7 sentences with 'compared'
Example sentences and phrases with the word compared and other words derived from it.
• « The specialist compared the shape of the prostate to that of an apple through the center of which the urethra passes. »
• « It is estimated that Antarctica absorbs about five tonnes of lead per year, compared to 500 kilograms a few millennia ago. »
• « According to the latest determinations, Antarctic lead has increased fivefold compared to previous millennia. For Arctic ice, an increase of more than 200 per cent has been calculated. »
• « This was simply not the case: compared to the hundreds of thousands of years that preceded the discovery of agriculture, things moved "quickly", but from a modern perspective, things took a long time to change. »
• « What is remarkable about the overall story is the simple fact of its longevity; even compared to other ancient cultures (Mesopotamia, for example), Egyptian politics were incredibly consistent. »
• « The Spartan-led force was very small compared to the Persian army, but for several days they held the Persians at the Battle of Thermopylae, a narrow pass where the Persians were unable to deploy the full might of their (much larger) army against the Greeks. »