Sentence examples for comparison with past from inspiring English sources
The turnout was only 46percentt, low in comparison with past years.
An agreement this week to release €10.3bn of bailout money to Greece was, in comparison with past negotiations, straightforward.
And that adversity pales in comparison with past bouts of hyperinflation, defaults on national debts and currency revaluations.
Indian foreign exchange reserves remain at relatively strong levels, at least in comparison with past crisis experiences elsewhere.
We often give too much import to present events in comparison with past ones and with the overall record.
Documenting such a change with certainty requires systematically sampling from many locations for comparison with past collections.
There is currently much confusion about how to use data on the cost of options, he says, particularly when making comparisons with past years.
But he warns that growth is likely to subside as comparisons with past quarters become less favorable and as companies hire back workers.
Jeremy Anwyl, chief executive of analyst Edmunds.com, said: "GM certainly capitalised on the unique opportunities afforded by the unusual version of a bankruptcy it went through, and so comparisons with past years must be taken with a grain of salt".
Certainly NBC made its ratings situation more difficult by extending its prime-time hours from 7 p.m. to midnight, up from the traditional 8 to 11. "That set up some rather nasty comparisons with past Olympics," Wright said.
