Compared Quotations | Page 5

Linux has been somewhat suspect in performance compared to NT 4.0, and if Windows 2000 raises the bar, it raises the bar above where Linux is competing. On the other hand, there's no stopping Linux being the key alternative to Windows 2000 for as far as we can see.

I will tell you that I don't do the pretty boy thing. I'm more often compared to Tom Waits, Bruce Springsteen, Joe Cocker sort of thing.

I will take some of the information I learned from him (Dale Jr.) and take it back to the police department, items such as cornering techniques. We always want to prevent an accident from happening, taking the safest approach to the situation. We learned a lot about positioning today, be it on the track or the highway. But with him being in a sports car, it was easier. The police car was like driving a tank compared to the Corvette.

I was truly impressed. They have done a fantastic job and it was hard to start from scratch. Getting used to the heat, living in tents, and they are not so young, ... There is such a different atmosphere up there compared with Zimbabwe.

I was very glad they played their football in California and not Texas, because they would have been compared to me.

I was in England and I know Cat Stevens told some journalists that he loved our song and was honoured that people compared our song to his song.

It feels great, even though I had a mistake on the floor. Mostly all my routines are new compared to the World Championships, so I think I just need a little more time to get consistent.

I think our patience has been the big key for us this year. Compared to last year and some other years, our patience has really, really impressed me this season. We're willing to move the ball around and wait for that good shot.

I think people are finding that BART is simply more economical than driving. When you consider that BART costs 20 cents per mile compared with driving for 69 cents per mile, you realize that BART is definitely the best buy in getting around the Bay Area.

I think offshore investors would be looking at the Australian telecommunications market and seeing a stock that is already fully priced compared to its international peers and has sentiment weighing on it, at least for the shorter term.

It does not matter what film you're making. If you're young and there's romance in the movie, it's compared to 'Twilight'.

I think if humans are really going to explore the solar system, or go beyond our immediate neighborhood, we are going to have to go with nuclear power. Nuclear power really is the development of the steam ship compared to sailing ships.

I think I'll get a little more interesting small parts and see if I can really... I guess you don't have to have the pressure on you compared to when you're a leading man in a film.

I think he's really matured this year, compared to his first couple years. We drafted him when he was a junior. People forget that he was (21) years old. I think he's really matured the last couple years, but this year it's evident by his play and taking care of himself and understanding that, in order for him to be a good football player, he has to take care of himself on and off the field.

It didn't really come as a surprise -- but, having said that, the broader thought process that the economy isn't doing well in the second half compared with the first half has investors concerned that we may need to test the lows of the market again.

I think just to look at ratings compared to past years, there's a lot more to the story.

I think litigation is not getting any worse in the United Kingdom. In the United Kingdom and in Europe, (liability potential) is infinitesimal compared to the United States.

It hasn't really hit me yet. Right now, it just feels like I have a big game. But a lot of people aren't playing now, and we've got a week left. I just can't believe where I am now compared to where I was last year.

Juice is going to be great for the program. He's a star recruit and we're all going to compete. I'm going to help him out. But I feel confident where I am compared to last year. I'm going into the summer just worrying about myself.

It is doubly important for African American women to pay attention to heart disease and stroke risk factors because the prevalence of heart disease, stroke and other cardiovascular diseases is 44.7 percent for African American women compared to 32.4 percent in white women. We want women to know their risk factors and support each other in making the right choices everyday to reduce their risks.

Mammalian cells of all types disgorge prostaglandins at the slightest provocation, but the tissue content of prostaglandins is very low compared with the release.

I think this summer was a little off compared with previous years,

We've tried different things. I run karaoke on Sundays, Mondays and Tuesdays, and my overhead on that is a lot less. My basement bar is a dance club. I have a house system and I pay a DJ, but that's nothing compared to the cost of a band.

The 2006 Olympic Winter Games present a unique set of risks and security challenges compared to previous Games. With Italy's upcoming national elections coupled with its strong military alliance with the U.S. in the war on terror, the Olympics present a significant target for terrorist acts.

The 2006 budget is designed to generate a combined $186,645 in revenue over expenses. The 2006 budget is designed to deliver similar or improved service levels compared to the previous year.

