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 to armor systems, they are very light weight, can be fitted to almost any vehicle with the internal space for the control system and could, in the future, be a near-perfect defense against any missiles.

Compared to his ancestors and his fellow heirs who had since perished, Darius had a distinct lack of experience ruling an empire, and a lack of any previous ambition to do so.

Compared to some other machairodonts, like Smilodon or Megantereon, Homotherium had relatively shorter upper canines, but they were flat, serrated and longer than those of any living cat.

Compared to legitimately accredited institutions, diploma mills tend to have drastically lowered requirements for academic coursework, with some even allowing their students to purchase credentials without any education.

Compared with the above, it does not bear any advantages:

Compared to SELinux and AppArmor, grsecurity is not implemented by default in any Linux distribution except for the Tor-ramdisk micro Linux distribution.

Compared to the dates from the shells and the cement, it appears that the whole-rock dates reflect samples containing varying proportions of shell and cement without any significant contamination by younger radiocarbon.

Compared with the rest of the Russian Empire, by the start of the 20th century the Oblast had a very high literacy rate of 50 % and each year up to 30 students from Cossack families ( again a rate unmatched by any other rural province ) were sent to study in the higher education establishments of Russia.

Compared with the benzodiazepines including flurazepam, the nonbenzodiazepine sedative-hypnotics appeared to offer few, if any, significant clinical advantages in efficacy in elderly persons.

Compared with the benzodiazepines, the nonbenzodiazepine sedative-hypnotics, including eszopiclone appeared to offer few, if any, significant clinical advantages in efficacy or tolerability in elderly persons.

Compared to the skylark's, any music would seem lacking.

Compared with the benzodiazepines, the nonbenzodiazepine ( including zaleplon ) sedative-hypnotics appeared to offer few, if any, significant clinical advantages in efficacy or tolerability in elderly persons.

Compared with the benzodiazepines, the nonbenzodiazepine sedative-hypnotics offer little if any advantages in efficacy or tolerability in elderly persons.

Compared to late Jungjong and Myeonjong period, corruptions were limited since any faction engaged in undue corruption would become an easy target for impeachment by its rival faction.

Compared to regular touring coaches, this mid-sized coach was about half the price ($ 150, 000 as opposed to $ 300, 000 ), but offers no luggage space under the cabin ( any luggage space must be carved out of the main cabin ) and which had a maximum of 40 seats ( without any luggage ).

Compared to any mode of headlamp operation to create the daytime running light, functionally dedicated DRLs maximize the potential benefits in safety performance and minimize fuel consumption, glare, motorcycle masking, and other potential drawbacks.

Compared to standard axillary management, SNB results in greatly decreased arm problems and increased quality of life, without any increase in cancer-related anxiety.

Compared to his remarkable 1994 season, 1995 was a slight dropoff for Pringle, but still a remarkable season by any standard.

Even Professor Arnold Toynbee, agreeing with his son, does so in these terms: `` Compared to continuing to incur a constant risk of the destruction of the human race, all other evils are lesser evils.

Compared to earlier telegraph codes, the proposed Bell code and ASCII were both ordered for more convenient sorting ( i. e., alphabetization ) of lists and added features for devices other than teleprinters.

Compared to other grains, amaranth is unusually rich in the essential amino acid lysine Common grains such as wheat and corn are comparatively rich in amino acids that amaranth lacks ; thus, amaranth and other grains can complement each other.

Compared with most other classes of natural compounds, alkaloids are characterized by a great structural diversity and there is no uniform classification of alkaloids.

Compared to other primates, human breasts are proportionately large throughout adult females ' lives.

Compared to the other dialects, the Gwenedeg dialect is somewhat more distinct due to several pronunciation specificities.

Compared to other pharmacological treatments, benzodiazepines are twice as likely to lead to a relapse of the underlying condition upon discontinuation.

Compared to other plant families, the taxonomy of the family is poorly understood due to their great diversity, difficulty in identifying and reduced taxonomic work done on it.

Compared to the other orders, the Tuscan order looks the most solid.

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

Compared with most other mammals, the head of cats is highly domed with a short muzzle.

Compared to other " visions of the future ," Bel Geddes ' was rather achievable — the most advanced technology posited was the automated highway system, of which General Motors built a working prototype by 1960.

Compared to other artillery, these multiple rocket launchers deliver a devastating amount of explosives to a target area quickly, but with lower accuracy and requiring a longer time to reload.

Compared to other parts of Pakistan, Karachi's weather is considered mild and can be compared to Florida's weather ( except for the precipitation ).

Compared with other cichlids, these species produce fewer but bigger eggs, and when they emerge, the fry are better developed and have a higher survivability.

Compared to other companies acquired by EA, such as Origin Systems and Westwood Studios, the absorption of Maxis took a slower pace, and the company staff was lost only gradually.

Compared to other contemporary home consoles, Neo Geo's graphics and sound were largely superior.

Compared to other forms of rock, syncopation is much less the rule.

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

Compared to Web browsing, e-mail or many other uses of the internet, where data is only transferred in short intervals and relative small quantities, P2P file-sharing often consists of relatively heavy bandwidth usage due to ongoing file transfers and swarm / network coordination packets.

Compared to other artiodactyles, their head is relatively long, pointed, and free of warts.

Compared to the Parson, the Russell terrier should always be longer than tall at the withers, whereas the Parson's points should be of equal distance.

Compared to a maximum of 14 points on old time equipment, the PCC was considerably smoother.

Compared to 2010, his batting average dropped 44 points, his homers fell from 26 to 12, and his walks went from 83 to 47 as he grew impatient.