Contrast 1. when one thing is being compared with another Compared to/with The British are good drivers compared to those in the rest of the EU.
Statistics show that there has been a 20% reduction in burglary compared with last
year.
Women visit their doctors six times a year compared to the three or so visits that
men make.
In comparison/by comparison with We employ far fewer staff in comparison with similar-sized companies.
Pale in/by comparison
(=to look worse or much less important in comparison)
Forecasters say this year's drought could make that of 1991 pale by comparison.
The Yankees' problems pale by comparison with those of the Dodgers.
In contrast I read a lot as a child, but my daughter, by contrast, just seems interested in
television.
In contrast to In contrast to the hot days, the nights are bitterly cold.
Besides Tom's efforts seemed so weak beside Martin's.
Delhi is so old that many European cities actually look young beside it.
As against Last year there were 443 industrial accidents as against 257 in 1985.
With only 57 inhabitants per square mile, as against a world average of over 70, the
country is far from overcrowded.
In proportion to Ricky's head is small in proportion to the rest of his body.
I've always thought that my problems were very minor in proportion to those of
many other people.
Relative strength/weakness The relative strength of the dollar against the Mexican peso
Relative advantages (and disadvantages)
Appendix 3: Essential Ideas
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149 She was terrified of flying. The relative advantages of air travel didn't tempt her at
all.
