
| 11 | Slop , arising from the assembly of components in their minimum metal condition or due to an estimated wear pattern , can be included to produce positional uncertainty in the mechanism , which can then be compared to the positional requirements necessary for correct operation . |
| 12 | His language and style can indeed be compared to an artist 's brush , quivering with fever and emotion . |