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 modern athletes, they were probably overweight, but this may have " protected their vital organs from the cutting blows of their opponents ".

Compared to glacial conditions, habitable zones have expanded northwards, reaching their northernmost point during the hypsithermal.

Compared to fellow First Ladies when their husbands left office, Reagan's approval was higher than those of Rosalynn Carter and Hillary Rodham Clinton, however she was less popular than Barbara Bush and her disapproval rating was double that of Carter's.

Compared to its predecessor, it focused more on the independent national identity and vanguard role of the Palestinian people, led by the PLO, in their " liberation of their homeland " by armed struggle.

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

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 rotating wings, due to their high exhaust velocity, jets are comparatively inefficient in hover, but jet engines are compact and this gives advantages when much higher top speeds are needed, such as for fighters.

Compared to common chimpanzees, bonobo females resume the genital swelling cycle much sooner after giving birth, enabling them to rejoin the sexual activities of their society.

Compared to non-frail elderly people, people with intermediate frailty scores ( 2 or 3 ) are twice as likely to have post-surgical complications, spend 50 % more time in the hospital, and are three times as likely to be discharged to a skilled nursing facility instead of to their own homes.

Compared with women with superficial endometriosis, those with deep disease appear to be more likely to report shooting rectal pain and a sense of their insides being pulled down.

Compared with individuals who watched television or videos or used their computers for less than one hour daily, those who carried out these behaviors for greater than four hours daily have a twofold increased risk of metabolic syndrome.

Nikolić quotes another survivor, Josip Riboli :“ Compared with Matković and Miloš, whose faces revealed the baseness of their inner natures, Filipović Majstorović seemed kind and gentle-except when the slaughtering was going on.

It has been proposed that human genes " evolved with the expectation of requiring a certain threshold of physical activity " and that sedentary lifestyle results in abnormal gene expression .< ref name =" Cordain1998 "> Compared to ancestral humans, modern humans often have substantially less lean muscle, which is a risk factor for insulin resistance .< ref > Human metabolic processes were evolved in the presence of physical activity-rest cycles, which regularly depleted skeletal muscles of their glycogen stores .< ref > S. Boyd Eaton estimated that ancestral humans spent one-third of their caloric intake on physical activity ( 1000 kcal / day out of the total caloric intake of 3000 kcal / day ), and that the paleolithic lifestyle was well approximated by the WHO recommendation of the physical activity level of 1. 75, or 60 minutes / day of moderate-intensity exercise.

Compared to other types of duck, their legs are placed more towards the centre of their bodies.

Compared to an average bird, all procellariids have a high aspect ratio ( meaning their wings are long and narrow ) and a heavy wing loading.

Compared to many other species of spiders, their chelicerae are not very large or powerful.

Compared to some other " warblers ", their songs are very simple

Scholars believe that Bach intended the works to be considered as a systematically conceived cycle, rather than an arbitrary series of pieces: Compared to Bach's other suite collections, the cello suites are the most consistent in order of their movements.

" Compared to men, women ´ s recall is more accurate and, when not specifically prompted, their narratives are longer than men ´ s " ( Aizpura, 2010 ).

Compared to modelocking, another technique for pulse generation with lasers, Q-switching leads to much lower pulse repetition rates, much higher pulse energies, and much longer pulse durations.

Compared to the previous generation Thunderbird, the new car lost of overall length and of weight, although height and width were relatively unchanged.

Compared to the first iMac, eMacs feature a PowerPC G4 processor that is significantly faster than the previous generation G3 processors, as well as a 17-inch flat CRT display.

Compared with the Trident, these were more economical, in terms of range, revenue generation and seat-mile costs.

Compared to the fighters of a generation earlier, they had wing loadings about four times as high ; for instance the Supermarine Spitfire had a wing loading of and the Messerschmitt Bf 109 had the " very high " loading of, whereas the 1950s-era F-104 Starfighter had.

" Compared to its predecessor, the second generation GS sedan was a much bigger success, with sales reaching 30, 622 vehicles in its first year, increasing in the second, and stabilizing at 28, 079 vehicles by 2000.

Compared with its predecessor, the new generation of the SL is much longer and wider.

Compared to how organized crime leadership transitions take place in New York City, Chicago's transition from Accardo to the next generation of Outfit bosses has been more of an administrative change than a power struggle.

Compared to the European Union, the political and economic integration was very limited.

Compared to the modern versions, the Sparrow I was more streamlined and featured a bullet-shaped airframe with a long pointed nose.

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 with earlier weapons such as the Mitrailleuse, which required manual reloading, the Gatling gun was more reliable and easier to operate, and had a lower but continuous rate of fire.

Compared to the VN, approximately 80 percent of car was new.

Compared with the languages of European Christendom, the Russian language was little influenced by the Greek and Latin of early Christian writings.

Compared to the vigorous convergent plate mountain-building of the late Paleozoic, Mesozoic tectonic deformation was comparatively mild.

Compared to Durkheim and Marx, Weber was more focused on individuals and culture and this is clear in his methodology.

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 more complex machines, unnecessary features were removed, and logic was shared when possible.

Compared to P. longiceps, which was a very common species, Nyctosaurus was rare, making up only 3 % of pterosaur fossils from the formation.

Compared to an annual GDP growth rate of 6. 5 % from 1973 to 1980, growth slowed to an average of 2. 9 % a year from 1980 through 1985 and was stagnant from 1986 to 1990.

Compared with Hébert's somewhat popular festivals, this austere new religion of Virtue was received with signs of hostility by the Parisian public.

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

Compared to 25 other diagnosis, the mid-90's " bubble " of publications regarding DID was unique.

Compared with Thurmond and Wallace, who polled very strongly in a small number of states, Perot's vote was more evenly spread across the country.

Compared with the new polyphonic synthesizers being marketed at the same time it was limited in scope and sound, and very few units were sold.

Compared to other books of the time, they treated the subject more in the way in which it was thought about by physicists.

Compared with the roving Danish court, where King Frederick was notorious for gargantuan meals, heavy drinking and restless behaviour ( including marital infidelity ), Güstrow provided Anne with a frugal and stable life during her early childhood.