Collocations for comparison - noun

favourable, unfavourable | broad, crude, simple | close, detailed, direct | fair, good, meaningful, useful, valid | unfair

draw, make
It''s difficult to make a direct comparison - the two things are so different.

allow, enable, facilitate, invite
The similarity between the two invites comparison.

bear, stand
Our problems don''t bear comparison with those elsewhere.

by ~ (with)
Jane is still quite young, and Fiona seems old by comparison.

for ~
Let''s put them side by side for comparison.

in ~ to/with
The glasses are small in comparison with the old ones.

~ between
a comparison between figures for last year and this year

~ with
a comparison with other schools

a basis for comparison
to provide a basis for comparison

a point of comparison