adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
broadly similar/comparable/equivalent etc
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We reached broadly similar conclusions.
roughly equal/comparable/equivalent
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two rocks of roughly equal size
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
broadly
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The speed of decision making of some tribunals is broadly comparable with that of magistrates' courts and the county courts.
directly
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This figure is directly comparable with those reported from other parts of Britain.
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The explanations, being of differing character, are not directly comparable .
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The scar tissue with which animals seal their wounds is not directly comparable to the callus tissue of plants.
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In consequence the definitions used in table 3.3 are not directly comparable with their procedures.
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Hence, different experiments may not be directly comparable , and there may similarly be difficulties of comparison between experiment and theory.
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No group was directly comparable in 1961; but by 1976 the Thomson group was strong in all sectors.
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They're directly comparable with personal laser printer speeds, while offering far more versatility in what can be printed.
roughly
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Despite the different clock speeds, all three offer roughly comparable performance when used to upgrade a 486 system.
strictly
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But the theories are not strictly comparable , and their strengths and weaknesses are not necessarily obvious.
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Thirdly, even within a particular denomination, the official figures may not be strictly comparable over time.
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The data which they provide are thus not strictly comparable .
■ NOUN
data
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Difficulties of finding comparable data prevent detailed comparison of press contents from year to year.
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So far as other sectors are concerned, there are no comparable data .
figure
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The comparable figure for white households was 45 percent, and for non-immigrant black households, 39 percent.
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Because of changes in coverage, comparable figures are not available for 1981.
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The comparable figure , it said, for optical fibres was nearly £2000.
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The closest comparable figure for Wirral is the annual prevalence rate for the 16-34-year-old age group: 12 per 1,000.
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The comparable figure for expenditure in 1979-80 was £2.4 million.
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The comparable figure in 1979 was 2,750.
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The comparable figure for September 1988 was 397,000.
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The comparable figures for research connected with defence, space and civil aviation were £1343 million, £52 million and £69 million.
figures
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Because of changes in coverage, comparable figures are not available for 1981.
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The comparable figures for research connected with defence, space and civil aviation were £1343 million, £52 million and £69 million.
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The comparable figures for 1989 were 33 percent of conifers and 20 percent of broadleaved trees.
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The comparable figures for Mr Bauman are £1m and £754,000.
group
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Are judged by informed observers to be substantially better than comparable groups . 5.
period
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In real terms, industrial production in every sector was 86.5 percent of the comparable period in 1991.
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Sales for the period to 30 June were slightly higher at £5.2m against £5.08m in the comparable period.
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House sales over the six months went up from 357 units for the previous comparable period to 409.
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One can compare the composition of the suspect piece with the range of composition of genuine pieces of comparable period .
result
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In the same study a small group of six carcinomas of the stomach showed comparable results .
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And year two delivered comparable results .
size
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However, it is possible to produce lexicons of comparable size that relate words to a much smaller number of roots.
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For instance, most birds considerably outlive mammals of comparable size .
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So much is this the case that the best emeralds exceed diamonds of comparable size in value.
study
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Liverpool is one of four areas where comparable studies are being launched.
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The gain in hearing for each treatment group at six and 12 months was similar to that shown in other comparable studies .
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There are no other comparable studies in the prevention of secondary osteoporosis.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Climatic conditions in the two countries are roughly comparable .
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Here are prices of three comparable homes that have sold in your neighborhood.
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The planet Pluto is comparable in size to our Moon.
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The size of a dolphin's brain is comparable to a human's.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Baldwin had no comparable speed, no comparable rational processes.
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Because of changes in coverage, comparable figures are not available for 1981.
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Ford faced no comparable outlays in the latest quarter.
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Liverpool is one of four areas where comparable studies are being launched.
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Quality of care was also higher in Arizona than in a comparable traditional program.
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Some analysts had expected Waldenbooks comparable sales to fall.
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The comparable figure for white households was 45 percent, and for non-immigrant black households, 39 percent.