comparative performance

collocation in English

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comparative
adjective
uk
/kəmˈpær.ə.tɪv/us
/kəmˈper.ə.t̬ɪv/
comparing ...
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performance
noun
uk
/pəˈfɔː.məns/us
/pɚˈfɔːr.məns/
how well a person, machine, etc. does a piece of work or ...
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Comparativeperformanceacross sites demonstrated that seedlings of most species, in fact, grow in height better at lower elevations irrespective of their natural ranges.
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Thecomparativeperformanceof certain commissioning choices can be assessed by setting these transaction benefits against the transaction costs that are created.
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He says that outcomes should conform to people'scomparativeperformancein terms of wilful behaviour.
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There is rapid technological development, and thecomparativeperformanceof the methods is likely to change.
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Nordic welfare states have, if anything, increased theircomparativeperformanceover other systems.
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I sought to obtain somecomparativeperformancedata out of the department.
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Trials of tanks, includingcomparativeperformancetests, are constantly in progress as part of the normal development programme.
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Given this, attempting to replicate the scenarios would not provide us with useful information on thecomparativeperformanceof the two models.
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There is no correct rate of exchange other than that determined by thecomparativeperformanceof one economy against another.
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The statement reflects thecomparativeperformanceof two groups of pupils.
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There will be more intense interest in thecomparativeperformanceof the water and sewerage limited companies and the 29 private water companies.
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The budget for thecomparativeperformancetables exercise was £45,000.
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I attach considerable importance to developing the use ofcomparativeperformanceindicators in the national health service.
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In 1993, we first included college achievements in thecomparativeperformancetables.
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Any sensible assessment of our economic well-being is necessarily a study incomparativeperformance: it is about competitiveness.
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They sometimes do that in a way which suits theircomparativeperformance.
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In paragraph 27 the response refers to the indicator ofcomparativeperformanceknown as bibliometric data.
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As part of the citizens charter initiative, we will be publishing the first set of national health servicecomparativeperformancetables later in the year.
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It would reveal thecomparativeperformanceof councils.
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It must be remembered that local government has been accustomed for a long time to usingcomparativeperformancestatistics to measure relative performance.
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