Comparison
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Most notable is the
comparison
with Poland: at independence, the two countries had roughly the same GDP per capita; today, Poland’s is more than three times higher.
Proper disinfection of equipment is generally affordable (especially in
comparison
to the cost of equipment itself), and contamination of medications and solutions can be avoided through training and vigilance.
Contrary to his assurances, the current black stripe is likely to seem white in
comparison
to what is to come.
The consequences – including military casualties and the threat of retaliation by the Islamic State – pale in
comparison
to the possibility of a grand bargain that secures his gains closer to home.
The losses pale in
comparison
to, say, Syria, where the air campaign being carried out by Russian, Iranian, and Syrian forces racks up 10,000 civilian deaths in a matter of weeks.
In comparison, shale gas in the US has created an estimated 600,000 jobs that are generating about $100 billion in added GDP and almost $20 billion in public revenue.
But that
comparison
is simply false.
But a horizontal
comparison
of absolute values is inadequate to assess the true scale of China’s monetary emissions.
For comparison, we also carried out interviews in 58 urban areas where garment factories are not located.
And a transatlantic
comparison
suggests that this may indeed be the case.
The proper
comparison
is thus between the average of two continental-sized economies, both of which are characterized by considerable internal diversity.
But the importance of the distribution of seats pales in
comparison
to that of the longer-term changes in Israeli politics implied by Kadima’s victory.
While the focus for the moment is on public-sector waste, that waste pales in
comparison
to the waste of resources resulting from a malfunctioning private financial sector, which in America already amounts to trillions of dollars.
China, in comparison, now looks like a respectable partner.
While no
comparison
is perfect, the most apt
comparison
is with Silvio Berlusconi, the Italian media mogul who has served three terms as his country’s prime minister.
Some pundits who have invoked the Berlusconi
comparison
have highlighted one distinction between the bombastic billionaires: Berlusconi, they say, at least has some charm and much more business acumen.
In the long term, today’s other pressing challenges – including Russia’s relationship with the West and events in the tumultuous Middle East – will amount almost to sideshows by
comparison.
Once again, Abbas looked feeble in
comparison.
But a preliminary
comparison
between Europe’s largest economy, Germany, and the US suggests that the former is better equipped to hold its own in the age of globalization.
A similar review should be carried out on other indicators, such as “Paying Taxes,” with any changes tailored to enable continued
comparison
across time, one of the project’s main benefits.
Not only are India's economic failures more obvious, in
comparison
to Asia's revived economic juggernauts; so, too, are the failures of its political system.
In other words, there can be no
comparison
to the Great Depression, at least in terms of decreased per capita national income.
But nor can there be any
comparison
to the Great Recession in terms of weak productivity growth.
International
comparison
of systems therefore plays an important role.
Elsewhere he attacks religion directly: "The kinds of views of the universe which religious people have traditionally embraced have been puny, pathetic, and measly in
comparison
to the way the universe actually is.
As dangerous as Syria’s chemical-weapons stockpile is, it pales in
comparison
with another risk that became evident in late February, when Syrian rebels overran a Scud-missile base in Al-Kibar, in the country’s remote northeastern desert.
A
comparison
with the US, as well as with Japan, also undercuts the common perception that the eurozone’s fiscal rules, including the (in)famous Stability and Growth Pact and the 2012 “fiscal compact,” have been irrelevant.
The
comparison
between the late 1990's and early 2000's in America and in Western Europe compels us to reflect on how fragile the underlying institutional mechanisms needed to support rapid economic growth truly are.
Looking to the future, Europe should take note of the potential consequences revealed by the latest Program for International Student Assessment, a worldwide
comparison
of student performance.
That choice should be based on a
comparison
of the proposed targets’ economic, social, and environmental costs and benefits.
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