Meanings of close comparison in English

Mr. Methuen draws a close comparison between the situation and that of the American Revolution.

By close comparison he arrived at the confirmation of his suspicion-thathis visitor had been none other than the adventurer himself.

After a close comparison of the two specimens of handwriting, the men decided that their resemblance was not sufficient to prove anything.

Having a close comparison is really useful when househunting, so anyone looking in this area would do well to take in a couple of viewings.

Clearly, it is absurd to make a close comparison of their respective abilities; Gowling has only been in football, at first-team level, for two seasons.

Probably the closest comparisons to the USA are found in the UK and its former colonies.

The traditional fixed-income managers that are close comparisons to Pimco's are going to be the more direct beneficiary.

And it must be remembered that this is a theory founded not upon hypothesis, but upon the closest comparison.

* (* This estimate was made in the field when close comparison of specimens from distant localities was out of the question.