| 单词 | compare |
| 例句 | She made more money at first than he did—$6,500 as a secretary to a real estate attorney, compared to the $6,000 annual salary he made teaching. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z But that was nothing compared to what I felt when I found out later that he had cheated. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z He was pleased to be compared with .Shad, Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z There was unrestrained laughter and the three enjoyed the analogy of comparing Boobie to an animal. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z While those conclusions rest on archaeological evidence, there is also an independent method for dating the arrival of domestic plants and animals: by comparing the words for them in modern languages. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z We had a half day of school today, the day before Thanksgiving, so Twig and I spent the afternoon comparing notes on Operation Egg. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z He does just that, becoming a wealthy benefactor of the impoverished, a generous and kind man beyond compare. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z What were these rumors compared to what they had been freed from? The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z “I want to look up a picture of James Parker to compare him to Charles Douglas.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z These days, our education system is more often compared with schooling in Asia—unfavorably. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z But he could have compared the output from different types of water-wheel without having an absolute measure of efficiency. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z He plays up the baker's son thing, comparing the tributes to the breads from their districts. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z His stable agent, Sonny Greenberg, compared him to a mummy. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z It was her house, after all, and what was one measly man, black or white, compared to a bear? Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z He had always thought the hills in Austin were steep, but they were nothing compared to where he’d just been. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z “There is nothing in my life to compare with this burden,” Shin told me on the day in California when he explained how and why he had misrepresented his past. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z Girls giggling and whispering in the corridors, girls shrieking with laughter as boys passed them, girls excitedly comparing notes on what they were going to wear on Christmas night. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z But none of it compares to Orléans's royal palace. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Leavitt’s genius was to realize that by comparing the relative magnitudes of Cepheids at different points in the sky you could work out where they were in relation to each other. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z “You probably don’t have many to compare it to. I remember how much your mom hated to take vacations.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Even with the scowl that his memory reluctantly but justly added, it seemed a face as kindly as a father’s compared to Pai’s. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z In the Middle Ages the heavens had been compared to clockwork; now the same principle of regularity was, it was claimed, to be discovered in the sublunary world. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “But how can you—?” she would ask, watching the print form on the paper and comparing it to the image she’d had in her mind. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z But compared with cows’ bodies, ours offer different immune defenses, lice, feces, and chemistries. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Being chased by witches and warlocks, battling monsters, even defeating demons, was nothing compared to the task of facing the reality of our father’s abandonment. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z There was one other thing, something that all of them saw but no one believed until they compared notes after school that day: up until the punt, the kid had done everything with one hand. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Roxbury is old news, compared to the energy and excitement radiating from the Big Apple. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m a bit of a photographer myself, you know. Maybe we can compare photos sometime. I mean, when I’m mobile.” The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z In 2013, Taylor placed fourth in an international science competition, comparing texting while driving to driving under the influence. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z “It’s not your fault that you cannot pick up my housecat, Thor. It is a large cat, and you are a scrawny little fellow at best, compared to any of our giants.” Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z Auntie Lin and my mother were both best friends and arch enemies who spent a lifetime comparing their children. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z He should have asked me to spread the paper across the glass so we could compare what I did with what Audubon did. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Because we can compare his observations with our retrodiction of the location of the moons of Jupiter when he was observing them. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z By comparing our knowledge with theirs, we would grow immeasurably. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z A study at the University of Michigan compared people’s ability to learn and remember information under two different conditions. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z But gram for gram, nothing in the universe comes close to the green speckled recluse; among other spiders, compared with the green speckled recluse, the black widow was a rag doll. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z We spoke on the phone every night he was downstate, comparing notes and swapping tales about our respective days. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “You are a hussy. How dare you compare Sir Lancelot to a felon?” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z I don’t have a lot to compare it to. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z Buddy’s clothes hung loosely compared with the way Jan’s hung. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z If Times Square had seemed crazy about Warcross, it’s nothing compared to Tokyo. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z A few of the older men spoke of other snowstorms and insisted this was no more than a light dusting compared to what they’d seen in the winters of their youth. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z A single death at her capable hands sounded awfully good when compared with the alternative. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z We tell the government that...it must crush out the Ku Klux and those who aid them, or hell will be a place of rest and peace compared to the South. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z But that attitude severely limits the military options of tribes, compared with state societies. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z There is a tall fence stretching wide across the landscape, which looks empty compared to the densely packed buildings I saw before I sat down. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z He became very huffy and said, “If you chaps think you are in the same position as myself, that is ridiculous. Do not compare yourselves to me.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Craig said the problem with things is that everyone is always comparing everyone with everyone and because of that, it discredits people, like in his photography classes. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z “Antibacterial soap growing the lowest number of bacterial colonies, compared to regular soap, hand sanitizer, and a plain-water rinse? It took first place in third grade.” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z I bypassed the customary comparing of kite-fighting scars and stood in line. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Now then, he smiled, when was I going to give him that paper comparing Marx and Wordsworth that sounded so promising? Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The pain of Kronos’s scythe had been nothing compared to this. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z When the nine of us compared notes, we discovered we were all facing an increasing barrage of injurious activities. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Her footsteps sounded like a herd of giants compared to theirs, and she feared that Pol had been wrong to invite her. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z I compare each set of numbers, sometimes adding a negative in front of a number whenever it ends up in the middle of nowhere or in the ocean. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The life of a writer is absolute hell compared with the life of a businessman. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z What happened in Sudan could be compared to the secret detonation of an atomic bomb. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Her papers all have high marks on them, and she kept a running tally of her grades compared to everyone else's. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Nothing compared to actually seeing the roofs, like tiled lamp shades or hats. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z My voice sounds high and weak compared to Marcus’s and Jack’s, but it’s too late to stop. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z There was hardly any traffic compared to the days before, and there weren’t many people on the streets, but there was plenty of noise coming from the apartment buildings. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z By the standards of their parents and grandparents, and compared to many of their contemporaries, they had reached the mountaintop. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Hurriedly they went through their respective mathematics and discovered that Bill had used an elegant derivation compared to Francis’ more laborious approach. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z Watching paint dry is a speed sport compared to watching Mr. Woodwell inspect Rose. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Where I live in Newport Beach is a utopia compared to some of neighborhoods seen in a Snoop Doggy Dogg video. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z To deconvolute the effects of heredity and environment, Siemens suggested comparing fraternal twins to identical twins. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z You would say something about a family or a village in the district, and he would say that was nothing and compare it to something bigger or better that he had seen in his youth. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z You can talk about it afterward, compare notes. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z That’s a mere drop in the bucket, compared to the number of texts sent—six billion in the United States each day. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z The pattern of the peaceful times felt immensely tranquil compared to the tortured chaos of the others. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Some employers go further; instead of relying on the informal “money taboo” to keep workers from discussing and comparing wages, they specifically enjoin workers from doing so. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Even though we had a pretty good record player in the house, it couldn’t compare with the sounds that came from the scientifically and mathematically put-in speakers that the Brown Bomber had. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Though small compared to Oldtown and King’s Landing, it was clean and well-ordered, with wide straight cobbled streets that made it easy for a man to find his way. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Our smartest kids are average compared with Japan’s smartest kids.” Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z It would be painful now, but nothing compared to what it could be like. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z By comparing this to the longest-lasting written notes of the period, researchers have painstakingly teased out what composers might have expected from slower directions such as largo and adagio. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Jinjoo had to bite her tongue from bragging that five chon was nothing compared to how much her father used to give her. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z Like the changes in seed dispersal, these changes in germination inhibition characterize wheat, barley, peas, and many other crops compared with their wild ancestors. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z I mean, compared to some of the real creeps in school—the ones who cling to Jenny Flick as if she’s some sort of rock star because she gives out—James is an angel. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z She was barely a cut above poor white folks, when compared to the master. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z I feel the spark of jealousy again as Emily and Soojin compare stories about living with grandparents and annoying little sisters. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z You guys kept comparing statistics and talking about the playoffs. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z “Did that chicken girl just compare my ship to the Titanic?” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z By comparing the C’4 level in bones and wooden implements to the normal level in living tissues, Libby reasoned, scientists should be able to determine the age of these objects with unheard-of precision. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z I had discovered the pleasure of comparing different translations of the same work and would search them out. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z We have absolutely nothing to compare it to. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Norfolk Prison Colony is like a paradise compared to Charlestown. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Not even the movies could compare with the glamour of that afternoon. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Then too, compared with the women at The Maids, my Woodcrest coworkers are an enthusiastic and outgoing bunch, though the faces tend to change from one weekend to the next. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Or of relief that for once, on the ride home, his wife, Zoe, wouldn’t be able to compare him unfavorably with Milton? Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “Foreheads are nothing compared to seeing my friends uncovered,” I say. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z Lawrence countered that Chicago’s experience with large-scale nuclear research was meager compared with that of the Rad Lab, which had support facilities to spare. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z But without the use of both hands, he could barely wind them, and so he oiled and observed as much as possible and anxiously compared the clocks with his railroad watch. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z In the tiny classrooms, students gathered around conference tables and critiqued the concept of America as a shining city on a hill, or compared the writings of Charles Darwin and Ursula K. Le Guin. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z My whole life I’ve been comparing my best efforts to my brother’s supernatural efforts. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Unsaid behind that brief exchange was the one thing they never spoke of: the shortness of their lives compared with those of humans. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z And then Alexa touches her neck and compares and contrasts this to her own suicide attempt, as usual, making it all about her. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Sam added that nowadays a band or someone would compare themselves to the Beatles after the second album, and their own personal voice would be less from that moment on. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z But that was as nothing–well, as comparatively little–compared with what may await Tokyo. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z ‘I never knew that. How do they compare with dogs?’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z However, as is well known, the peoples compared differ greatly in their social environment and educational opportunities. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Though many compared it to a bad TV movie, it had lasting implications for Iranians. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z “Your father, however, is now comparing himself to Nelson Mandela.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z We compare the size and quality of each army’s arsenal. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z From time to time Lyra thought of Jordan College, but it seemed small and quiet compared to the busy life she led now. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t know that you could compare the cases.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Comparing the rainstorms I’d seen in California with what we drove through that August afternoon was like comparing a parakeet’s birdbath with the twelve-billion-gallon St. Francis Reservoir. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z Though he was tall and tough as nails, he seemed almost fragile compared to the captain of the Crux. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z “Growing like a weed,” Elizabeth said, looking out the window, and I thought, what an odd thing to compare your child to. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z What he needed was a way to compare lead levels in the atmosphere now with the levels that existed before 1923, when tetraethyl lead was introduced. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z He congratulated me, and asked that we might remove ourselves there instanter so he could sleep without being roused by Irish balladry and ensigns lifting their shirts to compare back-hair. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z I cross my arms, as next to me Katherine mutters, “He did not just compare Negroes to apes.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z But the storm outside couldn't compare to the one in my head. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z These nonrelativistic starships, enormously expensive as they would be, look relatively easy to design and build and use compared to starships that travel close to the speed of light. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I compare her to one of those destructive rivers that, when they become enraged, flood the plains, ruin the trees and buildings, raising the earth from one spot and dropping it onto another. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z Only 2 percent of the workers in the U.S.-led project were hospitalized at any one time, compared with 30 percent for the French. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z Tyrion took the letters from his sister's hand and compared them side by side. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Over tea, we’d compare notes and be unsurprised by all the ways we are different. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z He took writing samples from some of his most artistically minded subjects and had literary critics compare them to the early writings of famous authors. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z A week ago, Harry would have said finding a partner for a dance would be a cinch compared to taking on a Hungarian Horntail. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Tomorrow midday seemed far away and relatively unimportant compared to his present growling stomach. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z I have never heard it compared to other industrial complexes—like this whole system that is set up to teach women how to act, how to think, what to wear...whoa! Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z We two black boys, each working for ten dollars a week, stood staring at each other, thinking, comparing the motives of the absent white man, each asking himself if he could believe the other. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z I compared myself with her, and found we were different. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z “For that, you need White Harbor. The city cannot compare to Oldtown or King’s Landing, but it is still a thriving port. Lord Manderly is the richest of my lord father’s bannermen.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z To compare what had happened the night of the smokehouse with what passed between a man and his wife who were in love. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z I heard one person compare it to being on the moon. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z If Matt thought he’d been bored before, it was nothing compared to writing the same letters, coloring the same pictures, and counting the same wretched beads and flowers all over again. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Then I lifted the other one so that she could compare. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z It took her a couple tries to get my bra unclasped with one hand, but when she did, the cold air against my skin was nothing compared to the warmth of her breath. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z One can only imagine how “Paul Revere’s afternoon ride” might have compared. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z While he broke televisions, stereos, VCRs and the dining room table, it didn't compare to the breaking of her mind. