Example sentences of "compared with the [adj] [noun] " 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 | Because of the short period between birth and marketing , the treatment of PGE in lambs is an inferior policy compared with the preventive measures discussed below . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | Latterly they looked increasingly obsolete when compared with the modern cars operated by Blackpool , and indeed most of them dated from the early years of the Century . |
| 10 | They wilt readily learn to distinguish light from dark and there is some evidence that they can also distinguish patterns and colours , although it must be said that this capacity is extremely limited compared with the normal capacities of the animals concerned ( Pasik and Pasik 1982 ) . |
| 11 | A firm in Croydon , Surrey , said the charge , before treatment , would be £30-£40 , compared with the normal £9 . |
| 12 | The percentage of patients with normal mucosa was significantly less in the alcoholic group compared with the normal groups . |
| 13 | In the patients , in addition to an increased frequency of bowel actions ( p<0.001 ) , there was reduced bile acid absorption , ( p<0.001 ) a higher prevalence of lactos malabsorption ( p<0.05 ) associated with a reduced dietary intake of dairy products ( p<0.02 ) , and faster small intestinal ( p<0.001 ) and whole gut transit ( p<0.05 ) when compared with the normal subjects . |
| 14 | Osteroporosis is more common in patients with inflammatory bowel disease ( IBD ) compared with the normal population , and causes significant morbidity when fractures occur . |
| 15 | Several of the major accounts appeared to be excessively overdue when compared with the total ledger aged debt statistics . |
| 16 | Compared with the total debts of the 18 poorest African countries ( about $10 billion ) , the American offering is tiny . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | Counts of E coli , and a few rare isolates of other enterobacteria , were low compared with the total flora and were commonly present at levels close to the limit of detection . |
| 19 | Compared with the total debt of sub-Saharan Africa ( $183 billion ) , it is minuscule . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | In one way or another , the representatives will be compared with the total client system . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | % 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 ) . |
| 24 | % 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 . |
| 25 | % 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 ) . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | At the end of 1990 foreign debt totalled $46,100 million , and during that year debt repayment was only $700,000,000 , intended to cover only new debts , compared with the total repayments due of $46,100 million . |
| 28 | % max. incisor loss : numbers of maxillae without incisors compared with the total numbers of maxillae ( given in the appendix ) . |
| 29 | % inferior border broken : numbers of mandibles with the inferior border damaged ( defined as in figure 3.12 ) compared with the total numbers of mandibles in the sample ( given in the appendix ) . |
| 30 | % isolated molars broken : the numbers of isolated molars that are broken compared with the total numbers of isolated molars in the sample ( given in appendix ) . |