Persons with comparatively moderate powers will accomplish much, if they apply themselves wholly and indefatigably to one thing at a time. From LearnThat.org. [Samuel Smiles, Source: Self-Help.]
Adjective : comparative anatomy. ,a comparative newcomer in politics; to live in comparative luxury. From Dictionary.com.
The school, comparatively, is pretty well equipped. From Wordnik.com. [Education and the Knowledge-Based Society] Reference
A few square yards of masonry remain comparatively unhurt. From Wordnik.com. [Illustrations of the War in America] Reference
The new thread by Blov, Changing Mexico, comparatively is like day and night. From Wordnik.com. [Two Views of Mexico] Reference
Hence, instead of saying many things, he writes in comparatively few words (Heb 13: 22). From Wordnik.com. [Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible] Reference
Now you will notice that both those countries severed their connection with the past in comparatively modern times. From Wordnik.com. [Canada's Heritage of British Traditions] Reference
These, however, are all seated figures, and, with the exception of the torso, are executed in comparatively soft materials. From Wordnik.com. [Pharaohs, Fellahs and Explorers] Reference
I am optimistic enough to hope that before very long we shall have weathered the storm and once more sail in comparatively smooth waters. From Wordnik.com. [British Industry: Anglo-Canadian and Empire Trade] Reference
A mix of tungsten and plastic polymer, it's 97 percent as dense as lead and even softer, which results in comparatively loose, long-range patterns. From Wordnik.com. [Heavy Metals] Reference
He seems to assume that power hunger, although only dominant in comparatively few people, is a natural instinct that does not have to be explained, like the desire for food. From Wordnik.com. [James Burnham and the Managerial Revolution] Reference
I believe that this has led me to cite more articles in comparatively obscure and un-prestigious journals than I used to, and colleagues I've spoken with say the same thing. From Wordnik.com. [Meta-scholarship: Law Profs Studying Legal Scholarship] Reference
At day-break a comparatively shallow grave was hastily dug near the edge of a little bamboo thicket on. From Wordnik.com. [The Woman with a Stone Heart A Romance of the Philippine War] Reference
She reached the edge of the riverbank and stopped — comparatively, that is — fluttered her eyelashes at us, and addressed Cyril. From Wordnik.com. [To Say Nothing of the Dog]
Under what might now need to be termed comparatively normal circumstances, I have often agonised over helping my students understand the practical significance of critical theory. From Wordnik.com. [Sarah Amsler: Creative Militancy, Militant Creativity and the New British Student Movement] Reference
There boots are in comparatively good condition. From Wordnik.com. [Work Camp 10049 GW] Reference
Palin’s looking like a female Einstein comparatively. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Still Bitter Over Loss On Health Reform, GOP Seeks To Block Judicial Nominee For His Health Care Views] Reference
How do you feel this team is prepared kind of comparatively to that team that got all that publicity that year with Michael?. From Wordnik.com. [Kansas State Headline News] Reference
"comparatively" but positively what Bushman morals are. From Wordnik.com. [Primitive Love and Love-Stories] Reference
Now, they're even smarter, comparatively speaking. From Wordnik.com. [Education Spin] Reference
Yet its startups are still comparatively young and small. From Wordnik.com. [What Lurks Beneath] Reference
The working-age generation behind them is comparatively small. From Wordnik.com. [The Economic Perception Gap] Reference
Back in 1994, of course, the online pet market looked comparatively tranquil. From Wordnik.com. [Amazon's Pet Projects] Reference
France — have held up comparatively better during the global economic meltdown. From Wordnik.com. [Lay Off the Layoffs] Reference
"Other translators have said they find Tolstoy comparatively easy to translate," Pevear says. From Wordnik.com. [Lost in Translations] Reference
Yet, though it would take comparatively little effort on our part, few of us choose to help them. From Wordnik.com. [The Science Behind Our Generosity] Reference
But Boston, itself a racial powder keg waiting for the right match, remained comparatively quiet. From Wordnik.com. [Boston’s Soul Savior] Reference
Aside from portrait artists sketching Diana's likeness along the Seine, Paris was comparatively quiet. From Wordnik.com. [After The Tragedy, A Compelling Desire For Anything Diana] Reference
Before Tibet erupted, Beijing was doing a comparatively smooth job of handling international criticism. From Wordnik.com. [China Feels the Heat] Reference
I remember talking to Biden in that (comparatively minor fracas) — he was clearly hurt by the criticism. From Wordnik.com. [At War With His Mouth] Reference
Their ejection fractions have increased significantly, remaining comparatively high six months after treatment. From Wordnik.com. [REBUILDING THE HEART] Reference
The most comparatively jealous males: Brazilians, who live in a country where fertility rates are extremely high. From Wordnik.com. [Periscope] Reference
Despite the boom in exotic futures known as derivatives, creating comparatively simple home futures has been hard. From Wordnik.com. [Taming a Wild Market] Reference
But at least one comparatively pricey restaurant chain is turning in the equivalent of a Michelin-starred performance. From Wordnik.com. [Try the Beef and Broccoli] Reference
Nor are the spikes evident in every election year: 2000, 1988, and 1968 were comparatively benign on the disaster front. From Wordnik.com. [Winning by a Landslide] Reference
Jefferson had a great faith in improving mankind but "comparatively little interest in human nature," observes McCullough. From Wordnik.com. [Founders Chic: Live From Philadelphia] Reference
Jews encountered comparatively little hostility in the young republic, largely because they were too few to make anyone feel threatened. From Wordnik.com. [Telegram From a Parallel Universe] Reference
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