But compared with the swiftly aging nations of East Asia and Western Europe, the American birthrate has proved consistently resilient, hovering around the level required to keep a population stable or growing over the long run.
However, compared with the swiftly moving and messier "cheaper" models, I'm very pleased with the 8006's performance.
Yes, compared with the United States or Germany.
Compared with Lafayette, the crowd appeared amenable.
Its population is growing swiftly, and its median age is 34, compared with a national average of 37. Since 2008 its unemployment rate has remained consistently well below the national average; it is now an enviable 6%.
The smart retort is "compared with what"?
Worries about the eurozone came to the fore this week after a poor set of industrial production figures from Germany was swiftly followed by news of a 5.8% fall in its exports, compared with expectations of a 4% decline.
They recovered swiftly from financial crisis, and bank officials estimated today that the region would grow at a pace of 3percentto4percentcent in 2000, compared with an estimated 0.3percentt last year.
Instead, an amazing technology called DocSync swiftly and invisibly compares the edited versions with the originals and then makes the changes selectively.
(Puzzled? Compare with the original lyrics).
(Compare with the series above).
