Collocations for comparison - noun
ADJECTIVE
favourable/favorable,
unfavourable/unfavorable
fair, unfair
broad, crude (esp. BrE), simple
accurate, careful, close, detailed, direct
meaningful, useful, valid
apt, good, interesting
inevitable
performance, price, etc.
a price-comparison site
fair, unfair
broad, crude (esp. BrE), simple
accurate, careful, close, detailed, direct
meaningful, useful, valid
apt, good, interesting
inevitable
performance, price, etc.
a price-comparison site
VERB + comparison
draw,
make,
perform
It's difficult to make a direct comparison—the two things are so different.
It's difficult to make a direct comparison—the two things are so different.
allow,
enable,
facilitate,
permit
invite
The similarity between the two invites comparison.
invite
The similarity between the two invites comparison.
bear,
stand
Our problems don't bear comparison with those elsewhere.
Our problems don't bear comparison with those elsewhere.
PREPOSITION
by comparison (with)
Jane is still young, and Fiona seems old by comparison.
Jane is still young, and Fiona seems old by comparison.
for comparison
Let's put them side by side for comparison.
Let's put them side by side for comparison.
in comparison to,
in comparison with
The glasses are small in comparison with the old ones.
The glasses are small in comparison with the old ones.
comparison between
a comparison between figures for last year and this year
a comparison between figures for last year and this year
comparison with
a comparison with other schools
a comparison with other schools
comparison of
a comparison of unemployment rates over the past 15 years
a comparison of unemployment rates over the past 15 years
PHRASES
a basis for comparison
to provide a basis for comparison
to provide a basis for comparison
a point of comparison
for the purposes of comparison
for the purposes of comparison