Compared to meat, fish was much more expensive for inland populations, especially in Central Europe, and therefore not an option for most.

Compared to the traditional sea trade routes from Guangzhou and Shanghai, the rail link to Europe cuts travel time to Europe from about 36 days by container ship to just 13 days by freight train.

Patentability of Business Method Inventions in Japan Compared with the US and Europe ( PDF file ) Presented at USPTO, Arlington, Virginia ( 2003 )

Compared to rival automakers in Japan, and also Europe and North America, Kia's main competitive advantage was its lower-paid South Korean workforce — which translated into lower-priced cars.

Compared to western European countries, there is an intrinsic " tradition " of teachers granting students rather more marks at the " good " end of the scale, i. e. more 1s, 2s and 3s than they would receive in western Europe, for example.

Compared to the true cranes, genus Grus, which were always common in the Holarctic and adjacent regions, the present genus appears to have had a more Atlantic distribution, ranging into Europe and North America ; it is not known from the fossil record of Asia.

Compared to Continental Europe, the peasants in the Nordic countries historically had an unparalleled degree of political influence, being not only independent but also represented as the fourth estate in the national diets, like in the Swedish Riksdag of the Estates.

Compared to Europe, the 1930s U. S. had a stronger focus on design as a means to increase sales of consumer products.

Compared with opera houses in mainland Europe, Covent Garden's public subsidy has remained low as a percentage of its income – typically 43 %, compared with 60 % for its counterpart in Munich.

Compared with the pitiless destruction of their coreligionists in Western Europe, however, the Polish Jews did not fare badly ; and the Jewish masses of Germany fled to the more hospitable lands of Poland, where the interests of the laity still remained more powerful than those of the Church.

Compared to the previous model, DER2 has thinner arms and a wider repertoire of expressions.

Compared to rapid transit ( or metro rail ), commuter / suburban rail has lower frequency, following a schedule rather than fixed intervals, and fewer stations spaced further apart.

Compared to paper, it has the advantage of faster runs, better separations, and the choice between different adsorbents.

Compared to other developing countries, El Salvador has experienced relatively low rates of GDP growth.

Compared to its neighbors, Kenya has a well-developed social and physical infrastructure.

Compared to honey, maple syrup has 15 times more calcium and 1 / 10 as much sodium.

Compared to RT-PCR, northern blotting has a low sensitivity, but it also has a high specificity which is important to reduce false positive results.

Compared to other militaries, it has suffered the highest number of casualties in the war.

Compared to other precepts, the Rule provides a moderate path between individual zeal and formulaic institutionalism ; because of this middle ground it has been widely popular.

Compared with RS-232, USB is faster, uses lower voltages, and has connectors that are simpler to connect and use.

The Regional Indigenous Council of Cauca ( CRIC ) issued a statement concerning the release of two hostages taken by FARC in 2011: " Compared to past statements made by the national government, it is important to reiterate that the presence of armed groups in our territories is a fact that has been imposed by force of arms, against which our communities and their leaders have remained in peaceful resistance.

Compared to patents, the advantages of trade secrets are that a trade secret is not limited in time ( it " continues indefinitely as long as the secret is not revealed to the public ", whereas a patent is only in force for a specified time, after which others may freely copy the invention ), a trade secret does not imply any registration costs, has an immediate effect, does not require compliance with any formalities, and does not imply any disclosure of the invention to the public.

Compared with a mouse, a trackball has no limits on effective travel ; at times, a mouse can reach an edge of its working area while the operator still wishes to move the screen pointer farther.

Compared to other white wine grapes like Sauvignon blanc, Gewürztraminer and Viognier-Chardonnay has a more subtle and muted nose with no overwhelming aromatics that jump out of the wine glass.

Compared to its Cabernet parent, Malian appears to lack anthocyanins in the subepidermal cells but retains them in the epidermis, whereas Shalistin has no anthocyanins in either layer.

Compared to HMX, CL-20 has 14 % more energy per mass, 20 % more energy per volume, and a higher oxygen-to-fuel ratio.

Compared to the American species, the Wisent has shorter hair on the neck, head and forequarters, but longer tail and horns.

Compared to other members of the Felidae family, the leopard has relatively short legs and a long body with a large skull.

Compared to the end-fire array, this method has less on-axis energy but more even pattern control throughout the audience, and more predictable cancellation rearward.

Compared to contemporary ECL circuits, TTL uses less power and has easier design rules but is substantially slower.

Compared with its darker predecessor, Marathon 2 has often been perceived to be a brighter, more vivid and more atmospheric game.

Compared to atomic absorption techniques, ICP-MS has greater speed, precision, and sensitivity.

Compared to the high income level of most Norwegians, the country can be said to be one of the cheapest in the world ( i. e. the number of hours one has to work to buy goods ).

Compared to Star Wars sole iconic female character, Princess Leia, Zahn said, " Mara has a sharper and more sarcastic manner, and of course, she had to go through the painful realization that her service had been to an evil cause.

Compared to other mobile providers China Unicom is ranked as the world's third-biggest mobile provider.

Compared to digital cameras of the 1990s, a consumer-viable camera in a mobile phone would require far less power and a higher level of camera electronics integration to permit the miniaturization.

Compared to simple shanty towns or slums, Rocinha has a better developed infrastructure and hundreds of businesses such as banks, medicine stores, bus lines, cable television, including locally based channel TV ROC ( TV Rocinha ), and, at one time, a McDonalds franchise.

Bomberman Jetters has been universally criticized for its voice-acting, character's personalities being altered Compared to the Anime TV Series Version, and gameplay being unimproved from Bomberman Generation.

Compared to the lower elevations of the Carolinas, winters are long and cold, with frequent sleet and snowfall, with the January high at, being more similar to the climate of the New England states rather than the humid subtropical climate that is pervasive in the Southeastern US.

Compared to his predecessor as Prime Minister, Clark reportedly had a better relationship with US President Jimmy Carter, who phoned Clark to wish him luck in the upcoming 1980 election.

Compared to the 1997 current account, by 2005, Malaysia was estimated to have a US $ 14. 06 billion surplus.

Compared to the US, the European Integra was aimed downmarket and generally lacked equipment, with no trim levels ( LX and EX ) offering painted bumpers, central locking, power windows or air conditioning, even though a small number of fully equipped, left-hand drive fuel-injected Integras were sold in the Netherlands.

Compared with the original it had a longer wheelbase, larger 1703 cc, engine and a complete restyle, based on the US, 56 Thunderbird and Fairlane.

Compared to its replacement, US 119 takes a rather winding course.

* Monophthongization: Compared to Standard German and to other Bavarian dialects, diphthongs are often monophthongized, somewhat like a Southern US accent. For example:

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Compared to other monoclonal antibody treatments ( many of which are well over US $ 40, 000 for a course of therapy ), this drug is priced in the middle for many of these therapies.