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It would be hard to argue that compared to other central and eastern European post-communist countries, united Germany failed to establish justice for victims of the GDR: lustration and purges were comparatively intensive and extensive, without deteriorating into the kind of witch-hunts that Poland experienced a few years back.
I mean properly foreign, unlike Martin O'Neill and Tony Pulis, for example, whose sides are allowed to serve comparatively dismal week in and week out without their managers ever being subjected to any kind of media scrutiny that invariably prompts fans to get their radge on.
The Coalition made noises about reforming it, but didn't do anything – perhaps because the sums involved are comparatively small, at about £300m annually in tax and National Insurance contributions.
As comparatively snappy and sophisticated as the likes of 30 Rock and The Office are, there's clearly such a demand for reliable, traditional sitcom formats that people will watch any old rubbish to get it.
The Australian Electoral Commission has confirmed that Palmer will get $2.2m back from the taxpayer in the form of public funding, reflecting his party's comparatively high vote in the 2013 poll.
Many of the billions will go to a select group, many of whom have put hardly any work into the company or taken comparatively little risk.
"Having spent much of my life leading a fairly bohemian existence, comparatively insulated from this sort of thing, I found myself asking: is this what ordinary life, for most people, is really like?" writes the 53-year-old professor of anthropology in his new book The Utopia of Rules: On Technology, Stupidity and the Secret Joys of Bureaucracy.
The first fatal accident for 12 years involving a grand prix driver initially brought with it a stunned reaction, intensified by the spectacular incident on Friday when the Brazilian Rubens Barrichello emerged with comparatively minor injuries after losing control of his Jordan and crashing at more than 120mph.
It is noticeable as well that, while including the names of the newspapers that libelled Jefferies, the television drama lets its own medium off comparatively lightly, with only one reference to the screen coverage being "almost as bad" as the papers.
The atmosphere in the camp is said to be excellent, with the Lionesses relishing Sampson's comparatively relaxed management style after Powell's more authoritarian and, sometimes, downright confrontational approach.
Winning the top spot for a third week in a row, Avengers: Age of Ultron dominated a comparatively weak frame, with no major Hollywood blockbusters arriving to offer decent competition for the Marvel franchise picture.
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Learn how to use "comparatively" with practical examples and tips.
How to useThe word "comparatively" functions as an adverb, modifying adjectives or verbs to indicate a relative degree. Ludwig shows that it is used to qualify statements by indicating something is true only to a certain extent or in relation to a specific point of reference.
Expression frequency: Very common
