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  • 1compare favorably to — (Roget s IV) , v. Syn. be better than, improve on, improve upon, do well in comParison with; see compare 3 , exceed …

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  • 2compare — 01. If you try to [compare] the two students, you will find that they each have their own strengths and weaknesses. 02. John is a terrible soccer player. [Compared] to him, I look like Pelé. 03. You shouldn t make [comparisons] between your… …

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  • 3compare — I n. beyond compare II v. 1) to compare advantageously, favorably; unfavorably 2) (d; intr.) to compare to, with (these roads cannot compare with ours) 3) (d; tr.) to compare to, with (how would you compare this wine with a good French wine?)… …

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  • 4compare — com|pare1 [ kəm per ] verb *** 1. ) transitive to consider how things or people are different and how they are similar: compare something with/to something: Just compare the one that has been cleaned with the others. The results are then compared …

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  • 5compare — verb ADVERB ▪ favourably/favorably, well ▪ The city compares favourably/favorably with other parts of Brazil. ▪ unfavourably/unfavorably ▪ closely ▪ …

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  • 6compare — 1 verb 1 SIMILAR/DIFFERENT (T) to consider two or more things, people, ideas etc, in order to show how they are similar to or different from each other: The report compares the different types of home computer currently available. | compare sth… …

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  • 8History of Somalia (1991–2006) — An abandoned Mogadishu street in 1993, shortly after the fa …

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  • 9Anarchy in Somalia — [ Siad Barre regime.] Somalia, from 1991 to present, is cited as a real world example of a stateless society and legal system.cite web url=http://www.mises.org/story/2701 title=The Rule of Law Without the State accessdate=2007 10 03… …

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  • 10match — I. noun Etymology: Middle English macche, from Old English gemæcca mate, equal; akin to Old English macian to make more at make Date: before 12th century 1. a. a person or thing equal or similar to another b. one able to cope with another c. an… …

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