Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] as compare " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the first instance Bukharin noted that the process of expanded negative reproduction was at work in agriculture just as in industry , but its material effects were mitigated by the very primitiveness of agriculture as compared to industry . |
| 2 | This would mean an amendment of Further Education Grant Regulations ‘ so as to give less prominence to the length of course as compared with other and equally important criteria ’ such as the quality of teaching and the amount of written work done by students ( Recommendation 10 ) . |
| 3 | The encryption algorithm , nicknamed Skipjack , is intended to remain confidential , but is said to work on 64-bit blocks , like the DES algorithm , but with 32 rounds of scrambling as compared to DES 's 16 . |
| 4 | Since 1945 , Britain 's record has been consistently better than that which she achieved in the interwar years — an average of 20 per cent of GDP as compared with 11 per cent [ Matthews et al. , 1982 ] . |
| 5 | Diesel usage growth has however been restricted by the lack of performance in terms of acceleration as compared with petrol driven cars . |
| 6 | This period has seen a sharp fall in the average rate of growth as compared to the earlier post-war experience . |
| 7 | Defence spending , however , fell , being allocated 11.6 per cent of expenditure as compared with 12.1 per cent in 1991 . |
| 8 | This view is espoused by Myers ( 1986 ) , who believes that deforestation in the Himalaya has been responsible for flood disasters in the lower reaches of the Ganges and Brahmaputra and the higher incidence of flooding that has occurred since 1940 ; apparently flooding now affects some 10 6 ha of land as compared with 6 × 10 6 ha in the early 1950s . |
| 9 | incorporating an understanding of domestic violence , in particular , begins to alter somewhat the influence of gender as variable in the patterning of victimization as compared with BCS findings . |
| 10 | This far exceeds the Bruntland Commission recommendation of 12% protection and represents a substantial increase in protection as compared to before the decision , when just 15% of the area was preserved . |
| 11 | In general , most authorities in tourist areas favour such developments since they bring the benefits of all year round occupancy as compared with conventional holiday homes , and no difficulties are anticipated on this score . |
| 12 | It is true that in grammar some linguistic choices may be designated " unmarked " and " neutral " in contrast to others : for example , the choice of third-person pronouns ( he , she , they , etc ) may be regarded as neutral in narration as compared with I and you . |
| 13 | The lead is now sent to the Minsterley terminus of the Shrewsbury and Welshpool branch line , but if the Bishop 's Castle Railway were completed the ore destined for South Wales would be conveyed from Churchstoke Station via Craven Arms and the Central Wales Railway , thus effecting a saving of twenty miles in transit as compared with the present route . |
| 14 | It should be noted that chromosomally abnormal eggs frequently lag in development as compared with their normal counterparts ( 6 ) and if they become amitotic , it is possible they may either be misrepresented or excluded from a scored sample . |
| 15 | Reasons given for this included a 10 per cent fall in production as compared with the same period in 1990 , lower than expected revenue from taxes , the cost of social compensation for price rises , high wage settlements , and the conflict between the republics and the centre which was preventing the implementation of unified financial policies . |
| 16 | A recent analysis of the American market in diamond jewellery has shown that nearly half is given for Christmas as compared with an eighth each to mark birthdays and wedding anniversaries . |