Example sentences of "compared [prep] the current " in BNC.
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| 1 | They would have been paying an interest rate of 11.75 p.c. — which increased to 15 p.c. in January 1980 — compared with the current rate of about 10.95 p.c . |
| 2 | The should produce performance levels of about 150 SpecMarks , compared with the current 85.4 SpecMarks . |
| 3 | ( In early January a high-level US defence advisory group had recommended that the USA should reduce its warheads to 5,000 , as compared with the current stock of 11,000 and the 9,000 permitted under START — see p. 38320 . ) |
| 4 | The compromise agreed by the conference involved the creation of an elected 62-member Senate ( compared with the current 104-member appointed chamber ) , with limited powers , which would comprise six representatives from each province and one from each of the country 's two territories . |
| 5 | The target is around 80 miles per gallon ( mpg ) , compared with the current requirement for car makers to produce a fleet whose fuel consumption averages 27.5 mpg . |
| 6 | So honourable members opposite will see that that is a good rate of increase compared with the current rate of inflation . |
| 7 | They were pygmies compared to the current INTELSAT 4A satellites . |
| 8 | The second reason given seems a little odd at first : a specific list of prohibited practices can only increase the degree of uncertainty for firms compared to the current arrangements , where nothing is specified . |