Example sentences of "compare [pron] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We opened to mostly sensational reviews , which showed huge appreciation of Joyce 's work and managed to compare me to Lily Tomlin and even Bea Lillie , but which also truly recognized Denis ' talent and contribution to the show . |
| 2 | To report on my own experience , I have found a surprising number of English people outside the academic world who have lived with the Sonnets , have taken them into their own experience , can quote with ease ‘ To me , fair friend , you never can be old ’ , or ‘ Shall I compare thee to a summer 's day ? ’ , or ‘ When , in disgrace with Fortune and men 's eyes ’ , or ‘ Let me not to the marriage of true minds/Admit impediment ’ . |
| 3 | Having briefly described ten tests of language , it is now possible to compare them on a range of criteria . |
| 4 | In the case of lunar stones it is relatively easy to tell whether or not this has happened : there are the expensive Apollo samples to compare them with ( most lunar rocks are chemically similar ) . |
| 5 | Some manufacturers provide figures on the energy that new appliances use , but there is usually nothing to compare them with . |
| 6 | There are three records which have defied the searches of record-collectors , and since no one alive today has examples to compare them with , they would seem to be prime candidates for potential forgers . |
| 7 | The SEC 's case , according to BASF finance director Max Dietrich Kley , is that the chemical giant 's figures understate profits , making it difficult for investors to compare them with those of other concerns . |
| 8 | We chose a shopping basket of 29 items to compare them with Tesco and Sainsbury . |
| 9 | The temptation is to anthropomorphise their plight , to compare them with human beings in similar situations ( as Rollin does explicitly ) who would almost certainly be distressed at the opportunities that they were foregoing and make protest . |
| 10 | It is always wise to question the normality of embryos developing from superovulated eggs and to use the appropriate criteria under study to compare them with naturally ovulated eggs . |
| 11 | Unfortunately , the surviving harpsichord by Hitchcock has lost its stop knobs : it would have been most useful to compare them with the painting . |
| 12 | The society will consider carrying out a survey of solicitors ' charges for conveyancing to compare them with those of competitors here and with professions in other countries . |
| 13 | This research aims to assess UK policies for technical innovation in this broad context and to compare them with similar policies in other countries . |
| 14 | Its aims are to examine the scale and operation of the informal risk capital market in the UK , to assess its contribution to closing the ‘ equity gap ’ , and to identify the characteristics of business angels in the UK and to compare them with their counterparts in North America . |
| 15 | The aim of the research is to document new developments in the organisation of farming in Estonia and to compare them with modern arrangements in Finland . |
| 16 | A broader academic aim is to relate the effects identified to other processes of retail change and to compare them with the impact of other major developments . |
| 17 | ( c ) We moved " recent critical appraisal " after our analysis of powers of description and humour because these sections give our own critical appraisal ; now , by the time we outline other people 's opinions we have something to compare them with , and can therefore do something more interesting than just repeat them . |
| 18 | The champions have tremendous belief in their own ability , and while it 's premature to compare them with the great Kilkenny sides they look well enough equipped to retain their title . |
| 19 | However it is a very difficult and time-consuming operation to read through the evaluations and to compare them to the original project document . |
| 20 | It is perhaps not inappropriate to compare them to the astronauts in our own day : they had broken into an uncharted region , blazed a new trail to God and to the depths of the self and had returned to earth like the heroes of antiquity , bringing news of a hitherto unimaginable realm which gave an entirely new perspective on the human condition . |
| 21 | So it 's not too ridiculous to compare them to a cross between Marc Almond , Nick Cave and The Chameleons . |
| 22 | He/she will compare me with them and find me wanting . |
| 23 | ‘ Ah , Gina … how could you compare me with an insensitive brute like that ? ’ |
| 24 | When the Hon. Gentleman has seen all the details , he should compare them with what went on in the valleys when he was a Minister . |
| 25 | I can even compare them with nationally agreed criteria and say how well they have done , and grade them against each other when they leave me , if I must . |
| 26 | does that compare them with the customers ? |
| 27 | ‘ All that stuff just kinda blends into blues , but it is real hard to compare someone like Blind Lemon Jefferson to Albert Collins . |
| 28 | Also a good pointer where we 've been able to compare ourselves with civil engineering scaled fees , which was on the Overtown Bank Slip which was a job which went completely right , perfect no problems . |
| 29 | In 2 Corinthians 10:12 he says , ‘ We do not dare to classify or compare ourselves with some who commend themselves . |
| 30 | He had a strong sense of responsibility to his vocation of preaching and loved to compare himself to St Paul . |