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Freemen informed on their African brothers and sisters, comparing the descriptions of runaways in the gazettes with the furtive creatures slinking around the colored churches, saloons, and meeting houses. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Extraordinarily busy places are often compared to beehives, and if you have ever seen the inside of a beehive, you already know why this is so. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z The fangs, the paw mufflers—these had been nothing compared to what had been done to him now. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z There, they are comparing the brains of smokers to those of Internet addicts. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z I’d known Ambrose was rich, but honestly, everyone was rich compared to me. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I compared the bowl of soup that sat before me with the crispy chicken and decided in favor of the chicken. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z So I had nothing to compare the skeletal man lying on a hospital bed to, except my own face. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z Presently I noticed a bird that was unmistakably a species of babbler, but it seemed enormous compared with any known babbler species. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Our group felt very white to me compared to the on-duty officers we passed—and particularly compared to the inmates we saw. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z How do You compare to this stricken mass gathered to affirm to You their faith, their anger, their defiance? Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Is she comparing me to her pet bull? Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z He compared the ages when they started walking and talking and what their precise IQ scores were in elementary and high school. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z I thought it took a lot of care to assemble an aircraft, but they were just thrown together compared to the meticulous work being done inside the “white room” at St. Louis. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z To the inner monster it must be even more obscure, since he has no visible thing to compare with others. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “How does this boat compare to your pirate ship?” The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z The old leg was clunky compared to this one. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z “Put it this way, Potter,” Moody muttered finally, “they say old Mad-Eye’s obsessed with catching Dark wizards. . . but I’m nothing — nothing—compared to Barty Crouch.” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z I shall miss his friendship more than I can say, but my loss is as nothing compared to the Wizarding world’s. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “I wasn’t sure if I liked being compared to two dead female icons!” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Having cut a slice from a cone, say, let us compare the cross sections of the two pieces. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The church was more than half-empty compared to the first Sunday Madam brought us, what with so many folks melting into the countryside, like Master Lockton. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Comparing Plato’s Athens to Eratosthenes’ Alexandria is not to compare gold to silver, but apples to oranges. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z I took a bite and focused on comparing it to the others I’d tasted. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z But these personal upheavals were minor compared with the hornets’ nest soon to be stirred by Galileo’s new scientific discoveries. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z Distances of seventy- five light-years or less are very small compared to other distances in astronomy. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Saturday morning traffic on the freeway moves smoothly compared to weekday traffic. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z If you’re comparing or contrasting things, use than, as in more than or less than. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Normally, Toby would bristle at being compared to Jimmy. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z In terms of analysis, solfege instantly informs the listener or singer which lines of music are the same and helps them compare and contrast each line rather quickly! Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z So I might go looking for a shop with another lamp like that in its window—not to buy, but just to compare with my ones at home. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z See how smart she was, she seems to intone as she compares the picture to my father. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z On horses they circumnavigated the fields, comparing the progress of the harvest on the two halves. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z It is unfair to compare them with eagles, for many of these birds are noble creatures, while Sir Turquine at any rate was not noble. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Swords are nice and all, but they don't much compare to a pair of well-made short blades. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z But mostly he tried to move on from HeLa, focusing instead on growing normal and cancerous cells from the same patient, so he could compare them to each other. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z But compared with Regalia, it looked unplanned, like a place where someone had lined up a bunch of oddly shaped boxes in rows. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Opium for Black Dog was what gambling had been for Lefty, but Lefty had stopped, more or less—at least compared to his old days. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z The pain in Annabeth’s ankle was nothing compared to the icy acid now filling her veins. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z They were comparing details, like the way light struck a fingernail or a wrist bone, the look of a woven basket handle or a curl of hair. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z I laugh out loud because it feels so normal, compared to the solitude I endure at the Swerlins’. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “What happened yesterday will be nothing compared to what lies ahead.” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z Physicist Maurice Goldhaber compared this Big Science photograph to his memories of Ernest Rutherford holding his experimental apparatus in his own lap. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “She forgot the turkey on Thanksgiving too,” I say, trying to make him feel better, only realizing after I say it how lame it is to compare him to a turkey. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z It was serious and it was deadly, but it was nothing compared to what took place the next day, particularly during the evening. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z “I don’t think so. Not compared with most guys’.” Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Two farmers, whose landholdings were small when compared to the great areas controlled by some of the Virginia slaveholders, were outspoken in their criticism of the institution of slavery. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z “How big is it compared to the rest of the world?” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z The first and most obvious factor is relative economic advantage compared with existing technology. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z It’s far-fetched to compare that to Miss Love blowing up Cold Sassy, but I’m saying it’s one thing to embarrass a hen and another thing entirely to embarrass a family and a whole town. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z “But all that is nothing compared to what I know now.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z The stage in King Middle auditorium is massive, which is nothing compared to the Miss America stage, I’m sure. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Lina walked down the Wide Hallway with Lizzie, who said, “Poor you! I thought I picked a bad one, but you got the worst. I feel lucky compared to you.” The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z They looked new compared to the rest of the attic’s contents. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z In Spain there is nothing to compare with it. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z He hated that I compared him to food. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z For last year’s experiment, he had compared the background radiation around the mobile home with the background radiation in the Phoenix valley. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z I watched their lips move as they spoke; Mama’s bare lips were pale compared to Aunty Ifeoma’s, covered in a shiny bronze lipstick. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z And they felt light and agile compared to my gray Vans. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z This person the tabloids keep comparing him to, whom he compares himself to, thinks he’s better than Alex and everyone like him. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Now I realized how few of them there actually were compared to everyone else. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Most notably, humans have extraordinarily large brains compared to other animals. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z But that complete rapture was nothing compared to what she was feeling now. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z “In most cases the actual expense is small compared with the probable saving,” says J. G. Matthysse of the New York State College of Agriculture. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z It was a fact—we had all compared notes—that our men got more romantic the longer they were in prison. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘You is deaf as a dumpling compared with me!’ cried the BFG. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I still got called Egghead or Poindexter or Professor some of the time but that wasn’t bad compared to what could have happened. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Then Ambady compared those snap judgments of teacher effectiveness with evaluations of those same professors made by their students after a full semester of classes, and she found that they were also essentially the same. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z If we compare our system of knowledge with theirs then theirs is evidently the poorer one by far. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z They were comparing, writing, and visiting museums with friends. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z She was small, like all the Vietnamese, compared to us Americans. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Over the next few days, Nathan drafted an experiment that would compare water consumption between Nali’s heirloom kernels that had been passed down to her through many generations and store-bought kernels. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z "No one will ever see me! Moving about in a big Castle will be child's play compared with going into a crowded kitchen full of cooks and waiters!" The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z We usually think of the moon as being quite bright, especially when it is full, but the moon is a dullard compared to the earth. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “But what if we were to find identical fingerprints on something they knew that he did? We could compare them.” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Indeed, when Brunelleschi used a mirror to compare the painting and the building, the reflected image matched the building’s geometry exactly. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Throughout my journey, I had been given advice, but nothing compared to Akhi teaching me that my opponents’ strengths and weaknesses were as important as, if not more important than, my own. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z If Ivy thought her stomach was fluttering at the idea of crushing on June, that was nothing compared to the reality of actually asking June to a dance. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Strict parents, bad grades, or stupid boyfriends—my friends' complaints seemed so unimportant and meaningless compared to what Martin was experiencing. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z My fear of the Career pack is minor compared to my burning thirst. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z So of course, she had to switch over to his other arm and go feeling around that one, to see how it compared. Fourth Grade Rats 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z I can't help, for a moment, comparing him with Gale, who would see that field as a potential source of food as well as a threat. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Hazel didn’t think it was so impressive compared to the powers of a guy who could reanimate skeletons and bring people back from the dead, but it felt good to surprise him for a change. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Fullness has only emptiness to compare itself to. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Marching was not their strong suit, certainly not compared to the Germans. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z But my gratitude paled compared to my unalloyed joy that Walter and the others were free. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It's a paltry amount of power, compared to what the rover consumes, but it's not nothing. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Just as I will always compare every boy to Daniel. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z And this illusion is only a moderate one compared to the one I had in 1928, when I regarded myself not only as the Laughing Man’s direct descendant but as his only legitimate living one. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z “I am a fool when compared with Your Exalted Majesty,” the king said in a dull, almost practiced tone. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z I hope one day my family gets to a place where we can be thankful just to be thankful and not because we’ve compared ourselves to someone who has less than we do. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z The food she brought from work was delicious, particularly when compared to the food she cooked. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z They reflect, instead, the orientation of Eurasia’s axis compared with that of the Americas or Africa. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z She was holding a bag of frozen peas in each hand, comparing prices or brands, Virgil didn’t know which. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Which ones did they actually cultivate, and how did the resulting local crop package compare with the Fertile Crescent’s founder package? Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z It was a dilapidated place—one former rider compared it to an outhouse—but like everything else in Tijuana, it was innovative, offering the first primitive movable starting gates and photo finishes. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Then she said, “It was worse than the camps. I felt grateful I wasn’t out there. Where we were was good compared to that!” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z I have nothing to compare with how I feel about her. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Tweaking Miss Lilian’s skirts, knocking pictures off the walls, breaking knickknacks, slamming doors, hiding her jewelry, taking her money—small things compared to what she’d done to us. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z “I’ve been comparing her to ones of you at the same age. It’s pretty incredible.” Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Reports continued to arrive: “We are not as strong as they,” Moctezuma was told: “We are nothing compared to them.” Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z But such a fear seemed quaint to Sarai now, compared to her other concerns. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z However difficult the situation in Hungary, however, it was a tea party compared to the nightmare that unfolded in Russia in the 1930s. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Or compare the crack dealer’s odds to those of a death-row inmate in Texas, which executes more prisoners than any other state. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z And being grounded at his house was like winning the Price Is Right Showcase compared to what would happen if Eleanor got caught. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z They would be weighed, measured, at the railroad station or at the dock, and this information would be compared with the descriptions of all other known runaways. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Being compared to my mother makes me want to punch Lorena right in the mouth, but I do my best to control myself. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Parents get together to compare their kids’ report cards, and gang violence is something they read about in a newspaper. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z And I compared the Panthers to the heroes given to me by the schools, men and women who struck me as ridiculous and contrary to everything I knew. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Asha thought she had known cold on Pyke, when the wind came howling off the sea, but that was nothing compared to this. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z That’s a hefty price compared to the same meal from the industrial food chain. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z He and Minho made it back to the Glade, went to the Map Room, wrote up the day’s Maze route, compared it to the previous day’s. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Luma couldn’t help but notice how much more passionate these boys were for the game compared with the girls she coached at the YMCA. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z It will be protested that internists and their households are really full-time captive patients and cannot fairly be compared to the rest of the population. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I don’t want to, but he pops into my mind, and I start comparing the two of them. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Everything that I’ve traded for thus far will be peanuts compared to what my next transactions will bring. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z “In the account I struck upon an especially suitable simile in comparing the Scenicruiser bus to a loop-the- loop in a surrealistic amusement park.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I get my harassment log from the bedside table and look at the calls, comparing them with the meetings arranged on the phone. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z And I couldn’t believe how hard it was to see him leave, compared to how strange it had been when he first arrived. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z I could go swimming with great white sharks and it wouldn’t compare to this. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z That gave me a chance to compare the two types of farming side by side. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z “Yeah, he really gets it. He knew people would give me grief. But he told me I had to be stronger. I mean, having people laugh is nothing compared to surviving a possession.” Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z If he’d felt tempted before, when he’d had no idea how hard the test would be, that temptation was nothing compared to now. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z She remembered reading how the American South had often compared itself to Rome back before the Civil War. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z At least compared to the music we have been making in our little musical society. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z But school was also where I compared my family to others in the barrio. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z “I mean, compared to having Pita punching and kicking at you all night long.” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Being compared with Sam made me feel good. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The honest bookkeeper, the faithful wife, the earnest scholar get little of our attention compared to the embezzler, the tramp, the cheat. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z But doing that would require DNA samples from her immediate family—preferably her husband as well as her children—to compare their DNA to HeLa’s and create a map of Henrietta’s genes. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z How powerless I felt compared to such a strong force. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z As of 1920, about 13 out of every 100 black children died in infancy, or roughly 20,000 children each year—compared to 28 people who were lynched in a year. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z The journey from Carthage to the west coast of Italy was easy as compared with what had gone before. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z On appeal, one judge compared the study to Southam’s HeLa injections, the Tuskegee study, and Nazi research, and the case eventually settled out of court. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Curtis worked as a superintendent in an apartment house in Manhattan and he and Minnie were well-off compared to most black folks who came up from the South, because they lived rent-free. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z He had compared himself with a star, and other people with falling leaves, and yet he had felt some reproach in her words. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z “How do I compare with other people who have this?” