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Meanings of compare favourably in English

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Usage of compare favourably in English
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On the score of health they may compare favourably with any race.
In the Heart of the Vosges and Other Sketches by a "Devious Trav...
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Irish completion rates compare favourably with those in other OECD countries.
The Irish Times
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Prices compare favourably with big family houses in the city suburbs.
The Irish Times
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And, to say the truth, Mr. Lawson would compare favourably with most people.
Woman's Trials; Or, Tales and Sketches from the Life around Us
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Results obtained for commercial pharmaceutical formulations compare favourably with those given by reference methods.
Pubmed
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It concluded the workers' earnings and pensions compare favourably with similar-sized private sector jobs.
The Irish Times
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The products of that period compare favourably with any potters' work in the world.
The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia, Volume 1 of 28
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The Merstons' farm certainly did not compare favourably with Burke's.
The Top of the World
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The conclusion is that Leaving subjects at Higher Level compare favourably with British A' levels.
The Irish Times
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The cost of industrial land, utilities and transport in ASEAN also compare favourably with China.
Reuters
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The troops of the regular Dutch army will compare favourably with any of their neighbours.
Dutch Life in Town and Country
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Energetic Irish youngsters compare favourably to their international counterparts.
The Irish Times
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These results compare favourably with those in the literature.
Pubmed
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Not, therefore, an unlettered place, yet not pedantic, Edinburgh will compare favourably with much larger cities.
Memoir of Fleeming Jenkin
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Her look at the time saw her compare favourably to reality television's ultimate heavy hitter, Kim Kardashian.
News.com.au
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The results compare favourably to 1998 when the group's accounts recorded a small drop in accumulated profits.
The Irish Times
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Compare favourably through the time
Compare favourably across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United States of America
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United Kingdom
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