The advance planning and sense stimuli employed to capture a $10 million cigarette or soap market are nothing compared to the brainwashing and propaganda blitzes used to ensure control of the largest cash market in the world: the Executive Branch of the United States Government.

The amount of work that a for-profit has to do to get real money is minimal compared to the amount of work it takes a non-profit to get even a very small grant.

The amount is double compared to the present level of support.

The amount asked for is small compared to the cost of a pandemic we are not ready for.

The apples are riper. Tech companies going public are more established compared to the ones at the time of the bubble.

The appeal on the bail decision by the High Court will be filed tomorrow and it can be accommodated for as soon as possible compared to the appeal against the High Court judgment.

The answer has to be sought in the material conditions of the production and utilization of cattle in India compared with the production and utilization of cattle in other parts of the world.

'The A-Team' compared to making 'Narc' was a breeze. There's a whole other skill set and whole other kind of bone structure that goes into making a movie like 'Narc' versus 'The A-Team.'

That was a real surprise. Generic drug prices have been kept down substantially compared to previous years. I'm not sure I can explain that, but it's certainly good news for consumers and more reason than ever to switch to a generic drug if you have that option.

The 10-year notes are reasonable to get in at these yield levels compared with a month ago.

That's the thing with animated films-I often feel that puppets get the better parts compared to us normal actresses.

That says it all. The way we play on the defensive end. If you want to go back to November, it was nonexistent compared to what we do now. We're such a much better team. We're more of a collective unit. We play for each other. We've grown and gotten to know each other throughout the year.

I was moving quite well in the first set and then second set I felt a little sloppy, ... You know, played a sloppy game at 4-2 serving with the wind, made a few easy errors. But other than that, came back strong. She hits pretty flat, so it was a little different compared to the other opponents I played in previous matches.

I would never and have never compared any of our democratically elected leaders to Fidel Castro. But let me be clear. There is a climate of intimidation in Tallahassee. That's not good for democracy. That's not good for Florida's families. And that's no way to run state government.

Most of the buzz has been really good. A lot of people said it turned out much better than they expected and is a lot bigger than they thought it would be. It's a monster compared to the other store.

Mercedes has the potential to earn a lot more profit in the next years compared to this year because of the restructuring.

(Microsoft) has been trading like the company (had already) lost the antitrust case against the government. The stock has been extremely weak compared to its sector and especially since the company has already reported earnings.

Micron's earnings per share did benefit by 5 cents from a one-time refinancing of a joint venture arrangement. Even excluding this one-time gain, results were outstanding. Sales were $1.79 billion, compared with sales of $864 million a year ago.

Michigan's threshold had been consistently under the poverty line. The threshold in Michigan is slipping compared to the poverty line.

Metabolically speaking, we've found this to be much cheaper than we anticipated. The energy you exert could be offset by carrying an extra snack, which is nothing compared to weight of extra batteries. Pound for pound, food contains about 100-fold more energy than batteries.

Whoever succeeds him will be compared to Welch. He's kind of like Henry Ford, or Mozart in music.

We need to recognize our soldiers and military personnel more and that is what we are trying to do. They give up so much for our freedoms past and present and we need to give back to them. This might be a drop in the bucket compared to what they do but I am glad that they will be our guest for this weekend.

We haven't won any games in the playoffs yet. If we can win, I'll definitely be happy to be compared to them.

We haven't seen this kind of positive sales performance since we began tracking the group in November 2000. Fourth-quarter profits for department stores rose 5 percent compared to a 1 percent rise a year ago. We've now has a couple of quarters of improving trends.

Wisconsin's labor market continues to show healthy gains in 2006 in all of our metropolitan areas, with decreasing unemployment for the second month in a row when compared with 2005.

We can't change ourselves, it is Gods strength within us that makes the changes. We must do our part and God does His. What I tried to do myself is tiny compared to what God and I do together. He is the best partner I have ever had!

When it's all said and done, the money that comes back is relatively insignificant compared to the entire athletic budget. A million dollars is a lot of money, but when you're talking about a $63 million budget, it's just a small piece of the pie.