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z He regained his reason and saw that his disgrace in not winning the arms had been but a shadow as compared with the same his own deeds had drawn down upon him. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z And when we really got bored we compared our bug bites and scars, probably just to remember we had been down in Alabama. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z But none of that stuff compared to what I found when I removed a pile of framed pictures so I could see to the bottom of the trunk. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z “That we are made for more than our desires. That pride combined with stubbornness can be disaster. And that compared with love, malice is a small and petty thing.” The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z The problems of MCorp and the other banks were nothing, of course, compared to the S & L crisis, which according to one estimate was going to take $65 billion to solve. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z As fantastical as America’s space ambitions might have seemed, sending a man into space was starting to feel like a straightforward task compared to putting black and white students together in the same Virginia classrooms. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z As new and exciting as this breakthrough was compared to what existed before, it was nothing compared to what would come later. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z He looked up at the stars, dim and tiny compared to the lights of Chattana. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z “I will bring my apples. We will compare them.” Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z In a year of such drought, taking a bath as I had done was a luxury, but it was nothing compared with the feast that evening. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z She looks ready to hit the beach compared to me, in my track pants and loose T-shirt. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z He'd never seen it before, never thought to compare himself with Papa, never dared. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z If I thought I was doing well by ranking first in the previous tryout, that’s nothing compared to how much the researchers love Elsie. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z “So the next step in the process is to put down only what you actually had to do in your event, and then compare it to the shoulds and woulds you assigned yourself.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z But after comparing descriptions of the symptoms, they began to disagree on the nature and cause of the illness as well as what to do about it. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z Everybody does both, so it’s not like comparing cars. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Life in the hospital had been calm compared with all the people and cars and buses rushing here and there. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z While we can’t get inside a Neanderthal mind to understand how they thought, we have indirect evidence of the limits to their cognition compared with their Sapiens rivals. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z I could see Mike and his partner comparing two slides again and again, and another group had their book open under the table. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z “Earlier. The last time we tried to get to...wherever this is. He spoke in my mind and compared me to my mom. Called me deceitful like her. It was so weird.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z "It's good because then we could compare notes, that's why. That's why when scientists do experiments, they do them lots of times—to compare the results." Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z But no one was out here except for my brother, comparing his two pets and choosing a winner to take home. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z They compared the speed of light in the direction of the earth’s motion with that at right angles to the earth’s motion. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Such arguments depended on analogies: comparing the skin, for example, to porous earthenware. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z I get the sense that my abandonment, and the circumstances that brought me to them, matter little to them, compared to the need I might fill in their lives. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z And they would be nothing compared to the sound that Mrs. Baker made that day from somewhere deep inside that had almost given up, when she heard the first line of that telegram. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z James compared her Surly Wombat card and the Babbage card for a second more before handing them back to her. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z But that can't compare to what happens as the field shrinks to a handful of players. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Klein studied nurses, intensive care units, firefighters, and other people who make decisions under pressure, and one of his conclusions is that when experts make decisions, they don’t logically and systematically compare all available options. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Her movements were jerky compared to what he remembered. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z To his eye, the people of the Carolinas, cultural cousins to the Wampanoag, were in superb health, especially compared to poorly nourished, smallpox-scarred Europeans. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z It was called the California Arrow, though Red Rabbit was a rocket compared to it. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z They are backward and primitive craft, moving, compared to the immense interstellar distances, with the slowness of a race in a dream. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z You did not just compare the history of our great nation to the Terminator franchise. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z The stakes were small compared with the grand scale expedition Mark Antony had hoped to wage against Parthia. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Seeing the huge Titan and this tiny kitten together, she suddenly felt insignificant compared to the vastness of Tartarus. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Comparable economies of expression can be obtained by comparing the high safety index associated with nuclear power with the relatively low safety index for burning coal. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z But it was nothing compared to the apprehension I already felt building inside me at the prospect of meeting Art3mis once we reached Oregon. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z The temperature climbs to 100 degrees—cool compared with the highs of 112 to 118 the week before, which had partially melted the asphalt on Interstate 35. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z “You can’t compare yourself to me!” she yaps no matter what I complain about. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t know. This is my first date, so I don’t know what to compare it to.” The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z I could not imagine that the future I was walking toward could compare in any way to the past that I was leaving behind. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z To sense this about Paula was to feel wanting, compared to her. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z But the image seemed to be fading, especially when compared with the forest full of villagers and the tiny house and horse barn she’d left just hours before. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z That his books couldn’t compare to the works of Ruth Rendell or James Ellroy, and that he wasn’t even fit to tie Elmore Leonard’s shoes. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z “But trust me, nothing you could do would begin to compare to the torment he'll face once the Commandant gets her hands on him. He was guarding me. He failed. My mother hates failure.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Rick said, “I would have insisted on a list in advance. A sealed-envelope breakdown. And compared my own test results for congruity. There would have had to be congruity.” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z Emily waited for James to double over in laughter or compare her family to a traveling circus, but all he did was shrug and say, “That sounds cool. My dad travels a lot, too.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z The colonial architecture felt foreign but also crisp and unimposing compared to the Gothic pinnacles of Cambridge. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The crew had seen pressure before, but none of it compared with what they were seeing now. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z But compared with this morning, it is normal. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z She went to her chamber and used every art she knew to make herself beautiful beyond compare. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z But even as bad as I felt that night, it was nothing compared to the shock I received the next morning. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z The latter two were comparatively junior members of MK, and the combined offenses of the three of them could hardly be compared with those of the rest of us. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Mom, E.J., and Lee Lee keep on talking, comparing the experience of African Americans and Native Americans in the United States. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Before I can stop myself, I say, "'Shall I compare thee to a summer's day' becomes 'u r hawt like august.'" Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z Then they would use Goldman’s algorithm, and the diagnosis and outcome of every patient treated under the two systems would be compared. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z “I bet it’s nothing compared to my brain waves. They’re probably crying out, spiraling into years of addiction.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Nathan could deal with lackluster sandwiches and awful canned pasta, especially when comparing his discomfort to the struggles of his ancestor who had survived Hwééldi. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Did she really just compare hanging out with me to hanging out with someone’s grandmother? The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Nevertheless, as long as one understands that the table is a simplification, it is useful for comparing continental histories. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Manly West was still a young suburb when I was growing up—especially compared to nearby Wynnum. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z I hate it when he does that. autumnlands: My parents are always comparing me to my perfect younger sister. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Furthermore, if we compare the grades that the minority and nonminority students get in law school, we see that the white students do better. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z “You are a real American! Ready to get to work, a no-nonsense person! Very good. First of all, tell me how you think we compare to Glass?” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z She took him only because she did not want to be parted from her baby, and because the wanted to show him off to his father, and partly because she wanted to compare the faces. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “No. Comparative politics. You can't do just Africa in political science graduate programs in this country. You can compare Africa to Poland or Israel but focusing on Africa itself? They don't let you do that.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z It’s especially familiar to us that supermarket strawberries and blueberries are gigantic compared with wild ones; those differences arose only in recent centuries. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z And really, the rewards compared to the cost were undeniable. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z What matters is how they compare to each other — basically, how many waves of one note go by for each wave of the other note. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z But compared to the way I felt about Aunt Loma, he was like a favorite uncle. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z But after comparing notes, it became clear that his gifts lay nowhere. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z My voice sounds like gravel compared to hers. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z What is it to be admitted to a museum, to see a myriad of particular things, compared with being shown some star's surface, some hard matter in its home! Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I looked out the window and thought how untouched this part of Los Angeles was compared with the streets in Nathan’s part of the city. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z I said that there was no organization in the history of South Africa to compare with the ANC in terms of trying to unite all the people and races of South Africa. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I had no one to compare her to except her guests who seemed, at least, to be calmer. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z I like how we both draw the same area, then compare. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z It fell out as Wemmick had told me it would, that I had an early opportunity of comparing my guardian’s establishment with that of his cashier and clerk. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z Everyone claims that I’ve gotten them right, and while they compare their inner selves, I go to Carlyle, a bit concerned. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Rab’s bullets were wrapped in an assortment of invitations to balls, protests of undying adoration: crude sonnets comparing her to Diana and Aphrodite. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z It was another reminder of how much smaller Grandma’s house was compared to their place in Atlanta. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z If two or more ground stations did this at the same time, they were able to compare their results. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z I was probably pretty dense compared with her. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z Thomas Sprat, writing a history of the Royal Society in 1667, repeatedly compared the reformation in natural philosophy with the earlier reformation in religion. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “Texas is a tea party compared to around here,” Granny complained. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He wanted to sit with them on curbstones and compare the sharpness of jackknives, the distance and arcs of spitting. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s true, after all, at least compared to him, and actually what he means is that I have bad luck with women. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z All their own wealth and good fortune seemed to them as nothing compared with Psyche’s, and their envious anger so worked in them that they came finally to plotting how to ruin her. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z It turns out that those three other subfamilies have coincident distributions, all of them tiny compared with the distribution of Malayo-Polynesian. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Her features were clear-cut enough to justify the poems written to her in London and even here in Boston, comparing her to a classic goddess. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Torah is mayim, water; the great and holy rabbis always compare Torah to water. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z “Put it down or what I’m doing to him will be a gentle ear twisting compared to what I’ll do to you.” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z I hesitate, not sure if I want to see my genes, or Tobias’s genes, or to compare them, like it matters. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z I wanted so badly to reciprocate, but what could I tell him that would ever compare to such adventures? The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z It was illegal, but night after night, Helmuth listened to the British war reports and compared them with the German news. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z In addition to comparing digital technology to food, there is another compelling analogy. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z He once compared his trials to those of Job. complement/compliment. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He said it was the best poetry ever written, and that even in French, the language of the arts, there was nothing to compare it to. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “I tried not to compare them, you guys,” I say to my posters. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z Their residues on the crops to which they are applied are therefore relatively short- lived compared with the chlorinated hydrocarbons. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z She took up my hurt hand and compared it with the other one. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z I looked at each object and tried to compare it to my earlier flash inventory of my parents’ possessions. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z And some folks just found it difficult to compare an Indian to a white guy. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z Venus was only a planet, he went on, and pretty dinky compared to real stars. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z School work was dull and uninspiring compared to the mysteries of religion. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Neel sighed—fishing all day sounded like bliss compared to wearing a hot, scratchy uniform and struggling with math problems. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z In the twenty-first century, technology can be compared to food. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z I liked the hustle and bustle of New York, compared with sleepy Birmingham. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z He knew a hundredfold of me compared to what I had filched from him. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z If I had no clothes on, that would be nothing compared to the kind of bareness that’s exposed to her right now. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z She’s not quite ragged but seems to me barely clothed, at least compared to the high-necked blouses, cardigans, and long skirts she used to wear back when I knew her. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z But any house in which a man is free is a castle when compared to even the plushest prison. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They knew it was a rough and homely place compared to the farmhouses along the road and the ample mansions around the village green. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z One is that it sounds quite bare compared to later harmony. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z The few problems I had with black folks were nothing compared to the grief white folks dished out. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The journey to King’s Cross was very uneventful compared with Harry’s trip on the Knight Bus. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z And with the previous day’s tests in hand, Hartshorne and May could compare the first day’s answers to the second, and get a good sense of how much each student was cheating. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t put too much stock in what Fulton said, given that the only man he had to compare anyone to was his slightly effeminate father. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z Yet all that was nothing compared to her screams, which tore us apart. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s like being in a museum, compared to our messy man-house. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z It must’ve been young, because it was small compared to most—no bigger than a grizzly bear. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z My spirits sank even deeper when I compared their loot with mine. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z As they left the launch pad, their actual path in the sky was calculated and compared with the ideal path, which was shown as a line on the wall in Mission Control Center. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z But Pathfinder was an easy trip compared to this, and I had plenty of landmarks to navigate by. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z I walked back to the kitchen, comparing the clean, balanced equation to the mayhem of unfinished computations and dizzying sketches. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z By comparing what the two observers see, it is possible to measure an angle—called parallax. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z And for a real kicker, ask them how many geeks are arrested for violent crimes and misdemeanors when compared to popular athletes. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She struggled not to compare Curt s touch to his. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Seven lumbered up the final stretch of the hill and wondered at how different things looked up here compared with the rest of Ravenskill. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Rumpy might be a miserable specimen compared to the other males, but he was still a large animal with lethal-looking fangs. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Everything looks different from this spot at the table, compared with when I’m clearing dishes. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The airport in Nebraska was empty compared to the ones in Miami, Chicago . . . even Havana. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z James got into his own hammock—and oh, how soft and comfortable it was compared with the hard bare boards that his aunts had always made him sleep upon at home. