Sentence examples for dry compared from inspiring English sources

Rumours that he struggled to make the agreed 152lbs might have had some substance; he certainly was dry, compared to his sweated-up adversary.

The governor's presentation about the sustainability of house prices relative to average incomes may seem a little dry compared with the relentlessly upbeat tone of these shows but, hey, the warnings on cigarette packets aren't much fun either.

The second instantly striking aspect of the performance -- and, fortunately, a fleeting one -- was that because Tully's sound is so dry compared with that of the grand chapel sound the choir is used to that it took the singers a few moments to adjust.

Early spring period in 2015 was reasonably dry compared to the same period in 2014.

The study period, August 2006 through November 2007, was dry compared to 30-year historical average rainfall.

It has been reported that the flexural strength and fracture toughness of dense hydroxyapatite are much lower in dry compared to aqueous conditions (de Groot et al. [1990]).

The magnitude of P flux from sediment to surface water and the time period over which P release took place were P loading-dependent (higher loading led to higher P flux compared to lower P loading rates), and season-dependent (a longer duration of higher P flux experienced during dry- compared to wet-season drawdowns).

Anecdotal evidence suggests that many residents of severely cold areas of China who use floor heating (FH) systems feel warmer but drier compared to those using radiant heating (RH) systems.

Kurt Kalata, in a Gamasutra retrospective, also praised its art and universe, but said the actual game looked "a bit cut and dried" compared to its sequels.

I realize that this course of action sounds cut and dried compared to the inspiration that uplifts us in spiritual life, but the bald fact is that all experience must be processed by the brain, whether it's an experience of watching television or feeling the presence of your soul.

To address this question, the aim of our study was to assess the performance of Self-HPV using dry swabs (S-DRY) compared with Self-HPV using wet transport medium (S-WET).