Example sentences of "compared with the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Its extraordinary jurisdiction in civil matters was compared with the extraordinary jurisdiction of the now defunct Star Chamber in criminal matters . |
| 2 | 5 The average height of a man is about 1¾ which is quite short compared with the polar bear of height 2⅝m that was found in Alaska in 1962 . |
| 3 | The NVQ system allowed learning at students ' own speeds compared with the three-year registration period of the Institute , which might have to change to an annual registration period and fee as a consequence . |
| 4 | When compared with the standard reference values accordinly to the patients ' age group , the individual serum total cholesterol values for men and women were seen to have a propensity to fall within or below the lower end of the normal range . |
| 5 | The praise bestowed on the adaptation of literary classics , the films of the foreign directors , and the role of Vidor always stressed the relative realism of these films compared with the standard product and was testimony to the extent to which the feature film had moved away from the era of social preoccupations when it had been felt that social preaching was the obvious subject-matter for Hollywood . |
| 6 | The inevitability of the next step in her relationship with Jack faded into insignificance compared with the sheer terror she was experiencing at the thought of going on his bike . |
| 7 | But in the general debate on privatisation , he illustrated the higher Civil Service 's preference for the first-class generalist with a philosophic overview as compared with the grubby technician . |
| 8 | Osteroporosis is more common in patients with inflammatory bowel disease ( IBD ) compared with the normal population , and causes significant morbidity when fractures occur . |
| 9 | Several of the major accounts appeared to be excessively overdue when compared with the total ledger aged debt statistics . |
| 10 | The total owed by member states to the organization over the last three years stood at £6,000,000 ( US$11,000,000 ) , compared with the total appropriation for 1990-91 of £25,400,000 . |
| 11 | Compared with the total debt of sub-Saharan Africa ( $183 billion ) , it is minuscule . |
| 12 | One gain might come from the elimination of the discount in Gencor 's share price as compared with the total value of its subsidiaries — a discount that has recently been as high as 4 billion rand . |
| 13 | In one way or another , the representatives will be compared with the total client system . |
| 14 | There is therefore no widespread procedure of aborting the mentally handicapped , and thy numbers of abortions on these grounds are comparatively small compared with the total number of abortions and total births . |
| 15 | % max. with zygomatic : the numbers of maxillae with part of the zygomatic process remaining compared with the total number of maxillae in the sample ( given in the appendix ) . |
| 16 | % molars broken in situ : the numbers of molars in the mandibles and maxillae that are broken compared with the total number of molars present in the laws . |
| 17 | % isolated molars digested : the numbers of isolated molars that show some evidence of digestive corrosion compared with the total number of isolated molars in the sample ( given in appendix ) . |
| 18 | The number of patients with recurrent stones compared with the total number scanned was three of 72 at three to five months , two of 82 at six to 11 months , two of 56 at 12–17 months , one of 21 at 18–23 months , one of three at 24–35 months , and 0 of two at 36–47 months . |
| 19 | Proteins sequences were compared with the Oct-11 protein from Figure 1 . |
| 20 | Here there is a similarity with the way in which a home is set up to cope with the needs and activities of its occupants , who may be compared with the living fire on the hearth ! |
| 21 | The figures of the Roman war potential ( which is what men of military age means ) ought to have been compared with the Carthaginian war potential , but Polybius never does that . |
| 22 | It offers a one-year contract , with a one-month notice period , compared with the four-year deal — and swingeing charges for early cancellation — required by some rivals . |
| 23 | This is nothing compared with the spectacular catalogue of gargoyles and grotesques found elsewhere : South American lemurs ; crocodile-toothed , bulging-eyed monsters ; tormented faces emitting vegetation as if it were ectoplasm ; demons gulping down children , baboons , and even snarling severed heads . |
| 24 | A similar relationship was seen in the 1960–64 series , chronic active gastritis was more associated with the intestinal type ( 44 of 79 , 55.7% ) compared with the diffuse type ( 29 of 61 , 47.5% ) . |
| 25 | In the 1984–88 series the intestinal type was seen more often with intestinal metaplasia ( 46 of 74 , 62.2% ) compared with the diffuse type ( 20 of 50 , 40% ) ( p=0.01 ) . |
| 26 | In summary , the service and intermediate classes will be compared with the working class in their attendance at selective as opposed to non-selective schools . |
| 27 | The air pressure against the side walls is generally much less than p s and except near the back of the cylinder is small compared with the axial stress . |
| 28 | Firstly , evidence suggests that there may be a superiority of the crossed compared with the uncrossed optic pathways ( Sampson , 1969 ; Maddess , 1975 ; Osaka , 1978 ; Hubel and Wiesel , 1959 ) . |
| 29 | Similar arguments might be advanced with respect to the measures of economic deprivation , which are presented as items five and six in table 9.7 and are given extremely low weight in the assessment of GRE , compared with the multiple use of housing indicators and of measures of ethnic origin . |
| 30 | In spite of the wording of the motion put forward by Labour members , I would point out that , under Conservative control , has spent three hundred and fifty eight pound per head compared with the Metropolitan District who average three hundred and seventeen . |