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z After they received their gifts, they compared them. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z That compared to 9,300 registered voters among 14,000 eligible whites. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z We sat down and the grass felt heavenly, like a featherbed compared with the wagon floor. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z His eyes go from my hair to my eyes to my lips as he remembers, compares. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Mother’s been on the dinky Ridgeland County Historic Home Council forever, but refers to Jackson’s home tour as “high cotton” compared to theirs. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z “Being compared to a member of your family.” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z Hurt Cynthia to lose the only grandmother she'd ever known, but her sadness was nothing compared to Cinder's. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z But my patches are still really small compared to those people’s. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z Under the rumble of the engine, the men compared their experiences thus far. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z He was nearly as graceful and just as fast — yet Emmett could never be compared to a gazelle. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Such a rich array, compared to this small dresser — what brown was that? Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Not saying he was depressed or anything these past few months, but compared to how he is right now, it’s hard to say he’s been happy. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z After all, the Freedom Writers are nothing compared to “that man.” The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z “I bet it’s really boring here compared to there.” How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z Yet as deadly as the secret that Hippasus revealed was, it was small compared to the dangers of zero. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z For one thing, compared with our actual pace, the training videos were all in slow motion. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z In fact, he’d spent many happy hours on bar code websites where geeks gathered to compare, discuss, and trade codes and information. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z But here the water is compared to the neighbouring air—both lie on the surface of the land and flow around it and across it. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “It’s a desecration to compare yourself to Rhett, Bull. There’s no comparison.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “There weren’t many of our people left by 1876,” Grandpa Nyles explained, “compared to the sheer numbers of whites. There were probably twenty thousand Lakota. At the same time, there were twenty-five million white people.” In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z A luxury, she realized, when compared with the soldiers crowded in their shared tents or the prisoners left to huddle together without shelter. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z It can’t compare to Christmas, when they hang stockings on the fireplace mantel, and set out cookies and milk for Santa Claus, and receive heaps of presents, and stay home from school. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “Julian,” said Mr. Tushman, “the three notes you wrote don’t compare at all to this note in content.” Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z The settlers were largely Protestant, as compared to their Mormon neighbors. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z In the spring of 1996, Quotesmith.com became the first of several websites that enabled a customer to compare, within seconds, the price of term life insurance sold by dozens of different companies. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z But that was nothing compared to this, and almost all the work was being done by computers and robots. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Small differences in the balance of the frequencies — how many you can hear, their relationship to the fundamental pitch, and how loud they are compared to each other — create the many different musical colors. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z The new science was, compared to what had gone before, based on distrust, not trust. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The Bible stories seemed slow and meaningless when compared to the bloody thunder of pulp narrative. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The crawlers had numbers—huge numbers, compared with the humans. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z These deficiencies of astrological theory are less visible to the innumerate, who are not likely to concern themselves with mechanisms, and who are seldom interested in comparing magnitudes. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z She compared them all to my father, but there really was no comparison. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Chicago’s L train was nothing compared to this. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z By studying twins, and comparing and contrasting similarities and differences, a geneticist could determine the precise contributions of nature versus nurture to important traits. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z A two–three-year-long study concluded that children attending a musical play school exhibited significant differences in auditory discrimination and attention compared to children not involved in music. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Mengele obsessively measured their body parts to compare genetic influences on growth. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z I just wish it was in color so you could compare all them shades a pink and blue and white. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z They were huge eaters, but mere amateurs compared with Basil Stag Hare. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z But the eighth-grade varsity runners weren’t anything compared with my father, who really needed some comfort because of what the Home Town Chronicle reported on May 3. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z She felt her Mist disguise burn away until she was just Piper again - one girl in the midst of an army of giants, her jagged bronze blade like a toothpick compared to their massive weapons. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Scientists could now pause cells at various intervals during an experiment so they could compare how certain cells reacted to a specific drug one week, then two, then six after exposure. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z It's not every day you get compared to the world's first and, IMHO, greatest hero. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z That’s nothing compared to the other night, though, when we almost got arrested. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z The next scientific step was to compare seriously the experimental X-ray data with the diffraction pattern predicted by our model. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z Once inside, he would take a fist-sized chunk of chalk from his pouch and mark each cask and sack j and barrel as he counted them while Marsh compared the new ; count to the old. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I wish I could go back to it because, in retrospect, it seems so secure compared with now, when I am so rich and so famous and so hated by the authorities in the Capitol. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z She compares her numbers to the computer’s numbers and punches in a bunch of decimals for our commission. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z “I am sorry you think so; but if that be the case, there can at least be no want of subject. We may compare our different opinions.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z Her hands are white and sickly and frail compared with mine. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z But compared with going to the Deuce with Jimmy, those were minor offenses. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z “No used underwear,” she said, “just some things. And look on the bright side. Now you won’t have to waste so much time comparing price tags with your friends.” Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z Indeed, it seems clear that what he was doing was comparing Galileo’s illustration with what he could see through his telescope, for both Galileo’s illustration and Harriot’s feature a large circular boss. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z He knew Isannah’s childish squeals were nothing compared to the serious charge Mr. Lyte had brought against him, but the squeals had just about broken his heart. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The part of me that was upset about that was matchbox—small compared to the part of me that wanted everything Styx had promised us. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z I felt as if all the fictional ideas I cooked up were nothing compared to what was going on around me in real life. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z But Portia’s skin was very light when compared to her Father’s. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z In a way, I guess I thought I didn't really need to concern myself with this type of thing because compared to him, I don't come across as "threatening," you know? Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z But Bull’s voice, at its worst, was reassuring and soothing compared to the D.I.’s. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I always thought that's what made me strange compared to other American families. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Even Gabriel, who wants to fade into the background more than any of us, looks like a strutting peacock compared to me. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z She recognized some: the butcher was there, cursing as he argued with another man, and she could see her mothers brother too, in a group comparing the weights of their weapons with loud bragging comments. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Equal temperament and pure intervals are calculated as decimals and compared to each other. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z The Muses had no instrument peculiar to them, but their voices were lovely beyond compare. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z They told stories of all the heroes that ever lived, and said their deeds were small compared with what brave Beowulf had done in a single night. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z I know it is presumptuous to compare my small life to hers, but I have reason to believe she wouldn’t mind; I will get to that. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Thirty miles seems like a mighty long way to go in a ten-foot skiff, but compared to Portugal it ain’t much. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z I hurried downstairs to get Francis before the innkeeper and his wife had a chance to compare notes. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z She is comparing me to Las Vegas strippers. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z To the boys, it felt almost tropical compared with what they had just been through. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Kat says it’s always more fun that way, compared to when everyone pairs up. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z The silver doe was nothing, nothing compared with Ron’s reappearance; he could not believe it. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z She compared the two while I looked out the window. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z “My son is my most precious possession. I have nothing in the world compared to my son. I must know what he is reading. And I cannot ask him.” The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z “Disney World is an armpit,” Roy had stated flatly, “compared to Montana. I want to stay here.” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, I still get them, but they’re not nearly as bad. Like a little stick hitting my head compared to a baseball bat.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z The floor was made of warped planks lull of splinters, and his sleeping pallet smelled of mildew, but those discomforts were mild compared to what Davos had expected. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The Council Edifice in which she lived and worked was the only large building she knew, and it was small compared to these. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “I was trying to come up with something to compare it to.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Citizenship and Didu's other weird choices about becoming American seem mundane now, compared to this one: leaving our Bengali Hinduism behind. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The hundred hours of community service she had been given for her actions were nothing compared to the way people pretended not to stare when she walked by. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z I could only compare the heavy weight of Dragonwings to the light pair of wings that Father had worn during his visit to the dragon kingdom. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z I remember how my classmates and I used to huddle, compare our battle scars on the first day of school. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Just compare the two farms: As I discovered in that first phone call, Polyface is so outside the industrial food chain that Salatin won’t even sell his beef, chicken, or pork by mail. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z We compare strategy; the quality of each side’s military intelligence; the strength of their positions—and then we total up each side’s advantages and disadvantages like we’re doing an arithmetic problem. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Nico and Hazel shared a look, maybe comparing notes on their Hades/Pluto death radar. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “Which we’d be able to see if we compared the puffins to the gull.” Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z A better way would be to place a ruler gently next to the pencil, but in fact, comparing the lengths of the two objects also changes the pencil’s speed a tiny bit. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z How fleeting are the wishes and efforts of man! how short his time! and consequently how poor will his products be, compared with those accumulated by nature.... The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Even compared to a few days ago, she looked, I don’t know, older. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z My father was small and thin compared to my brothers, but he was strong. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Even among prisoners on death row, the annual execution rate is only 2 percent—compared with the 7 percent annual chance of dying faced by a member of the Black Gangster Disciple Nation crack gang. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z In one sense it means “similar to,” so it’s handy for comparing things. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z But it’s still possible to compare newly emerged alphabets of the past with previously existing ones, and to deduce from letter forms which existing ones served as models. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Ericsson and his colleagues then compared amateur pianists with professional pianists. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Jack’s have been mild compared with those of many others—circulation problems in his feet because of repeated frostbite, and arthritis and rheumatism in his back. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z In addition, within recent years, molecular geneticists have begun to extract DNA from ancient human skeletons and to compare the genes of Japan’s ancient and modern populations. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Not that Chapter One stinks or anything, but there’s not that much that goes on compared with the incredible stuff later. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z A chain and a keep are nothing, compared to a woman’s kiss. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Robert Boyle, on the other hand, insisted that was precisely how one had to think of the universe: following Kepler, he compared the universe to a clock, and so compared God to a clockmaker. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z No. When you look at other people’s problems, ours aren’t anything compared to theirs. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I wondered what kind of weather she could be compared to and decided on a thunderstorm, very localized, with forked lightning. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z She delighted in comparing Harry with Dudley, and took huge pleasure in buying Dudley expensive presents while glaring at Harry, as though daring him to ask why he hadn’t got a present too. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z He remembered never-ending flour fogs in the country marketplace, fogs that folks compared to the inside of a crazy woman’s head. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z But the bathroom was nothing compared to the dinner. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z They were dressed all in white and were beautiful beyond compare. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z They were comparing furniture, tile work, the structure of a leaded glass window, the folds in a satin skirt. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z Katie had a flash of comtempt for the weak child she had borne a year ago, when she compared her to this new handsome son. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z In fact, the number of deaths related to all illegal drugs combined was tiny compared to the number of deaths caused by drunk drivers. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z “Look at this. Disappointing compared to those old green bottles.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z Apart from the Imperial Palace, the university, and the Ras Hotel, where we stayed, there were few structures that could compare with even the least impressive buildings of Johannesburg. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It looked a lovely face enough, and when compared with the real head in chalk, the contrast was as great as self-control could desire. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Approximately a half-million people are in prison or jail for a drug offense today, compared to an estimated 41,100 in 1980—an increase of 1,100 percent. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z She has compared me to my sister every single day of my life, so why should I expect that to change now that she’s dead? I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Judge Hare was an outspoken segregationist who compared the voting rights demonstrators to terrorists. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z I'd figured that, on its own, my score would mean nothing—I needed someone to compare myself with—and so Hugh came along and took the test as well. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z At Geneva, there were no residual hard feelings; Lawrence and Veksler shared a friendly dinner at the city’s finest French restaurant, comparing notes on the technologies that had made their careers. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z We were supposed to compare ourselves to the President’s Council on Physical Fitness goals that all American boys should be trying to reach so we wouldn’t die of heart attacks someday. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Their own efforts were so childish compared to the practiced skill of these hired men. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z I know it will be awful for Kim when I die, but I also think about what she said, about not being scared, about jail being easy compared to losing me. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The story behind the book was that she saw a movie that talked about one poem that compares this woman’s hands to flowers and rain. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z Bailey notes his place in the middle of an article that is comparing the interplay of light and shadow in a particular tent to Indonesian puppet theater before putting the book down. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z There were no bursts of applause, no coach’s speech comparing him to the great Permian runners of the past, no take-your-sweet-time walk down the aisle of the crowded high school cafeteria. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z We had no one to compare her to, no one to measure her against. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z Daddy isn’t skinny or short, but compared to King, who’s pure muscle at six feet, he looks tiny. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z She made it okay for me when other people called me “big for my age" or said, “She’s very dark skinned compared to her mother." March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z All these, however, were mere distractions compared to the single most important task on Burnham’s roster: the selection of architects to design the fair’s major buildings. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z I went to Purity Supreme, wandering up and down the aisles, converting ounces to grams and comparing prices to things in England. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Dogs have the biggest hearts compared to their body size. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Except while most of the other kids crowd the hallways joking and laughing and comparing outfits, Elsie and I lock the door to our room and begin our investigation into the disappearance of VanQuish. