Sentence examples for folks compared to from inspiring English sources

"Modern artistic directors are pretty mobile folks, compared to what they used to be," said Richard Rooney, the chairman of Stratford's board.

Finally, for two symptoms, vomiting (OR: 1.46; CI: 1.07-1.97) andiarrhoeaea (OR: 1.48; 1.10-1.98), those who distrust doctors were significantly more likely to use alternative (folk) medicine practitioners compared to those who trust doctors.

Roadside rubbernecking is passive when compared to folks who brazenly turn up at the scene of a crime or a tragedy and therefore participate somehow.

"Due to the inconsistent, and at times, arbitrary nature of who is arrested when, it would be hard to do the math on how many folks are getting arrested compared to how many are paying their way out of trouble".

Before Elvis Presley Blues, they note that it's a song about some of "our favourite dead people" – the King, of course, but his tale of later life "all alone in a long decline" is compared to folk hero John Henry, who "fell down and died" trying to compete with a steam drill.

Smith has also been compared to folk legend Nick Drake, due to his fingerpicking style and vocals.

Then Deep Cotton guest stars on the song "57821" which has been described as "space-folk" and has been compared to such works by Simon & Garfunkel.

The band's style went through many evolutions but originally had a jangle pop sound and harmonies often compared to folk-rock band The Byrds; singer and songwriter Michael Stipe is known for obscure, allusive lyrics delivered in a monotonous drone.

I sometimes wonder how many people there are out there testing mobile builds of Windows 10, as compared to the folks who are currently testing Windows 10 proper.

They were worried that they would be compared to the folks that I was working with on camera.

According to the CDC, individuals 65 years of age and older are four times more likely to be at risk for getting Listeria compared to younger folks.