We really banged the boards tonight and have done a much better job recently compared to earlier in the season. Everyone is playing much bigger and I?m hoping we can build on this and take it into the tournament.

We're all upset. I think my tennis match doesn't mean anything compared to what happened.

Those guys made spectacular catches in the Super Bowl. I wanted to be compared to those guys. I never thought I belonged on the list because they had Super bowl rings. You can put me on the list now.

Those guys don't realize, I'm a football player first. I'm going to lay down for a little bit, regroup and get back up. I'm used to taking those hits. They're nothing compared to football hits.

While 2005 witnessed a decrease from 2004, the yearly average is still very high in the Marshall Islands when compared both to its own history and to prevalence data from other countries. The Marshall Islands is averaging 14 suicides per year this decade (since 2000).

We received 4.4 inches of rain, compared to a 10-year mean of 2.14 inches.

We're definitely looking forward to our trip. The guys are excited. It's a nice thing for us to have a chance to play some other (NCAA) Division III schools on this trip. Granted, these teams will all have their 15 to 20 games in while we're just starting out, but we'll be playing teams that we match up with a little bit better compared to the NAIA teams. We're looking forward to a fun trip.

Yes, the demand for space at independent schools is a very real issue, especially at the more 'well-known' or 'prestigious' schools. The sector is also growing very rapidly, with around 2 000 registered schools in 2004 compared to 550 in 1990,

We're certainly on a very limited timetable, and it's getting very late into the session. Ideally, we would have made more progress earlier. We're continuing to hope that we can have a level playing field compared to bordering states West Virginia, Indiana, and non-bordering states Iowa and Delaware.

We expect a price cut for the PS2 later this year. We believe that Sony will respond to Microsoft's introduction of its next generation console with a cut from $149 to $99 some time before the November 22 Xbox 360 launch, ... We think that Sony has positioned itself to lower price by reducing the production costs of its console when it redesigned the box to a smaller format... Should Sony choose to discount the PS2 to $129 or even $99, we would expect a dramatic lift in PS2 hardware sales, and a corresponding lift in PS2 software sales. Our model forecasts that Sony PS2 hardware sales will be 1.8 million units higher this year compared to last year.

We executed really well compared to their quickness and speed.

We effectively managed our distribution channel to closely match our shipments in with distributor sales out. Channel re-sales were seasonally down about 3% during the first quarter but were more than 17% higher than a year ago. We managed our sales into the channel to this level of re-sales, resulting in a slight decrease in absolute inventory levels for approximately flat weeks of supply in the channel compared to the prior quarter.

We find a strong inverse association. Those who drank two or more cups of tea day, had almost a halt in the risk of ovarian cancer compared to those who never drank tea.

We finally played them like we knew what we were doing. They were very surprised at how well we played on the field compared to the last game with them.

We played pretty well -- compared to Monday we played a lot better. We hit the ball pretty well -- going inside-out and going the opposite direction and we only had two errors and that was a fresh change from Monday.

When you're going through something, you don't really appreciate everything that is happening until you reflect and compare it to something else. When I left, everything I compared in basketball I compared Midland College to it.

We played very well compared to Tuesday night. We were like a different ball team because attitudes were positive and spirits were great.

We've lost population. According to the 2000 census, Chambers County, Alabama, was one of the few counties that lost population compared to the 1990 census, so more people moved to find jobs.

We're working constantly to get the island cleaned up. Every day you come out, things look a little better. We're getting there, but we're not completely done with everything that needs to be done. We've certainly made a lot of improvements, especially compared to this time last year.

Vaccines are beginning to be viewed as a much more attractive business compared to five years ago.

Utilizing a large-cap value fund, or a small-cap international fund, allows you to better measure your fund's performance compared with its peers,

We have an extremely competitive roster in terms of quality and quantity. And compared to last year we know each other better and have all been together from the first day of training camp.

We have worked with Tom McGhee before and believe this will be a good option for a very limited number of pupils each year. The cost is nothing compared with the value of having children reintegrated into a mainstream school.

We were hit with this flood a year ago as a result of Hurricane Ivan and compared to what those folks went through we had nothing, of course we were devastated at the time, but compared to them, we just had nothing.