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z But maybe being able to say “I love you” was just smoke and mirrors compared to having a living being under your fingers. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z “And it’s nothing compared to the feel. Touch the jar.” X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “Anything would be a good year compared to the one before he left for Europe.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Lisbon might seem far from Salem now, but it was next door to home, compared to far-off Manila. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z “They’re amateurs compared to us. We can teach you to use your gifts with the precision of a scalpel.” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z None of her old fears could compare with the wrenching loss she had just escaped. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z I was painfully eager to see not just him but all the Cullens — to compare them with the new suspicions that plagued my mind. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z They had nothing to compare it to, and in any case their attention was fully taken up with the novelty of being clothed. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Bessie’s presence, compared with the thoughts over which I had been brooding, seemed cheerful; even though, as usual, she was somewhat cross. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z It was beautiful, but it was nothing compared to earth, and I didn’t want to come back ever. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He looks nice, and like a grown man compared to the middle schoolers in the room. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z They also interrogated them separately to compare stories and sift through the lies to find the truth. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z And, compared with our own struggle, they are striving under conditions far more difficult. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Longtime residents of the Randall plantation couldn’t help but compare the funerals of the father and the son. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z They visited her insistently, comparing notes on shopping and travel, asking her to go to parties with them. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z That earned him the worst thrashing he ever had at Winterfell, though it was almost tender compared to the beatings his brothers used to give him back on Pyke. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He’s saying that they are the same: if you compare the two rankings, they are identical. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Nathan planned on comparing the measurements and number of ears by the days they had grown instead of directly comparing them. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z She did a search for Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone to compare against a typically popular book for hiding. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Same with the rocks and the houses and the horses and everything else that I could compare, but the growned folks could see big differences that waren’t plain to me. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z The work she had done in hotels was play compared to the terrible labors she had performed as a slave. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z “But after what’s happened today, that would be nothing. Even going to jail would be easy compared to losing you.” If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The three of them began comparing their symptoms. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z I just hope that, twenty years in the future, they’d be comparing some kid to me: “Yeah, you see that kid shoot, he reminds me so much of Arnold Spirit.” The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z It was an easy life compared to the farm, and still Rachel would be out of mischief and earning her own way. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z We laid our uniforms out on the picnic table, side-by-side, so we could compare them. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z How can we say nobody’s perfect if there is no perfect to compare to? Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z I had thought that the Gemini spacecraft was pretty complicated, but it seemed like a toy compared with the Apollo equipment. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z All I have to do is make sure to compare at the same times of day. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Juvenile Hall policy doesn’t let kids who are arrested together stay together, both so they don’t have a chance to compare stories and to keep them from getting into any more trouble. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z We compared streets, and discovered we had grown up not too far from each other. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z “Whenever you touched me I thought you were comparing me to Rebecca,” I said. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z There are now only two or three dozen robins to be found each spring on the entire 185-acre campus of Michigan State University, compared with a conservatively estimated 370 adults in this area before spraying. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z The sword shone with the knowledge that dawn was a small beginning compared to the ending of a season: the ending of a year. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Despite his pale and even delicate appearance, especially compared to the tanned and muscular Special Forces captain, there was something undeniably confident, even cocky, about him. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z They paced the corridor in a menacing group, talking in grunts and comparing the size of their clubs. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z I wipe away my tears and nod, because the pain in my leg is nothing compared to the one in my heart. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z Now that she had her way, Paul stayed up at night worrying that her parade would be a flop, especially compared to the New York City event, which had become an annual tradition. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z But when he saw the wide, old-fashioned tie I gave him compared to the lovely, silk tie he gave me, he probably thought I was merely trying to improve my wardrobe. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I guess it was hard to compare me to players from the past. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z So, too, no New Scientist, no science pages in the New York Times where the newest work could be reported, compared, commented on. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The next thing I know, she’s comparing these two families to rival gangs in this city. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z “We were comparing sensations. I was going to suggest that she had never experienced childbirth ” “You’re a fool,” Gage said. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z But even her height was nothing compared with her beauty, her fierceness, and her wildness. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z But that pain was nothing compared to the vision of watching my father die. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z Townspeople were starting to compare us to the great Reardan teams of the past. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z Three things are never any good—farming, fishing, and hunting—compared to other years, that is. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z And a chain and a keep are nothing, compared to a woman’s kiss. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z And I'm a complete amateur compared to him. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z It’s nothing compared to the guns the people here have, in all their abundance, but in the city, I know it’s valuable. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z She and my stepmom were comparing ultrasound photos of their fetuses at dinner. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z The hair was too dark, especially compared to the few silver hairs springing from her chin. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z The covert glances and quiet murmurs I usually evoke are nothing compared to the reaction brought on by the sight of my bizarre-looking prep team. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z I always liked that camera stuff, because to me it was saying that all your problems—the swimming-in-the-goldfish-bowl stuff-were really small and unimportant compared to the entire world. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z I kept putting my feet next to them to compare sizes. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z His wavy brown hair was clean compared with mine. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z As a biracial family, the kids exhibited an eclectic mix of physical characteristics and loved comparing which traits they got from what parent. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z She cried when Papa said she could bring only one cat, but losing the cats was nothing compared to gaining Queenie, who would help with the baby and do their washing and cook their food. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z My shoulder ached where one of the cops had kicked me, but it was nothing compared to the knot of fear in my stomach. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z I had thought of myself as a resourceful person, but not compared to him. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z We wrote lists, discussed our lists, compared them. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Under Pollux’s guidance we make good time—remarkable time, if you compare it to our aboveground travel. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z His words had hit home; she had been compared —unfavorably, she believed—with the only people she knew for certain she was superior to. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z In general, if one compares a set of neighboring paths, the phases or positions in the cycle will differ greatly. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Monod and Jacob had compared notes and found, to their astonishment, that both were working on two aspects of the same general problem, and they had combined some parts of their work in the 1950s. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z A few people look kind of solemn and tight-lipped, but most have their phones out and are comparing swastika pictures. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z He was tall and strong, a giant compared to me. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z I made other children open their mouths so I could compare theirs to mine. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z But if you compare the state of America’s prisons at mid-twentieth century to their condition today, it is hard to make the case for any further progress at all. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Make sure the things being compared really are comparable. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The neighborhood is gray and dingy and littered with trash, but all the row homes are occupied and therefore not condemned, so our blocks look pretty healthy compared to most around here. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z After I’d been meeting with Professor Steinberg for a month, I wrote an essay comparing Edmund Burke with Publius, the persona under which James Madison, Alexander Hamilton and John Jay had written The Federalist Papers. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Like maybe I’m an empty dish compared to everyone else. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z And he looked even more different than the kids on the school bus looked compared to the beginning of the year. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z Startled, I compared Madame Crommelynck with the girl in the photo. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z But he knew Boots’s destiny was a happy one, compared to his brother’s. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z In truth, the tests were subjective at best, one exploding bottle difficult to compare to another. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z For a moment she closed her lids, pale and unprotected compared to the blue that caked the rest of her face. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z But these questions were tiny pebbles compared with my mountainous wonder at what had just happened. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z I compare my father with the fathers of other girls. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z I recall the sound of Day’s crackly voice from the speakers and compare it quietly to this boy’s. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z We had seen trouble beyond compare, but in that moment as we marched along with rain streaming off the ends of our hair, it felt like we were out on a grand adventure together. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe he didn't know my sister, but there were still plenty of other talented students to compare me with. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z They no longer spread their hands to compare chilblains. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z And as we shall soon see, wording should never be varied when a writer is comparing or contrasting two things. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z It was relatively light work compared to pushing coal carts, but it required that he wear a kind of harness with a leather strap that chafed the tender scars on his lower back and tailbone. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z I cleared my throat, said: “Maybe boring isn’t so bad compared to other stuff that could happen.” We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z But four dead demons were nothing compared to one dead goddess. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Gates compared the Internet to the gold rush, the idea being that more money was made selling Levi’s, picks, shovels, and hotel rooms to the gold diggers than from digging up gold from the earth. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z I know for sure that I will always compare every city skyline to New York’s. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z Those postulated rates of spread and of population increase are very low compared with actual known rates for peoples occupying previously uninhabited or sparsely inhabited lands. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Now, after comparing my DNA to Tobias’s on a computer screen, I realize that “Divergent” doesn’t mean as much as I thought it did. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z She sounded like a mouse compared with him. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z “It's smooth and dry, if you think on it compared to the mountain.” Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Though none of them compared to the boulder weighing down her left hand. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z “There’s more life in Fielding, but he can be psychologically crude compared to Richardson.” Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z But I don’t like being compared to a jittery dog. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z For example, a conviction for selling a kilogram of heroin yields a mandatory ten-year sentence in U.S. federal court, compared with six months in prison in England. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z By comparing their numbers each year, the counters could tell whether or not their efforts to ban pesticides and pass laws protecting the birds were working. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Her guilt and shame are almost a familiar comfort, compared to the depth of that sorrow and the breadth of that anger. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z The wagons gathering around it seemed rather insubstantial compared to the stone’s solid presence. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Half a dozen young women in black trouser suits stood nearby, comparing notes on their tablet computers. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z You kinda have to know the history of Islam—which Sima knew—and compare it to her experience in England as she heard about Christianity. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z I only half-listened: my mind was preoccupied with comparing my situation with his. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I lift my head, and see Uriah and Christina on the sidewalk, comparing revolvers. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z The advantage to the cleaning person is harder to determine, since the pay compares so poorly to what an independent cleaner is likely to earn—up to $15 an hour, I’ve heard. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z But the significance of all those species of small domestic animals was trivial compared with that of the big ones. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Pretending to be him, I took my vesta case from my pocket, clunky and unfashionable compared to the slim brass one Yakov had worn suspended from his watch chain. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z “First, you can show that your opponent’s point is insignificant compared to your point, just like Kyla’s example.” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z Instinctively I thought, “She is comparing me to Rebecca”; and sharp as a sword the shadow came between us.... Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z I have always compared myself to Quinton and never felt like I measured up. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z “There isn’t a piece of body that wasn’t measured and compared,” one twin recalled. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z When she missed—well, even the fires of Hell couldn’t compare to the rage that burst from her mouth. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z But she could not help—as she dug in the dirt, and sang to the worms, and prayed with the mantises—comparing this garden, this field, with her other gardens, with Sean’s garden. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z To appreciate the changes that developed under domestication, just compare wolves, the wild ancestors of domestic dogs, with the many breeds of dogs. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z But it was chiefly intimidating because I was comparing my own writing to Mann’s. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z One can therefore make detailed models of objects that might contain black holes and compare the predictions of the models with observations. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z He brought the image into mental focus and compared it with what he saw on the screen. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The less common compare to is used to show a resemblance: Compared with Oscar, Felix is a crybaby. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The last time the SIM raided us, they were very polite compared to this. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z Our mom and dad were pretty strict compared to our friends’ parents. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Mr. Lyte took up the cup, studied it, compared it with one of his own. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z "You really don't. My mother was an immortal goddess. You cannot compare her life to your brother's. No offense." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z The historian David Arkush once compared Russian and Chinese peasant proverbs, and the differences are striking. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z But the last thing I see before I go to sleep is Jimmy unfolding his brain map next to me and comparing with Ebony, who says of course hers is a lot prettier. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z It was a miniature version of the mighty, lonely mountain I had compared to a powerful shaman the night before. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z I saw him glance over my shoulder at the image of Lord Furnival, comparing me to him. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z But compared to the rest of the inventory, it might as well have been a Lamborghini, and I could tell by the way my dad was eyeing it that he was hooked. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z He thought I was the one person who wouldn’t put him up against Neil, that I wouldn’t compare them, and I’d done just that. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z “Yeah, right. That’s what I thought. So don’t compare your bad days at school to mine, okay?” Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z He would answer that the sixties weren’t so bad, compared to the times we lived in now. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The school, John Williams School No. 5, was huge compared with my elementary school in Congo. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z The chance of her name being drawn is very slim compared to those of us who live in the Seam. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Running the Maze seemed like such a waste of time compared to figuring out the code. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Not compared to a lot of the boys. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z She compared the last few paragraphs and didn’t find any additional typos. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Some measure of the political sensitivity and topicality of the Brecht-Weill musicals is apparent when compared with Stravinsky’s notoriously controversial Rite of Spring. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z At first when we started reading this story, I compared myself with Juliet. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z He said the Big Buckwater River, which lay off to the southeast of the plantation, was just a little stream compared to the Choptank, and the Choptank was less than nothing compared to the Bay. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z How could this quiet, orderly place be unsafe compared with what we had come from? Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z My trip to Pathfinder was a quick jaunt compared to the epic journey that's coming up. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z And yet none of it compares to what I am about to do in the Dauntless compound. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z For the rest of her life, she’d be comparing men to him. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z In fact, compared with Wal-Mart’s unctuous service ethic, Todd’s emphasis on the bottom line is positively refreshing. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z My mind was feverishly trying to compare American society, the way Andre depicted it, with that of South Africa. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z They also compared the thickness and artistry of their golden dowry bracelets and jewels. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z A more challenging academic curriculum was to be installed, the result of Sputnik and the worry over how badly educated America’s children were compared to Russian kids. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Our house seemed like such chaos compared to Omi’s, like we went from day to day, meal to meal, with barely any plans at all. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z After I read the poem that compares the woman’s hands to flowers and rain, I put the book down and went to the window. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z But these were small comforts compared to his grief. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “This place is dead compared with Delia Dell,” Calder said, looking out at the bright building across the street. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z A few of my wounds pull open during the run, the blood dampening the back of my dress, but it’s nothing compared to the exhaustion I read on the drovers' faces. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z The Savoy Ballroom is massive, even compared to the Roseland back in Boston: an expanse of waxed dance floor positively stuffed with Lindy Hoppers dancing elbow to elbow. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The costume practically swallowed him up, and his head looked tiny compared to the horror that took up his midsection. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z It was unfair of him to compare his sisters, he knew, and it was especially unfair of him to expect the horrors they were now enduring to make Julie a sweeter, gentler person. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z Eventually Massasoit concluded that he possibly should ally with them—compared to the Narragansett, they were the lesser of two evils. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z At home, being compared to an Erudite would be an insult, but she says it like a compliment. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z A gradual crescendo in the percussion section reached a climax that woke the audience. compare with/compare to. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z My sister was the resident troublemaker in the house, but even she was tame compared to most teenagers. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z But none of her injuries compared with the wounds to her spirit. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z However, to make any sort of measurement, you need a standard, a common yardstick, to compare to the size of the lines. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z He’ll remember how that was nothing compared to the complete devastation on Daniel’s face when he learned the news about Natasha. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z That’s nothing compared to hundreds of people hanging on your every word, even though they haven’t got a clue what those words mean. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z We’re comparing our schedules when Soojin finds us, and the three of us discover that we all only have lunch and Spanish together. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z Indeed, compared to what I had been wearing an hour before, a clean burlap sack would have been a great step up. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z His shock and grief would never compare with that of the first responders who’d rushed in to secure the building and evacuate survivors from the carnage. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z It isn’t big compared to some houses in Springfield, but it’s certainly bigger than our little brown house back home. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z The few domesticates that remained to Native Americans were not likely sources of crowd diseases, compared with cows and pigs. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z I had bought a few paperbacks on abnormal psychology at the drugstore and compared my symptoms with the symptoms in the books, and sure enough, my symptoms tallied with the most hopeless cases. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z People experienced a sense of invulnerability and well-being by attending rap sessions, outdoor flute concerts; enjoyed having an official excuse to compare nightmares or break down in public. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z I can hear you saying that my train ride is nothing compared to your travels overseas. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z I tried to remember what soap opera heroines said to their lovers, but I couldn’t compare this boy in shorts and knee socks to the manly Ricardos and Armandos. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z James was as ruthless and brutal as any white man but he was the portrait of moderation compared to his younger brother. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z The reason they were so big is that they had no one to compare themselves with, so the sky was the limit. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z Kermit was still feeling ragged from it, but he was better compared to four days ago, when he could barely stand up. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z And those were such few memories, compared to yours. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z Near the center of the Milky Way, millions of brilliant stars would be visible to the naked eye, compared to our paltry few thousand. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z By comparing the wattage at the same time of day in those three locations, I'll learn the shape of the storm. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z His hands were clammy, and he found himself comparing his mother’s frightened, weak squeeze to his father’s iron-hard grip. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z This was part of her cleverness, because others in her fortunate situation might have taken it entirely for granted and not bothered comparing themselves with others. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z When a Fifth Avenue bus passed, it was a double-decker, and I made notes comparing it to a huge yellow-and-green dragon, which it did not look like at all. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z When I think about our lives here, I usually come to the conclusion that we live in a paradise compared to the Jews who aren’t in hiding. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z The Meddling Wife The bad news coming from the Syrian front was nothing compared with the alarming reports coming from Athens and Rome. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z If I thought the amount of publicity I’d gotten so far was overwhelming, it was nothing compared to after our first win. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The women compared the time it took them to complete a dress. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z Pedro Tercero found out about his existence and had an attack of jealousy that was unwarranted if one compares the influence he had on Blanca with the timid siege of the Jewish merchant. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z When we compared my videos to those of the elite gymnasts who’d scored higher than I had, it was clear that I needed to push the degree of difficulty in all my events. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z So how about comparing today’s most popular names with the top ten from only twenty years earlier? Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z I used to think picking fruit was hard, but that wasn’t nothing compared to doing landscaping, man. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z She’s a much better match than I am, because this is what bothers her: not that her husband is a liar and a killer, but that he’s just compared her to me. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The pervasive emptiness and stultifying summer heat were only minor deterrents when compared with the more elemental consideration that all the banking and commercial institutions were based elsewhere, chiefly in Philadelphia and New York. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z The roadway was bordered with daisies and buttercups, pale and thin, of course, compared to the brilliant masses of color in Barbados, but pretty all the same. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z He nods at me, shyly I think, compared to his way two nights ago. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z “Good. For tomorrow, you can prepare a report on Yll’s lunar calendar compared to the more accurate, civilized Atu- ran calendar that you should be familiar with by now. Be seated.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Life for these Roman soldiers was relaxing and carefree compared to what they might be required to do elsewhere. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z On those satellite images the city looked so small compared to the hurricane, such a tiny thing about to be cut to pieces by that gigantic spinning blade. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z “We’re comparing the weight of dry cloth to the weight of wet cloth.” Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “If Octavian lets you live, perhaps we can compare notes... about your past.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Then the possibility of being compared with him occurred to me, and I didn’t want anyone to see him. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z They had always shared the affection of other people: compared how a boy kissed, what line he used with one and then the other. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z What is the value of a single kiss compared to that? We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z I mean compared to other animals, of course. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z He was able to judge the pack’s rate of travel by comparing positions from one day to the next. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z But these few modern additions have remained of modest importance compared with ancient staples like wheat, corn, and rice. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “I thought, last year, that I loved you—but that was as a zephyr to a gale, compared to this engulfing, enveloping worship of now,” she wrote. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z The major factor behind these shifts becomes obvious as soon as one compares the modern Fertile Crescent with ancient descriptions of it. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z If they ever found out for sure that he was a traitor, Farquar’s Treatment would feel like baby’s play compared to what they could do. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z But not many compared with the number of brilliant sofa spuds. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z Especially compared to our unit on the seventh floor. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z With two colas, all we have to do is compare two first impressions. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z But even that fear, I know, does not compare to the one that comes next. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z He glided down the creek with a couple of small carp following, but they were like minnows compared to him. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z It wasn’t a lot—not compared to Bunker Nine, or even to his supplies aboard the Argo II. But it was more than sand and rocks. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z And I know that the Alcatraz apartments are cheap compared to the cost of apartments in San Francisco. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Building an airplane was nothing compared to shepherding research through Langleys grueling review process. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z But comparing a farm like Polyface to a concentration camp is to ignore reality—the reality of domesticated animals. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z As the chief historian for the Navy Medical Department noted, “If it compares favorably, then that’s the end of the controversy. If it doesn’t match, you change American history.” Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z She still moved slowly compared to her grandparents, but there were fewer “leaners” that she needed to replant. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z I know what a brain looks like, and generally what each region of it does, but I don’t know how mine compares to others. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z At the end of the first week I tried this, I was ready to go back to test flying—it was relaxing compared to speech making. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z This was a strange and mysterious war zone but I supposed it was quite well run and grim compared to other wars with the Austrians. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Certain events are parallel, but compared with Hugh's, my childhood was unspeakably dull. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z I tell him compared to that, falling in love just seems like small coincidences. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z The houses only looked bad when you compared them to houses you see on television and whatnot. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z The thousands of miles I had crossed were nothing compared to the last mile or so between the docks and the town of the Tang people, Chinatown. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z It looked incongruous, floating there in the water, so odd in its shape compared to the sleek, slippery design of fish. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z My mother is pretty laid back, but compared to my father, she’s a nervous wreck. Fourth Grade Rats 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z They were rich compared to my mother's family. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z There was nothing in mainland Greece to compare to it. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z “I bit a kid this morning who tasted like strawberries compared to him!” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Breaking a song into “chunks” helps exercise children’s cognitive and analytical abilities to understand, compare, and contrast the different parts or phrases of a song. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z “That was only because I was a Titan that year, and Oliver was a pitiful captain compared to Ash.” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Aux soldiers, though not as highly trained as legionnaires and nothing compared to Masks, are still merciless hunters. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Pa said, “I never knew a woman could get so sick,” and Mrs. yelled at him, “Stop comparing me to Cecile!” and she took some things and left for a few days. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z I compare my freckled brown skin to the boy, Zeta-3’s. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z It was not, compared to many cases he had worked on, that big a deal. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The third years emerged from Transfiguration at lunchtime on Monday, limp and ashen-faced, comparing results and bemoaning the difficulty of the tasks they had been set, which had included turning a teapot into a tortoise. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z One observer compared his action to a duck waddle. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Anansi bowed, then studied the snake and the wooden pole, comparing the two. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z The president compared the storm to 9/11 and the War on Terror. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z He spends a few minutes reading through the manual, comparing the features of the dashboard to the illustration in the book. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z To be fair, one shouldn’t compare an organic TV dinner to real food but to a conventional TV dinner, and by that standard Cascadian Farm has nothing to be ashamed of. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z “What we're doing is nothing compared with what you lived through.” Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z The Mellower compared Father to a victorious bull in a green Field, to the lion that represented Father’s totem. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z On the other ropes there were creatures that could not compare with her for strength, but they hauled and pulled with an equally good will. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z “I suppose he was comparing us to the satanic mills of England— anyhow, it’s a bit romantical, as they say.” Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z But the stories were nothing compared to what we saw when we went out. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z He likes to compare people to animals, and he always observes the world like it’s so new and exciting. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z If you compare the notes of a person on the ground and a person on a train moving parallel to the raven, they would disagree about the speed of the raven and the tree. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Quiet and willing to do whatever anyone else wanted, she was often favorably compared to a shadow. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z An ocean liner compared to a rowboat with leaks. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Others have begun to compare their salaries with those of men, and have found them to be less. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Not compared to their pile of a house. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z One year later there had been only one murder involving members of those seventy-five gangs—compared with between forty and fifty killings in each of the previous two years. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z Tonight she felt beyond either of her parents: she could tell that they were small people compared to these Fannings. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z The racial bias inherent in the drug war is a major reason that 1 in every 14 black men was behind bars in 2006, compared with 1 in 106 white men. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z We lived such short lives, compared to the gods. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z A divine form stood above them, beautiful and majestic beyond compare. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z At four o’clock a lull took place, and baskets remained empty, while the apple pickers rested and compared rents and bruises. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Housing projects were in need of repair, but compared to the slums of Port-au-Prince, Cuba looked lovely to me. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z My worst day, worst fall, worst headache, worst bruise, worst cramp, worst mean thing anyone could say has always been nothing compared to what August has gone through. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z What they found is everything you would expect to find if you were comparing children raised in an atmosphere of concerted cultivation with children raised in an atmosphere of natural growth. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z I can’t think what to say: Please don’t compare me to Aaron? It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z Bando stands over the sun compass squinting, scratching his head, and finally grinning as he compares it with his own compass. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “I fear the ratio of the mass of propellant added compared to the mass of the empty rocket will be too small,” he said. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z We sat there eating and comparing notes about what had happened to us. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z But the plates were nothing compared to the heavy tea services Ophie was used to carrying up and down the main staircase for Mrs. Caruthers. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z It was super boring compared to taste-testing cupcakes, but I didn’t mind too much. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z Standing up, they probably would’ve been eight feet tall—tiny compared to the giant Polybotes or even the Cyclopes they’d seen in California, but that didn’t make them any less scary. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Those ghosts, frightening though they were, were nothing compared to what circled Taisin now. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z She compared the last few paragraphs and didn’t find any additional typos. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z On the North Carolina College campus in the southeastern part of Durham, where the spring semester was just underway, students compared class assignments and reading lists. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z “Lydia’s dad is a dentist and her mom works too, and they don’t have our debts. No use comparing yourself to her.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z By comparing how fast galaxies were receding at different eras in the past, the astronomers were able to track how fast space-time was expanding. