Compared Quotations | Page 4

We've found about 200 road-rage deaths over a period of several years, compared to the 17,000 a year caused by drunk driving. Some states are considering pretty severe penalties, trying to rewrite laws so that road rage has some specific legal consequences. We're not sure that's appropriate.

With me, coming form the Bengals and offensive lineman, I was automatically compared to Anthony Munoz, ... Any pass rusher, I don't care what team, has the expectation of being the next Bruce Smith, or Coy Bacon here in Cincinnati. People expect high sack totals, but Justin's game is much more than that.

We studied the change in temperature range that occurred during the three-day period immediately following the 9/11 terror attacks when airplanes were grounded and compared those to the three-day period immediately before and afterwards.

Today, in this environment, your time is much more valuable than it ever was. That's universal. Do people have half a day to just scratch out and go play golf? Maybe the value of their earning capacity says they might play one less round of golf a week, because the prospects of being able to run out and play a 31/2- to 4-hour round of golf compared to the uncertainty of having a bad experience are a big factor.

To finish birdie-birdie on this course -- two difficult holes -- was promising for tomorrow. Compared to yesterday, this was quite an improvement.

What we have here is paradise compared to what we have in Mexico. We have everything we need.

Here I am the best batting average in the music industry and I'm a bye word in the industry. I really am. Compared to Rod Stewart, I mean, Rod Stewart big deal. I mean, I know he's good and everything, but I played a show two years ago and I had to star under Eddie Money.

Having said that, however, I should note that the current downturn in this sector is an unusually mild one compared with previous cycles.

Historically, in the recruitment area, we have done very little. We are new to the game compared to other institutions.

Hockey suffers from being compared to itself in ways that other sports are not. Every four years, some of us fawn over Olympic hockey, a great event with bigger rinks, minimal goonishness and national pride in addition to the heightened skills of veritable all-star squads.

He's getting better every week. He made a big block on the final play against BYU. Where he's at now compared to three weeks ago is not even close.

There is a noticeable difference compared to the engines we've been running before.

We lost one game and this team's overcome a lot in the last month, so that one game is nothing compared to what we've had to overcome,

Hurricane Ivan could have had very little impact overall compared to what the cold fronts do every year. It's almost like a cancer that is low grade, but it continues incessantly, and it will only get worse.

He was our 'go-to-guy' and our offense ran through him as well. Jeremy did a great job this year. It was a big adjustment for him compared to the previous year because he had to show some leadership out on the floor with the youth we had. I expected a lot out of him and I think I got what I needed out of Jeremy this year. I thought that he stepped up and did what we asked of him and made himself a presence out there on the floor and us as a coaching staff appreciated that.

This was our best race of the season. We had an outstanding team effort from both the girls and the boys. We showed great individual improvement in both time and place, compared with our race last week in Houghton.

Kentucky was yet a wild, new country. As compared with later periods of emigration, settlement was slow and pioneer life a hard struggle.

I would say that when buying gold shares, additional risk is taken on compared to buying the metal or a derivative thereon.

Keeping an elderly couple in their home for another 10 to 15 years makes good financial sense. If they stay in their home, their cost to the town is minimal compared to the family with four children that would replace them.

Job satisfaction levels have improved significantly compared to this time last year as employers step up employee retention efforts in the face of an increasingly competitive labor market. However, nearly three-in-ten workers still say they plan to look for new opportunities in 2006 and 41 percent plan to leave the companies by the end of 2007.

I think it is important to emphasize that Montana's economy has been growing at an above-average rate compared to the rest of the nation for most of the last decade, so people's perception of the Montana economy as failing is distorted.

I think it came from being so excited about being here. They said (the readings) were all over the map compared to the test they had from 2003. I guess I was a little too fired up.

I think it's just more a nervous energy there that he's gonna regress and something's gonna flare up again. That's tough to play with knowing in the back of your mind, kinda thinking you're almost fragile compared to what you're usually able to play at.

I think it's clear that the banks that are more tied to the retail sector are going to have a much tougher quarter compared to those with diversified positions. The banks in the retail sector have to deal with interest rate compression, loan volume will be tougher, and they don't have the trading or investment banking that are hot now.

