Example sentences of "[adj] compare with [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This compares with some loan sharks who can charge in excess of 10,000 per cent ! |
| 2 | The Japanese economy is expected to grow by only 3.8% during fiscal 1991 compared with this year 's 5.2% . |
| 3 | erm Darwin says in the origin , and I 'm sorry I ca n't read it to you , but I was desperately looking for the quotation in the origin before I can and I could n't find it but I assure you it 's there erm in which he remarks that in all probability the periods of time during which species are not changing is probably very large compared with those periods when change is taking place . |
| 4 | There 's not very much really formal management train in fact as an employer , is , is really rather good compared with most people we come across . |
| 5 | Even this 1.8GL model , with the more powerful 90 bhp engine , is no ball of fire , and the standard 1.4-litre 60 bhp model looks distinctly sluggish compared with most rivals . |
| 6 | She was an innocent compared with this man , and resented his deliberate use of sex to disconcert her . |
| 7 | But even the most optimistic pundits agree that British schools are dismal compared with many rivals abroad . |
| 8 | ‘ But what goes on on the terraces seems to be very simple and almost harmless compared with that Rugby Club of yours . ’ |
| 9 | Most certainly , though , we should appreciate how fortunate we are in having medical services , caring people around us , and living in a country where natural disasters are rare compared with many places on this earth . |