Example sentences of "similar [prep] [adj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The pattern of changes in status over the three years since redundancy was broadly similar for those aged 55–59 , 40–54 , and under 40 at the time of redundancy . |
| 2 | Comparable data from H 2 receptor antagonist maintenance trials are limited , but would seem to be similar for both cimitidine 400 mg once daily ( estimated reduction in DU relapse rate compared with placebo ranges from 26% to 37% ) , ranitidine 150 mg once daily ( estimated reductions of 24%. 39% and 48% ) and famotidine 20–40 mg once daily ( estimated 32–34% reduction in relapse rate ) . |
| 3 | The percentage of patients with oesophagitis was similar in those taking and those not taking bronchodilators ( Fig 3 ; p=NS ) . |
| 4 | London 's evening paper was similar in lix score to a Swedish evening paper , but there were major differences in word and sentence scores . |
| 5 | The motive for the attack , which occurred in the vicinity of de Ronceray 's house in Port-au-Prince , was unclear , but one possible explanation was that Neptune — who was travelling in a car similar to that owned by de Ronceray — was mistaken for the opposition figure . |
| 6 | Her view reflected a time when mustard was enjoying a vogue similar to that enjoyed by flavoured vinegars a few years ago . |
| 7 | He also indicated that his administration would establish an Economic Security Council , with a degree of influence similar to that enjoyed by the National Security Council , in order to improve and prioritize economic decision-making . |
| 8 | Every buyer , lessee and mortgagee of property bounded by or adjacent to a canal should search before exchange of contracts by letter , with a plan , for information similar to that sought in the case of rivers . |
| 9 | This type of definition ( i.e. one that implicitly assumes that there are general positions which average or ordinary people occupy and agree upon ) is similar to that utilised by many moral entrepreneurial groups in their attempts at redefining , for example , obscenity . |
| 10 | On Feb. 3 , 1990 , a draft agreement was signed laying the foundation for a future treaty of co-operation with Spain , similar to that signed between Spain and Mexico in January [ see p. 37274 ] . |
| 11 | Force , for example , conveys an idea of coercion similar to that expressed by make in many of its uses , and yet , like cause , it is followed by the to infinitive : ( 159 ) An injury forced Skorich to quit after the 1949 season . |
| 12 | At the end of the novel , when the narrator understands that he has to recover unconscious memories to become their chronicler and therefore a true artist , a re-integration of the personality similar to that achieved by Wordsworth 's poet-hero is made possible . |
| 13 | If skip-sequential processing is correctly used , whole areas of the file can be skipped , producing an improvement in run time similar to that achieved by sectioning a sequential file on magnetic tape ( see Chapter 5 for details , p. 112 ) . |
| 14 | On the contrary , according to the Middle East International of Feb. 22 , in the occupied territories the supporters of the PLO and those of its rival , the strongly Islamic Hamas , were brought together by a blend of secular nationalism and Islamic fundamentalism similar to that achieved by the Iraqi President Saddam Hussein . |
| 15 | It was concluded from these studies that elimination diets induce a prolonged remission similar to that achieved by other methods of treatment . |
| 16 | On the other hand , the effects of pre-exposure to the test context did not survive the 14-day retention interval during which the light was presented in another context — subjects in group B/A-L showed a restoration of the OR similar to that seen in subjects transferred to an entirely new context . |
| 17 | The region of glabella is also well developed , although the condition in Graecopithecus is similar to that seen in dryopithecins and afropithecins , so that the significance of this character is uncertain . |
| 18 | In some respects this arrangement is similar to that seen in recent hagfishes where a single nostril opens into a duct which passes the single nasal sac before opening into the roof of the mouth . |
| 19 | A significant interaction was found between FSE and SAM in the model for change in external locus of control ( χ 2 =4.4 , df=1 ; p=0.04 ) , the pattern of change being similar to that seen in 1989 . |
| 20 | This mortality rate is very similar to that seen in the mortality studies for conventional management of acute myocardial infarction without thrombolytic treatment . |
| 21 | In patients whose mucosa had returned to normal after a gluten free diet , the intensity and extent of class II major histocompatibility complex expression were similar to that seen in control biopsies . |
| 22 | A laparoscopic biopsy specimen of this mass ( Fig 4 ) showed diffuse infiltration of hilar connective tissue by inflammatory cells and fibroblasts producing a picture similar to that seen in the original thyroid biopsy specimen . |
| 23 | When oleic acid was added to deoxycholate as an emulsion , the release of PYY and enteroglucagon was similar to that seen with the bile salt alone . |
| 24 | The concomitant decrease in tissue histamine suggests increased sensitvity to pentagastrn stimulation similar to that seen for pepsin responses at day 3 . |
| 25 | Morphologically the stomach is similar to that seen with a conventional anterior/posterior view barium meal . |
| 26 | In the obese subjects the total urinary APGPR excretion showed no significant overall increase ( Fig 3B ) although in the second obese subject ( MO2 ) the APGPR excretion in urine was similar to that seen in normal subjects — that is , an early peak within the first two hours after the onset of the meal . |
| 27 | The claims will be made on a quarterly basis similar to that applied in accounting for ACT . |
| 28 | The inspection is similar to that carried out for the Structural Survey , however because the report is in a standard format , the information conveyed is more concise and limited in order to identify the more important defects , bearing in mind the property 's type and age . |
| 29 | I have noticed some very good front ends in Shareware similar to that produced using Pascal , can you please advise me how I produce the same quality of software . |
| 30 | This conversion is very similar to that undertaken by the RSA 's Professional Aviation ( who had one of their Jet Prop DC-3 conversions at Farnborough — see page 52 ) and effectively produces a ‘ zero-time ’ aircraft . |