I think the legs are a lot fresher compared to this time last year.

I think the Japanese economy has recovered and it can continue to grow by two to three percent (annually) in the next several years, although such growth is not so big compared with China or India.

I think the people saw the difference between someone who said he would do things, compared to someone who comes in with new ideas.

I thought everybody we played (in the tournament) was pretty deep with talent compared to where we were at, and they were a lot deeper. We knew when we went there that we had to play if we were going to survive in that tournament.

I thought Danny was OK. Compared to practice, things are happening faster out there. As the game went on he got better, but he still has a ways to go.

I think you've seen a different pitcher compared to earlier in the year. It's very evident that my mechanics are there, my velocity is there and everything is there that wasn't there on a consistent basis.

I think the basic thing that home cooks can learn how to do is just season properly... If the home cook realized how little salt they use compared to what's needed, it would make their food taste better.

Last night I had fire ants crawling all over me. Physically it's very uncomfortable, but I think of all the soldiers in Iraq who, when it's too hot or too stormy, can't go into town for refuge. As bad as we have it here, it's nothing compared to how bad they have it over there.

Land costs are getting high, but are still cheap compared to California, or even Sun Valley, where an acre of land can cost $1 million. But it's still pushing housing prices up.

I was determined to create my own identity. My first hits, in fact, were straight-up rhythm and blues. My voice was compared to Aretha Franklin's - though, for my money, no one compares to Aretha.

I was a handful as a kid. I get bored easily. Now I'm pretty chill compared to back then. When I'm on the road, I watch Netflix and, at home, relax or fish.

I thought we played in spurts tonight. We came out with a little more energy in the third quarter, compared to our last two games, which helped a lot.

I thought we had speed - well, we do have speed - but speed is a relative thing, ... We'll have speed compared with the next few folks we play. Compared to Brookhaven, we have speed, but they have more of it.

I thought that we were more patient with our offense in the second half compared to the first which was important.

I think we're ahead of schedule compared to last year at this time. We look pretty sharp. We just don't know yet how they'll play when they have to strap it up and push another team around.

I think we have good players. At the end of the day that's usually what gets it done. We have been put into a system that tries to accentuate our strengths. I think, compared to the other teams in the league, we have gotten off to a head start just by the mere fact that we have good players here.

I think we pay very well compared to other retailers in the area,

I think we were all surprised at the level he came into camp at compared to where he was when we saw him in October. There was a tremendous amount of work that was needed, and he did it. He's in the shape he needs to be in.

I think that compared to other teams we are looking competitive, but in order to see whether we are really quick enough to aim for the top we need to wait till everybody is running on low fuel with new tires.

I think that compared to other teams we are looking competitive.

I think because of the easy comparisons, apparel has an opportunity to stand out through the rest of the quarter compared to some of the other categories.

I think at a certain level compared - as was pointed out earlier, compared to what is happening in Europe, the United States still gets the safe-haven money. But underlying that, the United States is not the safe haven but perhaps the most dangerous place of all.

I think it's so good for women's basketball. I feel like five or six years ago, the No. 1 team was so far ahead compared to other high-ranked teams. We had four undefeated teams at one point late in the season.

I think they (Yellow Jackets) are better than they were last year, and I am not sure where we stand right now compared to a year ago,

I think this year was a benchmark in negotiations between the state and tribes. Everything went smoothly compared to past history.

I went to St. Mary's School and to St. James High School. We left just before my senior year and moved to California. My dad was a painter in Grand Forks and a house painter in California. My mother was sick, and my grandmother and aunt lived out there, so our transition was family-covered. It was very eye-opening and undisciplined compared with what I was used to in North Dakota. In Catholic school, I was used to standing to answer when someone asked a question. In California, they didn't care if you chewed gum.

It is an overpriced network compared to other regional sports networks around the country.

It is an outstanding four-wheel-drive off-roader, as youd expect from Land Rover, ... And on road, compared with its rivals, we believe it is less frenetic, more refined and more comfortable. It all adds up to the broadest range of capability in its class.

It is an extremely passionate group of people. Compared with a hobby like golf or hunting, it's a small hobby. But it's a healthy hobby, and has never been better.

