Given the smaller numbers in their series, 388 cases compared with 1183 in the South Australian series, these findings are broadly comparable with the 8.3% rate of malignant diagnoses in our data (Farshid et al, 2008).
The unemployment rate (probably broadly comparable with last year) went down slightly to 8.5%.
This is broadly comparable with the typical £150 a week students pay to rent privately in neighbouring Newham.
The Australian government says that they are providing health care services that are "broadly comparable with health services available within the Australian community".
Beyond Europe, tops draws were Vancouver, Ottawa and Toronto, Auckland, Wellington, Sydney and Melbourne, where tax rates have been broadly comparable with Britain's in recent years.
The report also looked at NHS performance in the north-east of England, as the region most broadly comparable with the devolved countries.
The simple fact is that in many of the countries cited by the Government, such as France, the costs of childcare are broadly comparable with those in England.
Mr Cridland was speaking as this year's A-results were expected to show a similar pass rate to 2014 now exams regulator Ofqual has indicated results should be "broadly comparable" with the previous year.
In terms of salary, at least, many workers are now on wages broadly comparable with private sector counterparts, though there is evidence that other benefits are being pared back.
Instead of good old British wood and leather, or classy touches like Jaguar's famous gear selector that automatically rises from the centre console when you start the engine, you get a fairly standard cabin that's broadly comparable with its competitors.
Indeed, it is less demanding in terms of time and computational requirements than its alternatives, and combines robustness and performances broadly comparable with the recent local methods.
