Synonym: contrast, liken, match, measure. Similar words: comparable, comparison, by comparison, in comparison with, company, accompany, companion, keep company with. Meaning: [kəm'peə] n. qualities that are comparable. v. 1. examine and note the similarities or differences of 2. be comparable 3. consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous 4. to form the comparative or superlative form on an adjective or adverb.
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91 It is therefore possible to measure around an armhole curve and compare the measurement with that of the sleeve head.
92 To compare the effect of different substances on gastric acid secretion proper control solutions comparable with the test solution should be used.
93 When you are content to be simply yourself and don't compare or compete, everyone will respect you. Lao Tzu
94 Firstly, unless and until definitions are agreed, we may be attempting to compare the incidence of different phenomena.
95 It is interesting to compare a modern computer with the Apollo system in a couple of key areas.
96 Will he confirm that many aspects of social security systems in other countries compare unfavourably with ours?
97 They bristle at attempts to compare their schools to others.
98 Students and lecturers should be able to use the system to compare notes and ideas.
99 Ask an insurance broker to obtain some illustrations for you to compare.
100 You should compare at least three or four computers before buying one.
101 Compare the prices of whole and cut-up chickens,[http://sentencedict.com/compare.html] you can usually save pennies by cutting up whole birds.
102 The sales to total assets ratio in particular is often used to compare the structure and capital requirements of different industries.
103 A more extreme version would be to compare and explain budget and actuals only for an organization as a whole.
104 Extraction of helium-3 from the surfaces of asteroids is not likely to compare with that from the Moon.
105 For example is there something similar happening in their own country so that they might compare and contrast practice in one country and another?
106 Within months, the religious right had begun to compare her plight with that of civil rights activists in the I 950s.
107 Before you settle for less than the genuine article, compare the price.
108 The offshore industry has trained a handful of apprentices, but these do not compare with its labour requirements.
109 The use of graph paper makes accurate plotting possible - compare the tabulated results below and their plot in figure 14.
110 Compare brochures and shop around on price - many agents discount as much as £200-£300 on brochure prices.
111 They also needed to determine the genetic sequence of the virus so that they could compare it with known herpes strains.
112 Other strategies with similar popularity were: serial strategy, compare and contrast, and overall impression.
113 Do we really believe that the rights we enjoy under our laws compare favourably with those in other societies?
114 This does not compare with the ease of reference to actual original documentation in the manual system outlined earlier in this chapter.
115 The McNemar test was used to compare the incidence of failed peristalsis in patients before and after healing of oesophagitis.
116 If you compare rents in London with those in New York, you'll find they are about the same.
117 Its structure aims to allow the reader to compare and contrast aspects of environmental law between different jurisdictions.
118 Ask them to compare their papers in pairs and to make any corrections they think are needed.
119 Simulators are very realistic, but they don't compare to the actual experience of flying an airplane.
120 Step two of the process is to compare your performance with that of your co-workers.
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