The phrase "a close comparison" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when discussing the similarities or differences between two or more items, ideas, or concepts.
Example: "After a close comparison of the two products, we found that one offered better value for money."
Alternatives: "a detailed comparison" or "a thorough comparison".
A close comparison among different closely related genes might also provide insight into species-specific differences and the potential influence of regulatory evolution on different cichlid species.
A close comparison of their books by no means supports the notion that her thought was parasitic on his.
But a close comparison of Ms. Swift's numbers with those of other albums that had long chart runs illustrates how severely record sales have been deflated.
While SBC could cobble together its digital subscriber line and satellite services to offer a close comparison to cable, it is still no substitute.
Andrew Lang's translation (1888) of Perrault's Conte includes a close comparison with other folktales and details of the careers of Gilles de Rais and Comorre.
A close comparison of the new guidance, published this month, with the May 2012 advice it replaces shows that, as of last year, schools were already being urged to "give high priority to cost considerations" when setting uniform policies.
A closer comparison, says one Tory insider, is with 2001, when an electorate unimpressed with the government but contemptuous of the alternatives reluctantly gave Labour a handsome win.
A closer comparison may be with Faisal Shahzad, the naturalized American citizen from Pakistan who planted a car bomb in Times Square in 2010.
The Times said a closer comparison might be with the slump that stretched from 1987 to 1993, when 100,000 people in the New York area — 15percentt of finance workers — lost their jobs, according to Economy.com.com