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z “It’s not your fault. I’m mad at Poseidon. I feel like he’s trying to embarrass me, like he’s trying to compare us or something, and I don’t understand why.” The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Here I am in my zoot suit, thinking how country everybody looks compared to me. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z I mean to make my news sound scary, but a ghost now seems harmless compared to what we just heard. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z I was intrigued watching the process, delighted at the complexity of it all compared to what I had been accustomed to at our old school. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But falling in love doesn’t even begin to compare to the formation of the universe. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z For some, the tests and training were easy to deal with compared to the attitudes of the military and the male cosmonauts. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z At school there are few loves that compare to the one between Tony and his car. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z “I thought I’d lost the world when my house went up in flames, but Lord have mercy, that didn’t mean anything compared to when I thought I’d lost my sweet baby girl!” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z But he was certain that those experiences had been nothing compared to this. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Regiomontanus’s procedure for measuring parallax ideally involved comparing the apparent position of a celestial object soon after dark with its apparent position not long before dawn, thus maximizing the parallax to be measured. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z But what the song did to the two humans was nothing compared with what it was doing to the country. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z There is no common standard by which the two can be compared. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Their manner with one another is also quite free compared with the way girls are in Pakistan. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “Watch always,” he told them, “for signs of improvement, faster learning, quicker reaction in group A as compared to group B, and both as compared to the control group.” Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z Birge’s goal was to wean Lawrence from Yale’s aura of prestige, which could seem overwhelming compared with that of a distant public university. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z There are not many men who will laboriously examine internal and important organs, and compare them in many specimens of the same species. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z He drew out his own wand and compared the lengths. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z He compares his newfound sense of color to tulip mania, when the Dutch were so obsessed with tulips that everyone wanted them and the price of bulbs skyrocketed. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z The previous night had been calm compared to the day, but this night brought more fury, more violence. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z After a day in the sun, we’d go inside and compare our suntan marks, our upper arms and just above our knees. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z I had no idea how badly I missed my mother's food until I took a bite; Hamid was a good cook, but there was nothing in the world that could compare to my mother's food. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Piper had seen some horrible things, but it was nothing compared to what Annabeth had experienced. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z With more than a million troops on active duty, about five percent of the country’s population is in uniform, compared with about half of one percent in the United States. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z Punch me in the face if I ever compare them to the sky or the ocean, because they’re much cooler than that. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z The colors and textures seemed very bland compared to the warm and bright bricks and stuccos of the houses around C Average. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z Estimo then renewed his request that the Targ brothers submit their DNA, so it could be compared with the samples taken from the body in the coffin. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z A number's value comes from its place on the number line—from its position compared with other numbers. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Now, what do you think happens if you compare the questionnaire rankings with the math rankings on the TIMSS? Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z SCORPIUS: A bit of trauma now is nothing compared to what’s happening . . . and maybe when he then thinks — later—he might remember the faces of us as we — shouted — ALBUS: Help. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z Though our sacrifices at home are small compared to yours, we make them with a sense of humor! Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z However, if one compares a given language as spoken by Pygmies with the same language as spoken by blacks, the Pygmy version seems to contain some unique words with distinctive sounds. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z There was a monthly meeting of the alethiometer research group coming up, when they compared results and discussed lines of approach, and if she had nothing to say, her privileges might be withdrawn. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z It is the cost of that kind of technology, and its relative effectiveness, that must be compared with the cost and effectiveness of the vaccine. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Galileo, when in 1610 he announced to the world what he had seen through his telescope, was compared to his fellow Florentine Amerigo Vespucci, to Christopher Columbus and to Ferdinand Magellan. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z It cost a hundred and twenty dollars, but that seemed like a bargain compared to the jacket. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z In truth, when Galileo did eventually arrive in Rome on 13 February 1633, he was treated well, compared with most of the guests of the Inquisition. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z Not very impressive compared to Gibraltar, but in front of the island, jutting from waves about a hundred yards offshore, were two white Grecian columns as tall as the Argo's masts. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Their bulging eyes seemed to rebuke her stares, but what were the attentions of one girl, disturbing their rest, compared to how the world had scourged them since the day they were brought into it? The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z How could a seasoned author like John Keegan, a man who shows frequent flashes of writerly flair, serve as a model of incoherent writing, comparing badly with a guy who sells birdseed on Cape Cod? The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z At least they seemed bohemian compared to my parents. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z It’s fun to compare Cairo to Lahore and realize how so many things are similar. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z Its spiny wings were huge compared to its skinny jet body, it had a long snout with wide nostrils, the stubs of horns and bulging, orange eyes. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z In 1972, 18 percent of soft drink users said they drank Coke exclusively, compared with 4 percent who called themselves exclusive Pepsi drinkers. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z “This is a holiday camp compared to where you’re going; but if you work hard and keep your record clean, you can move up to full citizenship when you reach eighteen.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Look at how many more people die because of guns in the US compared to the rest of the world. It’s like we’re living in a war zone.” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z But nothing compared to the cries that now emanated from the triplets, each outdoing the other. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z Everyone in my family tells me what a difficult baby I was compared to Olga. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z The explosion of technology since the Industrial Revolution impresses us today, but the medieval explosion was equally impressive compared with that of the Bronze Age, which in turn dwarfed that of the Upper Paleolithic. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The weight on his back was nothing compared with the weight of his longing. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Fright- ful’s parents were docile compared to these birds, and they were fierce enough. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z In order to answer this question, we shall now compare three regions that lie at opposite extremes among centers of independent domestication. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z He was a fast reader himself—faster than most adults—but compared to Sticky he must seem positively sluggish. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z People often compared him with his fellow man of the cloth Archbishop Desmond Tutu, but of course that didn’t mean anything to me. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z At that moment, I realized I had no idea what poverty was—even in West Baltimore we lived like kings compared with this. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z I remember watching them that first day, comparing them. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z In that speech, RFK compared the domestic struggle for Civil Rights to the free world’s fight against communism. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z No ancient writer can compare with him in this respect. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z At times the Under Fifteens’ differing backgrounds seemed unimportant compared to the things that bound them together. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z Quite obviously, Terryl was trying to counter criticism that texting and driving was merely a theoretical problem, and that it was fair to compare it to such problems as drinking and driving. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z All other note lengths are defined by how long they last compared to a whole note. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z The opulent fur-trimmed silk and gold ornaments told of the woman’s wealth and nobility, but those were mere faded trappings compared with her loveliness. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Because I worked among rich and famous athletes, I convinced myself that my needs were realistic, my greed inconsequential compared to theirs. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The pain that shoots from his shoulder through his entire body like a bolt of lightning is nothing compared to what’s inside him. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z He glanced at me, then back at her again, comparing. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Her complexion was on the dark side of fair, but she had been compared on more than one occasion to the actress Madhabi Mukherjee. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Isaac can’t help but compare the situation to his own mom. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z “Then we’ll catch two and compare their lies,” the clown said. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z She was tiny compared to Frank, which made him feel like a big clumsy ox. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Ma is always comparing us and asking why I cannot behave nicely like her. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z They were all very young or very old, or they were women, like Mama, who were small compared to the Varangian. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Proceeding in the same way, we can compare modern Taiwanese, Philippine, Indonesian, and Polynesian languages to reconstruct a Proto-Austronesian language spoken in the distant past. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Imagine how much you’ve got compared to all the kids in the world getting blown up or starved, and the good you could do if you spent half a second thinking about it. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z If necessary, Tyson could summon an army of Cyclopes to the camp’s defense, and Ella and Rachel Dare were already comparing prophecies, trying to learn more about what the future held. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Turns out, that was nothing compared to having a white woman on my arm—and it sure doesn’t hurt that she’s among the most stunning women any of us have ever seen. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Whenever we compared notes, we all agreed: the students’ attitudes had become polarized. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z So there we were, comparing prices, and Mike says, “Look.” Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z Having to tell people I’m Puerto Rican is not a problem compared to what Kent faces regularly. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z The difference is the relative loudness of all the different harmonics compared to each other. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z They opened a textbook and compared Geisbert’s pictures with the textbook pictures. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I remember a remark Farmer made to me a year ago in these hills: “You should compare suffering. Which suffering is worse. It’s called triage.” Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z The tent was poor and shabby, compared with the splendid pavilions of the English knights. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z West Oakland High did not compare to where Esperanza went to school. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Even though what he said to me was nothing compared to what he’s said to her. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z No other festival in Greece could compare with it. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Pretending to be talking about baboons, we proceeded to compare the mothers, fathers, grandmothers and grandfathers of the white boys to the various baboons in the cage. epithet after another. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Then you compared the results for competing projects or procedures. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z How does a few weeks of fencing compare with a champion’s years? Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Facts could be checked, experiments replicated, authorities could be set side by side and compared. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z I wonder if he went to the Indian school up in Pennsylvania, and if he did, how it compares to Miss Preston's. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Then you can compare the claims they make about Truth and Reality that we all share but also mostly ignore in different parts. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z But this was nothing compared to the cascade that was being shaken onto the Obscure Object. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Glowing like a beacon, especially compared to the display of paint cans on one side and gardening tools on the other. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z But the public was not much aware of either Wilson or Spencer; compared to Smith and Hickock, or the fifth man on the Row, Lowell Lee Andrews, the press had rather slighted them. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z “Your father, however, is now comparing himself to Nelson Mandela.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z I look like I've made the least effort for this party compared to my sisters, who are dressed like they're heading to prom. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z I’ve traveled across the country doing interviews about my experience, and the surprising thing—compared to other book publicity I’ve done—is that I don’t get tired of it. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally, let’s apply these lessons to comparing different industrial belts or businesses within the United States. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “It’s like paradise compared to the rest of New World.” The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z All his life seemed pale and distant compared to what he was experiencing now. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z But compared to Aunt Loma, he was King Arthur and I was a Knight of the Round Table. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z It was cavernous compared to their own car. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z The risk of arrest and imprisonment seemed trivial compared to facing my father at the end of the day. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Still, I can’t possibly tell you everything, since it’s all so different compared to ordinary times and ordinary people. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z To assess his hair color, the man snips a lock of hair from Werner’s head and compares it to thirty or so other locks clipped to a board, arrayed darkest to lightest. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z But Henry, with whom, one evening when they were in bed together, Lenina had rather anxiously discussed her new lover, Henry had compared poor Bernard to a rhinoceros. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z I scraped the skin off my palms trying to catch myself, but that was nothing compared to the screaming pain in my shoulder. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z Let’s begin by comparing the acceptability of different inventions within the same society. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z In fact, life at home seemed kind of boring compared to life at church. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “It wasn’t anything compared to what Mrs. Baker would do.” The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z The story said that random urine tests had shown that 21 percent of Sing Sing inmates were on drugs, compared to a statewide prison average of 6 percent. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Her voice is so quiet compared to her mom’s. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z Emily waited for James to double over in laughter or compare her family to a traveling circus, but all he did was shrug and say, “That sounds cool. My dad travels a lot, too.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z “Hell, my presence here has a positively elevating effect compared to you mangy coyotes,” Dad would yell back. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Philip of Macedon—not the father of Alexander, but the man defeated by Titus Quinctius—did not have much of a state compared to the great power of the Romans and Greeks who attacked him. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z I couldn’t help comparing my experience now with an experience I’d had three or four years earlier in Luxembourg when I went hiking with my son for a magazine assignment. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z She did a search for Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone to compare against a typically popular book for hiding. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Chomsky and Rand defended themselves against him, and although they were good, they were nothing compared to a weapon so sharp and precise as he. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z At least it looked solid and respectable, compared to the cabins they had passed. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Craftsmen and artisans created items that were brittle rumors compared with his father’s iron facts. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z If I’d ever feared death before in his presence, it was nothing compared to how I felt now. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z It opens on a wide white corridor lined with red doors, which look almost decorative compared to the gray ones on the upper floors. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z They made tables of how often other letters appeared in the message, then compared this with the distribution of letters in normal English. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z “Is it fair to say that, as compared to talking on a cell phone or driving under the influence, the general public hasn’t had information about the risks of texting and driving?” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Shin compares his emergence to the slow growth of a fingernail. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z "Plus this bathroom smells as good as jasmine compared to the one in jail." Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z “Who could look at you, who would ever look at you, beside Harry Potter? What have you ever done, compared with the Chosen One? What are you, compared with the Boy Who Lived?” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z I wasn’t certain what I was looking at, but whatever it was, I wanted to compare the area of the fins with the area of the tubing. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Not having math helps, but I think that anything would feel easy compared to last year. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z They were such big, bright tears compared with Digory’s own that for a moment he felt as if the Lion must really be sorrier about his Mother than he was himself. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z He didn’t have much to compare me to, but what he saw didn’t misinform him either: pink folds, a cleft. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z He and I compared notes and laughed nervously when we got to the part of undressing in front of the nurse. