Sentence examples for favorable comparison from inspiring English sources

The most favorable comparison would be to figure that the consumer already wants an SE with the automatic transmission.

Some analysts, meanwhile, poured cold water on the favorable comparison drawn by Mr. Sócrates with bailout packages for other countries.

The Sara Lee Corporation said today that it more than doubled its profit in its fiscal second quarter, helped by cost savings from its restructuring and a favorable comparison with a difficult period a year ago.

The model gains favorable comparison too with the type of make-up seen in the Spanish pyramid, for example, with La Liga clubs fielding second and even third outfits down the divisions.

"For a long time, we've basked in the favorable comparison to our neighboring states," said Howard Reiter, the head of the Department of Political Science at the University of Connecticut.

(AP) — XM Satellite Radio Holdings said on Thursday that it narrowed its fourth-quarter loss, helped by a 20percentt increase in revenue and a favorable comparison to last year, when the company took a significant write-down.

Wadsworth, the third pick in the 1998 draft, had five sacks as a Cardinals rookie, drawing favorable comparisons to Bruce Smith.

Weary of less favorable comparisons with cities like New York, Chicago and San Francisco, the mayor said Denver had earned the right to equal status.

Ms. Seymour slipped in a plug or two -- along with some favorable comparisons with the cost of doing business with outside ad agencies -- at high-level management meetings.

He was his old Don Juan self again; at one point he plucked a rose and handed it to me, with favorable comparisons to my beauty.

He has found this displeasing, & one of his purposes is to see to it that more favorable comparisons will henceforth be drawn.