• One way to do that is with the classic comparison matrix, originated by the Boston Consulting Group, of four quadrants, charting values along the x- and y-axes.

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  • They've posted up an unboxing of their unit, along with the inevitable comparison shots with other gaming peripherals, TV remotes and slices of bread, etc.

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  • Second, although output is up sharply compared with last year (when it slumped), the crucial comparison is with the year before.

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  • In showing greater restraint over the hostage videos, Arab stations may even be appearing to play down the emotional impact of the killings in comparison with the intensity of their coverage of Iraqi or Palestinian casualties.

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  • The symbol shows a comparison with the number from a prior year.

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  • Mr McCain's support among the party faithful has plunged since the beginning of the year, even in his own backyard (see the chart for a comparison with the better-placed Rudy Guiliani).

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  • Finally the argument ignored the many other groups who are key sections of the American population - comparison with the Hispanic vote and their leaders would have set the programme in the 21st century.

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  • Some of the topics raised by the members' expenses committee have been raised with him before - including the cost of processing claims, a comparison of costs with the previous expenses system and the amount of time MPs were spending processing claims.

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  • The threat posed by the fidgety remote control and the poky VCR pales in comparison with the digital threat.

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  • The international response, in comparison with the tsunami, has been mean-spirited.

    ECONOMIST: Many survivors of October's earthquake are still at risk

  • With all the inevitable pressures she will be facing from this point on, why assume the additional burden of comparison with one of the most iconic and adored figures since the dawn of media.

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  • But that article, like many others in the magazine this year, stands comparison with the best of the Laguerre era.

    ECONOMIST: Americans at play

  • Most country funds, like other index funds, are market-weighted, meaning their exposure to different stocks is based on the total value of the stocks' shares outstanding in comparison with the market capitalization of other shares in that market.

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  • Some of the performance figures are subdued by comparison with the start of last year as Aggreko is not benefiting from the one-off gains from the Vancouver Winter Olympics, the build-up to the FIFA World Cup in South Africa and the Asian Games.

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  • But if successive Welsh teams for the past 20 years have laboured in comparison with the 70s vintage, the professional era has brought the decline into sharp focus.

    BBC: The state of the Union

  • The GDP figures were also enhanced by comparison with the previous three months, because the second quarter had an extra public holiday as part of the Diamond Jubilee celebrations in June, as well as unusually bad weather, which reduced growth.

    BBC: UK economy returns to growth with help from Olympics

  • Add in consistent Russians Safina and Elena Dementieva, not to mention the return to near her best of their compatriot and 2008 champion Maria Sharapova and the depth of competition in the women's singles almost stands comparison with the men's draw.

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  • As I've said before, the more telling comparison is with the Irish Republic, which, like Iceland, had handled its public finances well but its financial system disastrously badly.

    BBC: Icelandic lessons for the eurozone

  • The endorsements, however, may pale in comparison with the prominence accorded Sunday night during the Grammy Awards.

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  • The town is certainly down at heel by comparison with the nearby capital, though it has a mildly exotic flavour in other respects, including five tattoo parlours on the main street.

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  • "The social cost of this programme is limited in comparison with the economic and social catastrophe that would follow if we didn't adopt it, " he said.

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  • Galling as the revelations are of traders trying to manipulate rates for personal gain, the actual harm done would probably have paled in comparison with the subsequent misconduct of the banks.

    ECONOMIST: A scandal over key interest rates is about to go global

  • However, this year the BBC will measure 2013 change in seats by comparison with the last election, 2009, when most of these councils were elected (thus ignoring subsequent by-election changes and councillor defections).

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  • Click past the break for a head-to-head comparison with the San Diego, which is cheaper but slightly less well-built (and still running Gingerbread), and the Galaxy Nexus, which costs more but comes with a far better display.

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  • In a letter on Nov. 21, current headmaster David Harman, who is named as a defendant in the lawsuit, strongly disputed the comparison with Penn State and, in a letter to the school community, detailed steps that had been taken.

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  • While the plein-air paintings of the Impressionists and post-Impressionists seem studied in comparison with the informality of these watercolors, we search the Sargents for evidence that their creator was aware of the developments in abstract art during the first decades of the 20th century.

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  • With their stocks down, health care REITs are cheap in comparison with the estimated liquidating value of their assets.

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  • The lawyers themselves, of course, have a financial incentive to settle on terms that reward them with the most profitable fee in comparison to the time invested in the case.

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  • Because right now you are comparing one job with the other, and the job with the larger salary is appealing by comparison.

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  • But in the shadow of a scandal-prone President, Gore is suffering in comparison with the most talked-about possible Republican contender.

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