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z Marshall Laird, who has described this incident, compares chemical control to a treadmill; once we have set foot on it we are unable to stop for fear of the consequences. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Plus, we didn’t have much to compare it to. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Apart from this, the Gateses’ house seemed quiet compared with mine. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Torricelli compared the weight and pressure of the air to the weight and pressure of water. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The up-top world must be so ordinary compared to the miracle beneath, the miracle you made with your sweat and blood. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z The claim that the earth is a dot compared to the universe had already been made by Pliny, Natural History, 11:68. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z If the girls had seemed noisy before, it was nothing compared to their entrance to breakfast. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z At that time, however, it was more important to us that Egypt was the only African state with an army, navy, and air force that could in any way compare with those of South Africa. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Geryon’s ranch had been a winter wonderland compared to this. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z He was still small compared to Alcyoneus, but he slammed into the giant with such momentum, Alcyoneus toppled into an icy watchtower that collapsed on top of him. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z But two colors are nothing compared to the octopus’s constantly changing camouflage. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z The chaos on the streets before dawn was nothing compared to the madness he encountered. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z On Earth, the earliest way to work out longitude required them to know the exact time, then compare it to the sun's position in the sky. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s like his writing,” faltered Meg, comparing it with the note in her hand. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z I had been there with Holly since first grade, so I didn’t really have any other schools to compare it to. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Nothing compared to actually seeing the roofs, like tiled lamp shades or hats. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z There are more people who look like us compared to Uncle Carlos’s neighborhood. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z Second, the two elements being compared should be grammatically and semantically parallel, a requirement that’s easy to flub when the first is complex. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z “This was once the seat of the Pandava brothers and their wife, Draupadi. You mere pinches of mortality are nothing compared to them. You cannot possess me!” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z They lapsed into silence, Wilson comparing his pipe clouds, Alfred slouching in the porch chair. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Nicole lounges with the Jocks, comparing scars from summer league sports. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z Ten minutes is nothing compared to how late I’ve been in the past. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z People around here like football, but the atmosphere is underwhelming compared to the basketball games. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Today, the total population of Africa is less than 700 million, compared with 4 billion for Eurasia. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z And it’s called a Mars mantrap as a joke comparing it to the Venus flytraps of the known world.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z “I hear college is really hard,” I said, remembering how anxious I felt when Mrs. Taylor, my social studies teacher, told the class how difficult college was compared to high school. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z And then after a while she said again, “As for our son, there was not even a child among the concubines of the Old Master himself to compare to him in beauty and in dress.” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z The stomach-jump of possible love is nothing compared to the ice floes that block up her veins now. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z It hurt, but that was nothing compared to the absolute horror she felt coursing through her. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Over the course of a year, he rode one hundred and fifty to two hundred mounts, compared with as many as one thousand for other top riders. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Nailer absorbed this, studying how the island used to be connected before the sea rose and isolated it, comparing his memories of Bright Sands Beach mapped against this paper version from long ago. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z My voice sounded cactus-prickly compared to their light, joking tones—and for a wild second, I worried all the fun had drained out of me. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z By comparing tooth variation in Asian populations, Turner estimated the approximate rate at which the secondary characteristics in teeth evolved. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z “Jax is his own person, so don’t you start comparing him to anyone else. He’s been a big help to me today. Jax, this here’s Sis,” Ma says, jabbing her thumb in the woman’s direction. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z I pull out two shirts and compare them. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z But while many of Man o’ War’s get were the best of their generations, none compared to their sire. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z But one by one, each woman rose to compare her work with the original, shook her head in defeat, and abandoned the hall. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z A more reasonable assumption might be that we are in the middle, which would make us stupid indeed, compared to life on some of the more advanced planets out there. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I know that’s swearing, but compared to what our lesson was gonna be ’bout, swearing didn’t seem like much of a sin no more. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Two years earlier he had baldly compared ‘the superiority of the revelation through Jesus Christ to that through Abraham and Moses’. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Their voices were somber as they compared notes, but at times someone would speak loudly in anger. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z It didn’t look like much at all compared to the draccus’ huge bulk. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z And, indeed, compared to other animals, humans are born prematurely, when many of their vital systems are still under-developed. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Ten years was nothing compared to a lifetime, she thought. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m sorry, dear. Layers upon layers of history here, but it’s nothing compared to Greece. Athens was old when Rome was a collection of mud huts. You’ll see, if you survive.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The most straightforward way to discover whether the Lagoa Santa people were related to modern Indians, Pena decided, would be to compare DNA from their skeletons with DNA from living Indians. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z It’s that he thought it was inappropriate in the midst of battle, where the uncertainties of war and the pressures of time made it impossible to compare options carefully and calmly. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z “I have felt pain and heartache in unexplainable great measures the last few years. But I know my greatest pain cannot compare to the pain they felt after losing a loved one,” Reggie said. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z As for parents comparing their kids’ report cards? The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z We staggered together in a cluster and compared injuries. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z His paintings were gorgeous abstract masterpieces, and people were comparing him to the masters. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z I did not like being compared to a horse. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z I glanced at the photograph of Erin and pulled out my phone to compare it to the GIF. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z She wore it, and—to the dismay of goldsmiths—spawned a fashion for human-hair jewelry, though none of the imitations could compare with the original in brilliance. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z He compared the two sisters in his mind and concluded that Clara had the advantage when it came to charm, although there was no doubt that Rosa had been far more beautiful. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The tune has often been compared to the spiritual ‘Deep River’, while another of the symphony’s melodies has been likened to ‘Swing Low, Sweet Chariot’. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Greenland trainees were in the lobby, joking and comparing notes. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Mona looked at her out of her one good eye—it was startlingly blue compared to the filmy white covering the other—and said, “I am a greenwitch.” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z The hair between his legs was a darker shade of sand than the hair on his head, but fine as down compared to the coarse black bush around her own sex. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Now compare all this with the Appalachian Trail. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z But he minded the all-expatriate parties where Susan would nudge him to “join the men” while she went over to the circle of women to compare notes on living in Nigeria. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Modern salaries, of course, are supplemented by the employer’s pension contributions and other charges, so they cannot be directly compared with seventeenth-century salaries. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Since the supercollider debacle particle physicists have set their sights a little lower, but even comparatively modest projects can be quite breathtakingly costly when compared with, well, almost anything. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z She sounded like a mouse compared with him. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z The crew compared notes on what had happened in Salt Lake City, but even Leo’s ridiculous story about how he tricked Narcissus wasn’t enough to cheer up the group. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The words musicians use to describe timbre are somewhat subjective, but most musicians would agree with the statement that, compared with each other, the first sound is mellow, the second bright, and the third rich. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z My elementary school was the tiniest of midgets, compared to the giant that was Iona. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z “A person should write for the love of language, not for financial gain. Your writing can be compared to a cake. The money is simply the icing.” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I shouldn’t complain, since it was nothing compared to kneeling on the Martha Whites. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Each Gnommish figure had to be enlarged, printed, and then compared with the hieroglyphs. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z You could count the number of people and count the number of seats and then compare the two numbers, but that would take a lot of time. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z It was nothing compared to the strength in my mind. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Their laughter seemed sparse and strained compared to the great gales that had greeted Groat’s and Penny’s antics at Joffrey’s wedding feast, and some hissed at him in anger. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “It will still be a baby compared to its mother when we arrive. They’re using the time-released nutrients to control its growth and keep it and other plants alive.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z But the contraband was peanuts compared to my test. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z If they visited earth, Librans would also find windstorms most startling and unpleasant, compared to the gentle air currents they knew. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Very accurate clocks carried in airplanes slow down a little compared to stationary clocks. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z For once, Webb’s parents didn’t look so old, not compared to the man standing between them. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z How does the information they provide compare to what you’ve seen elsewhere about Native people? An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z Not that I have anything to compare it to. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z They might create a dozen different versions of the same ad and run them simultaneously in a dozen different cities and compare the response rates to each. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z They were small compared to men, as a wolf is smaller than a direwolf. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Lehoux wants to argue that there is no real difference between Plutarch and della Porta, which is fair enough; he could not have made the same argument if he had compared Plutarch and Garzoni. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z From 1991 to 2001, the homicide rate among young black men—who were disproportionately represented among crack dealers—fell 48 percent, compared to 30 percent for older black men and older white men. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z Life in Rome was simple and modest compared to life in Alexandria. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z They came because they wanted to compare me to Rebecca....I would not return these calls any more, I decided, I should tell Maxim so. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z The greater geographic fragmentation of the Americas compared with Eurasia is also reflected in distributions of languages. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Archaeologists already knew their dates of construction, usually from written records; the scientists wanted to compare their estimates to the known dates. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Music pedagogy of West Africa compared to the U.S. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z To compare, and take notes, and understand if there were more deductions to be made. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z It never quite sank in that my life at fifteen was sunshine and roses compared to what she'd gone through as a teenager. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z But if she was a little upset it was nothing compared to what her daughter, Peaches, felt. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z His view into the darkness of space is empty compared to the orange and reds of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains back home. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z There was something about the food, preparing the food, looking at the food—there was so much of it compared to what he’d had in the woods. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z The Messenger, compared to them, seemed fragile, almost tiny. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z They were all nice stories, until you compared them to what was going on in Midland. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z But in effect it was unanswerable even now, since the few scattered survivors from the ancient world were incapable of comparing one age with another. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z James compared her Surly Wombat card and the Babbage card for a second more before handing them back to her. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z But that is mere child’s play compared to the way personal communications devices can commandeer those systems. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z But I thought of how few people there were in Elysium, how tiny it was compared to the Fields of Asphodel or even the Fields of Punishment. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z At that moment Moody had a sudden clear understanding of what had already happened that morning: his life had been divided into a before and an after, and he would always be comparing the two. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z And they’re so big—a human being is nothing compared with one. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z What was any of this compared to what was occurring in other kingdoms? Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Here it is important to compare the disputes in which Boyle was engaged with those in which Pascal was engaged. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Similes compare one thing to another different thing. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z And a chain and a keep are nothing, compared to a woman s kiss. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The steps protested my weight with a symphony of shudders and creaks, but they held, and what I discovered upstairs—compared to the bombed-out ground floor, at least—was like a time capsule. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z The Dodge County sheriff compared the shooting to a hunting accident. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z What could a pair of silk stockings be compared to him? Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z I compare a psychiatrist to a Catholic priest hearing Confession. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Like he has anything to compare it to. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Romans who had been loyal to Mark Antony for so long felt angry and cheated, but it was nothing compared with the betrayal to come. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z They stole from one another, of course, and enjoyed terrorizing one another, but their crimes were minor compared to those of people. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Whose deeds can be compared with those of Spain? Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z It compares technology to the immune system, which is, of course, crucial for survival. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z He was trying to react to the picture Max was drawing, trying to compare that picture with what he had felt all his life. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Gemini 10 had felt like a small local event compared to Apollo 11. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “Even the slaves. Not much else to talk about around here, unless you want to sit around comparing bruises.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z It was hard not to compare what I was witnessing every day in Newark with what I observed back at Maplewood’s Columbia High School where I was coaching. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z I didn’t have anything to compare it with at the time, but I realise now the café was tiny, with just three or four little tables. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z The wine was poor stuff compared to the vintages from the Arbor the house normally served. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z So the universe does seem to be roughly the same in every direction, provided one views it on a large scale compared to the distance between galaxies, and ignores the differences on small scales. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “No higher pleasure...even compared with the happy event that, I hear, has taken place in your family this week?” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Which was nothing—elementary—compared to the complex system he and Kenzi had. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z Where was the capsule compared to where they had calculated it to be at the given time? Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z I’m the size of an ant compared to these trees, but I don’t feel insignificant. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z Divide into groups and read Eli Landers letters from different years comparing changes in attitude for a confederate soldier over time from the beginning of the war to the end of the war. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z She is so familiar, I can only tell whether or not she is pretty or happy or smart by comparing her to the other women. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I compared him with Dale, and then Dale with his birdlike mother with the long thin nose and hair so dark and dull looking, I bet it was dyed. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z “It’s warm in Maryland, nice and warm down there in the Tidewater country, compared to here,” she said. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Some real estate agents worry that the hyper-rich will resent the tax, but so far wealthy homebuilders seem to regard it as a pittance compared with the other costs they incur. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z All of them were high in protein—17-32 percent, compared with 8—14 percent for wheat, 9 percent for corn, and even lower for barley and white rice. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z All this compared to the forty-five seconds we spend downing bioloaf. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z “We have big, beautiful brains. We invent things that fly. Fly. We write poetry. You probably hate poetry, but it’s hard to argue with ‘Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z |
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