Example sentences of "the [det] league as " in BNC.
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| 1 | It still counts as a four-seater , but it 's not in the same league as the Calibra for rear room where head and legroom are restricted . |
| 2 | Picture quality , to my eye , is in the same league as the similarly priced Yashica , yet the Olympus is lighter , smaller and includes useful extra features such as a fast-recycling flash and a quick-fire mode for those going … going … gone action sequences . |
| 3 | In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries there was a passion for collecting prehistoric flint implements , and quite high prices were paid for prize specimens ; not perhaps in the same league as the prices paid for Classical sculpture , but quite enough to encourage the fakers . |
| 4 | He caught the eye with a highly encouraging performance despite finishing last but was not seriously considered to be in the same league as the adored ‘ Dessie ’ . |
| 5 | Amelia may not have been in the same league as the great adventurers who scale mountain peaks , cross oceans and the icy wastes of the Antarctic and Arctic or shoot the white water rapids of unnavigable rivers , but she was a real traveller , ranked among those who actually get up and go , sacrificing security and facing the cold disdain of their bank managers . |
| 6 | I would place Aspen Pittman 's article in the same league as time share selling , or book clubs or something equally hazy with the truth that happens to make a good profit . |
| 7 | These are n't in the same league as the gas variety when it comes to providing ‘ real ’ flames , but there 's a wide variety available , and they can just add that cosy finishing touch which helps turn a house into a home . |
| 8 | He rubbished Bruno 's up-and-coming battle with South African Pierre Coetzer at Wembley on October 17 , sneering : ‘ Bruno 's next fight does n't rank in the same league as mine . |
| 9 | But he would n't for one good reason — he is not in the same league as our two . |
| 10 | MIPS claims all RISC chips offer roughly the same performance and that its R4400 96 SPECint89 score puts it in the same league as HP , distinguished by its significantly lower price and wide availability . |
| 11 | His yorker may not be quite in the same league as the Waqar Younis toe-cruncher but , again because of his height , batsmen often fail to pick the length until too late and , with the inswing , the sight of middle and leg stumps splayed is not uncommon . |
| 12 | Spar 's wine selection has been steadily upgraded since Philippa Carr 's arrival , and although not in the same league as the major supermarkets , it is still a very handy outlet . |
| 13 | Never a great footballing side , if it was not for the fact that they are in the same League as Athletico Whaddon , they would probably be known as the Athletico Whaddon of Division Three . |
| 14 | It returned a WinTach Windows performance index of 4.5 , which was OK , but not in the same league as the other local bus video machines I looked at . |
| 15 | The small businessman may not think of himself as being in the same league as the Maxwells and Murdochs of this world but if he produces leaflets , price lists , brochures or any other form of printed material , he has some degree of affinity with them . |
| 16 | It is in the same league as other Landmark hotels , such as the Grande in Paris or the Carlton in Cannes . |
| 17 | A feat in much the same league as Catriona Lambert 's opening 76 was the second round 74 handed in by Pauline Dobson , no relation to Helen albeit a similarly long hitter . |
| 18 | The Guardian noted that the report had again highlighted concern at the policy of the United Kingdom government in Northern Ireland and had placed the UK " in the same league as the Iraqi government for the way it treats the Kurds , the Somali government for the torture and murder of the Issaq tribe and the Sri Lankan government for the way it has " escalated " arbitrary arrests and torture of members of the political opposition " . |
| 19 | Both not in the same league as the people they replaced . |
| 20 | I do think players get a fee when they renew contracts … but not in the same league as a big signing on fee . |
| 21 | ‘ Though you 're courageous enough , as far as aggression goes you 're not in the same league as Didi . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ We may not be in the same league as Servette but where we score over most teams is with our spirit . |
| 23 | Scotland have claimed pushover tries against the Welsh on their last three visits to Murrayfield and though the Welsh front-row emerged with considerable scrummage plaudits from their tussle with England , I have observed before in these columns that Martin Bayfield is not in the same league as Paul Ackford as a scrummaging lock ; Jason Leonard , too , hardly seems to be at the peak of his powers following the bone-graft operation in his neck during the close season . |
| 24 | ‘ Frenchman 's Creek ’ is obviously much easier but is hardly in the same league as the rich novel produced by Tolstoy 's impeccable skill . |
| 25 | But basically , although Brescia , , and Pisa are in the same league as Notts County , how they er fare in the competition does n't really bother Notts County er as apart from their games against Notts . |
| 26 | I mean , he 's , he 's fifty five is n't he , I mean it 's unlikely that he 's going to really be in the same , in the same league as Cawson or somebody who 's , who 's no age at all ? |