Compared
in sentence
2706 examples of Compared in a sentence
The recent protests may seem insignificant
compared
to the scale of Putin’s repressive resources and the spectacle of his inauguration.
There are around 600 scientists for every million Argentines,
compared
with 2,200 scientists for every million Koreans.
Argentina invests less than 1% of its national income in research and development,
compared
with around 2.5% of national income in Korea.
Argentine inventors received just 63 patents in the US in the year 2000,
compared
with 3,400 patents received by Korean inventors.
America vastly overspends on the military
compared
with other areas of government.
But this remains a small amount
compared
to military outlays, and an overarching framework to support economic development is missing.
Today, more than half of the world’s population lives in cities,
compared
to less than 3% in 1800.
It is also well known that European productivity is falling behind, too, probably due to the same factors that make Europe seem dull, cautious, and lacking in ambition when
compared
with many of its competitors.
For example, Djordje Kuzmanovic, a sinister spokesman for Mélenchon’s party, has
compared
peaceful Venezuelan protestors to the putschists who delivered Augusto Pinochet to power in Chile in 1973.
With banking assets amounting to roughly 300% of EU-wide GDP,
compared
to some 70% in the United States, large pools of savings are being left unused.
On the contrary,
compared
to their likely future losses, European banks have raised relatively little capital recently – and much of this has been creative accounting, rather than truly loss-absorbing shareholder equity.
Now, anything it does in the region will look reasonable
compared
to US actions.
Indeed, there were nearly 60 suicide attacks in Pakistan in 2009,
compared
to only two in 2002.
And the EU’s house is fragile: it already taxes car imports from the US at 10%,
compared
to the 2.5% tariff the US has in place for car imports from the EU.
The Western state’s shortcomings are strikingly apparent when
compared
with robust survivors and adapters in other parts of the world.
For India, which has only 1.2 judges per 100,000 people
(compared
to 10.8 in the US), this will be a difficult challenge.
Indeed, the context in which these transitions were set in motion was – and remains –unfavorable
compared
to those taking place in Europe.
Although the euro, created in 1999, turned out to be a more serious competitor to the dollar, its share in total international reserves has probably remained below 30%,
compared
to 65% for the dollar (these shares are in part estimates, as China, the world’s largest holder of reserves, does not report the currency composition of its holdings).
Although this rise may seem small in the short run, especially when
compared
to the immediate increase caused by major storms, its long-term effects must not be ignored.
And those payouts are modest
compared
to the research and development efforts they stimulate.
Large as these numbers may seem, they are insignificant
compared
to the 65 billion animals worldwide raised for food each year.
Up to now, Africa has missed out on the benefits of CDMs: to date, less than 2% of these projects take place in Africa,
compared
to 73% for Asia.
Indeed, with the ratio of royals to commoners now at one to a thousand
(compared
to one to five million in the United Kingdom), the challenge of managing princely privileges, salaries, and demand for jobs has never been more intense.
But the limited supply of higher-skill jobs in Italy,
compared
to other advanced EU countries, also affects migrant flows.
In 2007, Thailand was ranked 54th,
compared
to first and second place for Hong Kong and Singapore, respectively.
Most important,
compared
to the US, the excess debt created during the boom years has been much more difficult to work off.
Mario Cuomo, former Governor of New York, once
compared
Bill and Hillary Clinton: “She is more a Methodist, and he is more theatrical.”
Currently, 9% of French citizens are employed by the government,
compared
to 5% in Germany.
Increasing the current emissions target from -20% to -30% by 2020
compared
to 1990 would represent an important opportunity to revitalize the European economy – independently of what the rest of the world did in terms of climate policy.
Compared
with anything that came before, the post-war order was a boon for inclusiveness.
Back
Next
Related words
Other
Which
Their
Movie
Countries
Average
Years
About
Would
There
People
Growth
Today
Could
Films
World
Billion
Since
First
Million