Example sentences of "similar [prep] [noun] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the time of their child 's birth , the parents of case and control children were similar with respect to their age , distance of residence from a nuclear establishment , and social class ( table III ) . |
| 2 | Distribution of labelled cells within crypts was similar with respect to the two methods with a peak at the 18th and the 24th percentile in the case of BrdU and at the 23rd percentile for PCNA . |
| 3 | The two groups are remarkably similar with respect to age , male/female ratio , length of time since operation , and percentage of smokers . |
| 4 | The two groups were similar with respect to the number of smokers , patients with gastric H pylori , gastric metaplasia , and duodenal ulcers . |
| 5 | It is similar in type to the Czech Pied and to the Aosta Red Pied of Italy , and is related to the Montbéliard . |
| 6 | It is similar in type to the Simmental , though more elegantly built and the coat colour bright red rather than yellowish tan , and it shares the same origins in the old Bernese brought in by Mennonites during the eighteenth century ( see Alpine section ) . |
| 7 | But it is useful anyway to speculate about possible findings and so some possible explanations ; the characters who use irony might be similar in type to Austen herself ( in class , gender , age ) ; or they might be the characters who function as heroes and heroines in the novels . |
| 8 | I it 's it 's very similar in properties to saltpetre , and it comes from Chile . |
| 9 | These small plateaux , covered in basaltic lavas , are similar in formation to that of Paúl da Serra to the west of the central mass . |
| 10 | Geologically the Desertas are similar in formation to the volcanic rocks of the Machico area ( post-Pliocene ) from which they are separated by a channel 50–100m deep . |
| 11 | He has measured noble gases trapped within the meteorites and found them similar in composition to the Martian atmosphere analysed by NASA 's Viking landers . |
| 12 | But it is , in fact , a form of protein called keratin , similar in composition to our finger and toenails . |
| 13 | This solution is similar in composition to adult cholera stool . |
| 14 | As Gloucester used to be a major droving centre , there was inevitably much crossing with various Welsh types and the Gloucester 's slender , white , dark-tipped horns , spreading quite wide and tilting upwards at the tip , are often similar in style to those of the Welsh , though more refined and a little shorter . |
| 15 | He was described as being a fine back player and had a splendid defence , similar in style to the legendary Fuller Pilch . |
| 16 | The new breakfast news station is expected to be similar in style to the TV-am format and much less formal than the BBC 's rigid Breakfast News show . |
| 17 | For example the clergy , the landed gentry and freemen of livery companies and trade guilds would qualify for a funeral similar in style to those organized by the College of Arms for members of the peerage . |
| 18 | A smaller kouros , a modern forgery similar in style to the Getty Kouros and acquired by the Museum in 1990 for study purposes will also be included . |
| 19 | This information has been used to draw up magnetic maps , similar in style to contour maps . |
| 20 | On the redemption of a feuduty it is always open to parties to execute a deed similar in style to the Discharge provided for in Schedule B referred to above . |
| 21 | Analogy means that the events being investigated are essentially similar in kind to those of which we ourselves have direct experience . |
| 22 | It is similar in kind to US dollar commercial paper which has been issued in the United States for many years . |
| 23 | A mulberry is very similar in shape to a loganberry , but its taste is unique . |
| 24 | The possibilities become more interesting when we begin to ask questions such as ‘ What objects in this database are similar in shape to this one ? ’ . |
| 25 | Suppose now that we wish to search the database for axes similar in shape to some given axe . |
| 26 | The cross itself , red in colour , is similar in shape to the Iron Cross given to U-boat commanders and is worn , as they wore it , on the left breast . |
| 27 | Another pretty Rasbora which comes exclusively from Sri Lanka , and is somewhat similar in shape to the Harlequin . |
| 28 | The ears are small and thick and similar in shape to those of primate species . |
| 29 | On a spare piece of paper draw a triangle similar in shape to the one below , but of any size . |
| 30 | It was a cone , similar in shape to the temple , that dwarfed the other buildings in this quarter of the city . |