In comparison to the impressive feats of the players, surprisingly little of that contribution has come from coaches.
But that paled in comparison to an impressive second round, when Iwata shot 63 to match the lowest round ever in a major.
However, in comparison to the impressive improvements in medical students' knowledge and skills, the observed improvement of attitudes was small.
Suddenly its talents as a phone — which, at least at the outset, weren't particularly impressive — paled in comparison to its abilities as a computer.
The other canyons and frozen falls, although beautiful and impressive, paled in comparison to the ice caves just beyond the bend at Cedar Point.
And although 24 hour sales of one million units for the PS4 is impressive, it pales in comparison to opening weekend sales of the iPhone 5s and 5c: Apple managed to shift more than 9 million smartphones in just three days.
However impressive, it pales in comparison to the 4.7 trillion photos (in the last few years) that have documented our lives, aspirations, feelings and creativity.
Snapchat's 100 million-and-growing user base, while truly impressive, still pales in comparison to Facebook's reported 1.09 billion daily active users on average as of March 2016.
It was an impressive white building in comparison to the diabetes clinic which was in fact a container transformed into a clinic and located at the margins of the district hospital.
It's impressive, but it pales in comparison to what's happening in Skolkovo, a gigantic tech hub on the outskirts of Moscow.
