comparable period

collocation in English

meaningsofcomparableandperiod

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comparable
adjective
uk
/ˈkɒm.pər.ə.bəl/us
/ˈkɑːm.pɚ.ə.bəl/
similar in size, amount, or quality to ...
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period
noun[C]
uk
/ˈpɪə.ri.əd/us
/ˈpɪr.i.əd/
a length ...
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(Definition ofcomparableandperiodfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This is acomparableperiod.
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I asked for acomparableperiod.
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The figure for the precedingcomparableperiodwas 396,000.
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The number for thecomparableperiodin 1969 was 5,985.
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In 1931, during thecomparableperiod, we received 106,174 loads.
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In the subsequentcomparableperiodthe figure fell to nine.
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The figure for thecomparableperiodof 1960 was £799,000.
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Imports in thecomparableperiodof 1961 were £1·62 million.
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The figures for thecomparableperiodin 1968 were 1,686 and 349.
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In thecomparableperiodin 1979, 25·2 million days were lost.
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This is an increase, albeit a very small one, over thecomparableperiodof last year.
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The figures for thecomparableperiodof 1959 were 25 and 279, respectively.
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For thecomparableperiodin 1975–76 there were 158,987 completions and 163,590 starts.
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In thecomparableperiodthis year, there were just 53 ballots.
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During thecomparableperiodin 1973 the landings totalled 62,000 cwt valued at 1,664,600.
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These sales are nearly treble those of the previous issue of bonds over acomparableperiod.
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The figures for thecomparableperiodin 1950–51 are 323, 91,055 and £21.6 million respectively.
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How many asylum applications are current this year compared with thecomparableperiodin 1991?
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I have not got the figures for 1919–33, but that is not acomparableperiod.
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This year, over acomparableperiod, we imported only 32,000 cwts.
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The amount paid for thecomparableperiodin 1962 was £11,354,901.
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More schools have been built than in anycomparableperiodof educational history.
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I agree that that is acomparableperiodwhich it is fair to take.
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In thecomparableperiodlast year the number was 41,000, of which 27,000 were for males.
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