Sentence examples for be compared to former from inspiring English sources

"It's a big deal personally because you will always be compared to former greats," Thorkildsen said.

"Not only to be compared to former great tennis players, but especially now with other great sporting athletes".

Valls' blunt speaking and naked ambition have led to him being compared to former president Nicolas Sarkozy.

Tottenham are understood to have been the first Premier League club to have scouted the player who has been compared to former Lille forward Eden Hazard in the past, although scouts from Arsenal, United and City have also been in attendance at recent matches.

The new results are compared to former findings with the B-Series arrays.

Overseas, Ms Peng has been compared to former French first lady Carla Bruni.

The results are compared to former investigations of systems with a pure stiffness variation and a pure damping variation in time.

Teixeira, who has been compared to former Chelsea midfielder Deco, impressed while playing for Portuguese side Sporting Lisbon against Liverpool in a NextGen series  game - a tournament for a selection of youth teams from across Europe - in August 2010.

McCain was compared to former first lady Nancy Reagan, due to both her style and wardrobe as well as her demeanor.

Due to his offensive capabilities at a comparatively small size for a defenseman at 5 feet and 9 inches, he has been compared to former NHL player Brian Rafalski.

He was sent to the Boston Bruins with Pete Horeck for Pete Babando, Lloyd Durham, Clare Martin and Jimmy Peters, Sr. Quackenbush became a fan favorite upon his arrival in Boston, where his offensive style of play was compared to former Bruin (and fellow Hall of Famer) Eddie Shore.