Today, to compete anywhere, you have to be everywhere. Wal-Mart and Target have joined Amazon and eBay as the most heavily trafficked e-commerce Web sites, and chain retailers account for about 40% of online sales, compared to just over 25% for pure-play Internet retailers.

Yeah, we're cheaper than we were at the peak of the bubble and running up to the bubble. But compared to any other point the market is overvalued.

We made it clear there will have to be significant changes in levels of overall spending of the EU and in the structure of funding compared to what was on the table in June if there is going to be a deal in December.

We have a very strong broadband infrastructure in Japan compared to other countries. There are various online contents on offer and these require a hard-disk.

We haven't announced pricing yet, but I think it's compelling given the alternative. It will probably be about 10 cents to the dollar when compared to replacing radios. That's a bargain.

The pre-season helped me a whole lot as far as the speed of the game. It's way quicker and faster. You might catch one or two guys that's real fast in college compared to these guys out here.

The quantity of riches one must earn can be compared to the shoes one wears; if too small, they cause pain; if too big, they are a hindrance to physical and mental comfort. When we have more, it breeds pride, sloth and contempt for others.

The quality and volume of information you can send through a network depends on performance, rate, reach and cost factors. By enhancing RF hardware, you can lower the capital cost to deliver broadband services. Our products improve network performance by cutting the noise in half compared to current competitive solutions. This allows carriers to reach more customers at less cost.

Well, for a nine year old kid to be able to earn $110 in one day compared to $10 for a paper round, the economics were even obvious to a ten year old.

Well, fast is a few hundred million years. That's fast compared to the age of the universe.

Those kind of comments, you take them in and let them go right out, ... It's certainly an honor to be compared to great players, but I can't be thinking about that when I'm on the field. I just want to relax and play.

Unfortunately this year there was a great disparity on the home side as compared to the road side.

You get to use your head. People think it's just whatever cards you get, but there's a lot of thought involved. There's math involved, trying to figure out what your chances are compared to others.

We are seeing stronger growth for the semiconductor industry this year. They need new capital spending for an industry that is expected to grow by 10 percent, compared with 6 percent to 7 percent last year.

We are seeing gas prices drop dramatically. Thirty states are below $3, compared to 17 last Monday.

We appropriately compared the lifestyle to that of drug addiction and alcoholism - lifestyles that one would be encouraged to seek help to leave - never encouraged to stay in.

To be sure, real differences of opinion existed between the groups. Compared to pro-life participants, pro-choice participants had more favorable personal attitudes toward the pro-choice issues and less favorable attitudes toward the pro-life issues, and vice versa.

The overall relationship is strong, but trade and economic ties have lagged behind, especially compared to China-India trade.

The overall industry outlook is not improving in the short term, and the economic conditions in Asia Pacific and Latin America continue to negatively impact our business, ... The domestic market is suffering from heavy promotions at retail, which is affecting our performance. And the well publicized conditions in Japan and Korea, our two largest markets in the Far East, has caused reported sales to decline approximately 50 percent when compared to last year.

The PBGC does not appear to have a corner yet in the real world. The positive results this year compared to last are a result of accounting decisions as to how much of the longer-term losses to reflect last year, this year and presumably next year. We still have an average loss of $7 billion to $8 billion a year for the last four years.

The PBGC does not appear to have a corner yet in the real world, ... The positive results this year compared to last are a result of accounting decisions as to how much of the longer-term losses to reflect last year, this year and presumably next year. We still have an average loss of $7 billion to $8 billion a year for the last four years.

The payoffs are enormous. If you pay a lobbyist a few hundred thousand dollars, or even millions of dollars, it's pocket change compared to what you can make with a casino.

We are definitely more affordable compared to the bigger markets. People who come from Chicago to buy a home here are shocked. They get a lot more square footage for the same dollar.

Whereas it took the last official runners 30 minutes to cross the starting line last year, this year it will take fewer than 10 minutes for each wave to cross. It is important to note that the anticipated net difference in this method versus previous years' 'one gun, one start' is only about 10 minutes, meaning the last runner will be crossing the starting line this year at 12:40 p.m. as compared to 12:30 p.m. last year.