I think there's some encouragement in what we've found in the initial sweeps. Numbers so far are relatively minor as compared to the dire projections of 10,000.

I think the rain's insignificant compared to the meaning of this day.

just a little phase. ... It was nice to be compared to somebody good. But you're not that person.

Last season, we kind of compared our season to the Patriots and Red Sox. They've shown how you can be an underdog and still win. You still give it your all.

I see growth continuing but slowing. We anticipate passenger traffic to grow between 3.5 percent and 4.5 percent in 2006, compared with 12 percent in 2005.

People are always trying to compare quarterbacks and that's tough to do because everybody is his own quarterback and own person. Tom's obviously a phenomenal quarterback, player and person, so that's an honor to be compared to him.

Our guys still have some things to prove. But I'd be proud to have my team compared to that team.

Over his presidency, President Bush has made great strides to increase foreign aid, so today's announcement of cuts to core development funding is a big disappointment. Although the US is the largest donor in the world, and US assistance had been on the increase, the US still lags behind other developed countries in that our contributions are small compared to the size of our federal budget and economy.

Parents have much lower spending plans this year, with the average at $296.20 compared with $411.24 a year ago.

Over the past 12 months, the major components of our loan portfolio have showed significant growth. We have increased residential construction loans 7% and commercial real estate loans 14% from a year ago. These components now make up 73% of the loan portfolio. In addition, we continue to let our installment loans drop off as they now represent just 8% of the loan portfolio compared to 9% a year ago.

Over the last year we have understood to a much greater extent why the '04 car was good and the '05 car less so. People forget that we are still, compared to some of the others, a young team and I think we've learned a lot. The aerodynamic figures for the new car combined with what we learned from last year's experience gives us cause for optimism...at the moment the figures look very promising.

Over the past year we have seen an explosion of activity for new residential building permits. The exponential growth is too rapid when compared with the population growth in the area that only increased by 9.7 percent in the last two years. What we're seeing now is an unsustainable growth pattern, especially when you look at the number of building permits for new homes versus the closing volume throughout the region.

Our supply constraints also resulted in the company's inability to replenish the channel towards the end of the quarter. Compared to the end of 2004, we ended the year with significantly fewer weeks of inventory in the channel in the U.S.

Our study showed that women who worked with organic solvents throughout pregnancy or in a large part of their pregnancy, have more chance of having kids with malformations and with complications around the time of birth when compared with women not working with chemicals.

Our fans were great!. They were more vocal and into the game compared to Morris. That was great to see, and the girls fed off that (support).

Overall, I'd say there's a 20 percent increase in sales this week compared to the rest of December.

Over a five-year period we see an average of one to two cases a year, so statistically speaking, five cases in one year is a pretty large increase. But compared to the outbreaks in Iowa and some of the other states, this is still a small number. We are not alarmed.

Our view on it is simply with what we know of Mattoon. We compete against them in a few sports already. Our boys' soccer teams play. Our baseball teams play. Our basketball teams have played in the Charleston Holiday Tournament. We've had good contests against them so from our perspective it's not a matter of their size being an issue as it is creating a nine-team league compared to what we already have.

Our world's a little different because we can get so many tapes on people compared to high-school and junior-college. Every one of the teams, you might have about 14-15 tapes you've got to watch and know everything about them.

On the surface, the only apparent antitrust problem appears to be the fact that AOL and Time Warner's Roadrunner might be seen as being competing Internet services. But Roadrunner is a pipsqueak of a player compared to AOL's service. It's conceivable they could force the divestiture of Roadrunner. But that's not a big deal.

On the surface, the numbers look bad, but when you dig into them you see health. Moreover, the $5 billion share buyback just announced is exactly what we would recommend. Lastly, while the quarter looked soft due to comps, it should be temporary, as compared to long-term health in the growing cable business, which is why we believe the company can keep to its guidance.

Other states have an advantage in recruiting businesses, they say, since they can give hope of stability to the business executives compared to Virginia, whose system guarantees unknown change every four years.

