Example sentences of "compared [prep] [adv] [n mass] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Commenting on its much improved figures ( see page seven ) , Cray Research Inc said order backlogs during the first quarter of rose to $381m from $354m in the same period a year ago , adding to positive overall quarterly earnings : John Carlson , the new chairman and chief executive , said that the contract value of orders signed was some $124m compared with just $86m in the first quarter of last year . |
| 2 | Net earnings per share fell 5% to $0.55 in the quarter and was $2.24 compared with just $0.06 in the nine months . |
| 3 | Pets are pampered in East Anglia , where families splash out £4.20 on their animals , compared with just £1.61 in the north of England and a UK average of £2.10 . |
| 4 | The price of gold fell to its lowest level for six years on March 17 , to US$336 per troy ounce at the London bullion market ( compared with over $800 in 1980 ) . |
| 5 | Speed camera records showed about 11% of drivers exceeding the speed limit in July 1990 compared with over 20% before the campaign . |
| 6 | Only 13% of antral tumours were surrounded by histologically normal mucosa compared with over 50% of tumours in the cardia . |
| 7 | Only 19% of Thais tested in 1983 had levels of lead in their blood below 20 micrograms , compared with over 85% of the US population tested at the same time . |
| 8 | Vauxhall 's market share rose to almost 19% , compared with under 16% in October 1991 . |
| 9 | These reports indicate concordance rates of over 50% for monozygotic twin pairs compared with under 10% for dizygotic twins . |
| 10 | Over 700m of tunnel were driven in two weeks of March 1989 compared with only 1,000m during 13 weeks in the summer of 1988 . |
| 11 | Recently Cohn et al found that 73% of 11 large bowel cancer patients whose tumours had lost the nm23 allele developed metastatic liver disease compared with only 20% of the remainder . |
| 12 | The Community market now accounts for 39% of all Scotch Whisky exports , as compared with only 20% on UK entry ( Figure 5.1 ) . |
| 13 | The royal household cost £56,000 in 1550/51 , compared with only £25,000 in 1538 /39 ; pensions and annuities ate up £20,000 ; and permanent garrisons , the navy , and the ordnance absorbed £80,000 . |
| 14 | As shown in table II , seronegative children who had received IPV were 2 to 14 times more likely to seroconvert than those who had received OPV ; seroconversion rates in the IPV group were from 67% to 100% , compared with only 5% to 53% in the OPV group ( p < 0.001 ) . |
| 15 | Exports to Germany are equivalent to 15% of Holland 's GDP , 12% of Belgium 's and 11% of Austria 's , compared with only 4% of France 's and 3% of Italy 's and Britain 's . |
| 16 | In Britain almost two-thirds of 25- to 29-year-olds buy their homes , compared with only 15% in Germany . |
| 17 | Comparison of SCFA concentrations int he gut of known acetogenic animals , such as the termite , with man , shows that in the insect acetate accounts for 94% of the total compared with only 57% in the human caecum . |
| 18 | Parents in Wolverhampton will want to know why the paperwork cost is £100 per pupil there , compared with only £30 per pupil down the road in Solihull . |
| 19 | Moreover , since last September , sterling has fallen farthest — and so gained most in competitiveness — against non-EC currencies : by 22% against the dollar and 32% against the yen , compared with only 13% against the D-mark . |
| 20 | The report states that about 45% of ancient woodlands have been destroyed or seriously damaged , compared with only 10% of the Amazon forests . |
| 21 | And 32% said that they set up because they saw ‘ an opportunity too good to miss ’ , compared with only 25% of men . |
| 22 | The countries that spend the largest proportion of their incomes on weapons are usually the poorest : Ethiopia spends $13 per head each year on arms ( compared with only $7 on health and education combined . ) |
| 23 | Water absorption from rice based solutions in the secretory state was about 70% of that in the normal state compared with about 50% for all other ORS . |
| 24 | Although average rates of commission continue to fall , the minimum commission has tended to rise to around £20-£30 , compared with about £10 before Big Bang , showing the extent to which the small investor has lost out . |
| 25 | The Midland 's branches were making an average profit of less than £7,000 each , compared with almost £10,000 at Barclays , National Westminster and Lloyds . |
| 26 | In published series of patients aged 80 years and over undergoing aortic valve replacement the operative mortality was around 15% ( compared with around 4% for patients under 70 ) . |
| 27 | Now Cyrix has opened a second front with plans to sell a clone of the more powerful 486 for a fraction of the price , just $119 compared with around $550 for Intel 's latest version . |
| 28 | The survey found we pay £42 for a basket of 22 everyday items compared to just £20.40 in Mexico . |
| 29 | Radio continues to be a big success , taking 15pc of the national advertising budget , compared to around 2pc in the UK . |
| 30 | Cook puts 86% of Clinton 's total in the probable column compared to only 57% for Bush . |