Example sentences of "comparison [modal v] be made [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 Many new detailed comparisons may be made between the fossils and Recent representatives , leading to new theories about the relationships between agnathan groups and new theories about how jawed vertebrates acquired their characters .
2 The famous social scientist , D. T. Campbell , once proposed a more naturalistic experiment , in which scores of towns would be selected and formed into two groups at random , the newspapers in each town would be persuaded to take part in the experiment by publishing phoney articles about the state of candidates , and comparisons would be made at the end between the two groups of towns ( Campbell 1951 ) .
3 They doubted whether valid measures of all of the areas of development could be devised ; they maintained that the tests used would have a distorting and trivializing effect on pupils ' learning ( 'this year 's test becomes next year 's curriculum' ) : they pointed to the possibility , notwithstanding the assurances that light sampling techniques would be deployed , that superficial comparisons would be made on the basis of inadequate evidence between areas and between schools ; and they detected in the paraphernalia of mass testing associated with the APU the most sinister intrusion of central government into the work of the schools and the spectre of state-controlled curricula .
4 Comparisons will be made between the actual business experiences of the sample and the expectations reported during the original interviews .
5 Once these results are available , comparisons will be made in the type and magnitude of the response to entry across the sample .
6 These processes will be described in detail in the following sections so that comparisons can be made with the effects of predation described in Chapters 2 and 3 .
7 Second , a comparison will be made of the method and costs of producing a particular product in the different regions — including labour costs , material costs , energy costs and so on .
8 We must screw the lid on spending as tightly as possible , so that a true and proper comparison can be made between the old rates system , uprated to match current spending , the poll tax charge , and the new council tax .
9 Next , a comparison can be made between the viscosity of a polymer melt at a temperature , and that at a reference temperature such as and so
10 Although the lack of any source comparable to Gregory means that no satisfactory comparison can be made between the sixth and seventh centuries , it is , nevertheless , clear that central secular authority could still play a part in the appointment of bishops in the later Merovingian period .
11 A revealing comparison can be made between the growth of Hawaii and Iceland .
12 Some equipment will be more suited to dry or wet sand , though it is sometimes interesting for the children to try using the funnel , for instance , with the wet sand , and comparison can be made of the way the different types of sand feel and behave .
13 Comparison can be made with the responses in Almond and Verba 's survey , as shown in figure 13.1 .
14 Here an interesting comparison can be made with the position of Rosemary Ruether .
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