RIM, as a phone with email push capabilities on top of scheduling and other functions, is a very attractive value proposition compared to handhelds that lack some capabilities. This is a mature market; beyond PIM, we haven't seen any new function for handhelds bring a really broad return-no new killer app.

Rental income is quite stable when compared with the income of property developers.

Pixar has been compared to fine furniture makers who polish the backs of drawers - even if you don't see everything in a particular scene, you still feel that every little detail has been met.

People who used antibiotics for their acne -- as compared to people who had acne who weren't using antibiotics -- were about twice as likely to develop an upper respiratory tract infection within a year's period of time.

Our pop scene is among the best in the world because there are 300 languages spoken on the streets of London, compared with 200 in New York. Our diversity is our strength.

Our record December sales results are further evidence of the great work being done by Associates throughout our company. More effective advertising, improved inventory in-stock levels and a tightly integrated multi-channel offering helped drive the year-over-year improvement. A strong increase in the average ticket size more than offset a reduction in traffic, compared with the prior year." ()

Paris enjoys a high reputation for the style of its public edifices, and, while there is a very great deal to condemn, compared with other capitals, I think it is entitled to a distinguished place in this particular.

Particularly interesting is that Internet shopping included all age groups up to 65, with 53 percent of consumers making Internet purchases. People with incomes over $75,000 were twice as likely to use the Internet compared with people with incomes under $30,000. The Internet continued to attract the most desirable customer, as the higher the income, the more the likelihood to buy on the Internet.

Our lot prices last year were about $50,000 to $60,000 under comparable lots in Canby and Oregon City, which makes our prices look very, very attractive compared to those places. ... Lot prices (this year in Big Meadow) are probably going to go up around $15,000 over what they were last year, which means our minimum prices are going to go up.

Our mile-and-a-half program has improved a good bit this year compared to last year,

People only need to walk up to 12 miles per week or for about 125 to 200 minutes per week to improve their heart health. Our data suggest that if you walk briskly for 12 miles per week you will significantly increase your cardiovascular fitness levels compared to baseline. If you increase either your mileage or intensity, by going up an incline or jogging, you will achieve even greater gains.

Supplies of heating oil are very low compared to other supplies of energy commodities.

Such indeed is the superior longevity of the fair females of Surinam, compared to that of the males (owing chiefly, as I said, to their excesses of all sorts) that I have frequently known wives who have buried four husbands, but never met a man in this country who had survived two wives.

Statistically, it is clearly true; compared to men, (women) are biological fortresses.

Sprint PCS continues to lead the wireless industry with record subscriber growth for three consecutive quarters. This quarter, Sprint PCS increased average revenue per customer while it reduced acquisition and operating costs-per-customer compared to the previous quarter.

Some of the cheapest prices we found were at Wal-Mart, but product selection and presentation of the televisions at the discount retailer left much to be desired when compared to our experience at Best Buy and Circuit City.

Some of the catastrophic deaths some people have predicted may not have occurred. The numbers, so far, are relatively minor as compared with the dire predictions of 10,000.

My situation has improved a great deal compared to the start of 2006. The injury is still there, but it has been treated and is much better. I am not too worried by it and can live with the discomfort.

Nationally, production is down and demand is up compared to last year. In addition, many regions of the country are having trouble getting sufficient supplies of ethanol, which is used in new formulas for gas. Uncertainty about supply has lifted gasoline to near-record prices on the spot market and that filters down to the neighborhood gas pump.

Looking at the preliminary numbers, obviously February was a disappointment compared to last year and year-to-date.

Long-term mortgage rates will more than likely rise over the next few months, albeit modestly compared to shorter-term rates.

Look at the names in this hall of fame. I didn't think I compared to some professional athletes and people that have done all the things they've done. It's a pleasure, it really is.

Look at our linemen compared to other linemen around the league. We're smaller, faster-running linemen. If one guy overruns the play, another guy is right there cleaning up his garbage. Everybody takes care of everybody else in this running game.

Market demand in 2002 is expected to be generally flat compared with the previous year in both Europe and North America, ... The group should achieve an improvement in operating income and value creation for the full year 2002, excluding items affecting comparability.

Marriage is a walk in the park compared to being a single mother or father. I'll take that walk later.