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The phrase "a patch on some of the" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used to compare something unfavorably to other things, suggesting that it is not as good or effective.
Example: "This new smartphone is not a patch on some of the models released last year."
Alternatives: "not as good as" or "nowhere near the level of".
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The only hotel in the centre of town (but not a patch on some of the better colonial casas particulares).
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Not a patch on The Hurt Locker, the best war movie of the year so far.
Petite Ferret issued a patch on January 10 , 2003
A conserved patch on the surface of Scc4.
It lands on top of a patch of reed in one corner of the pond.
Place the patch pad on top of the patch, aluminum side up.
Older children wear the patch on the inside of their arm, while younger children wear it on their back, and the patch is changed daily.
No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment, for the patch will pull away from the garment, making the tear worse.
It could so easily skid on a patch of oil.
Walking down the driveway of my building, I slipped on a patch of sheer ice.
As I ran on, I hit a patch of beer, slipped and landed on my arse.
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