Writing: Comparison

1. Compared to/ with
Children seems to learn more interesting things compared to/with when we were at school.

2. In comparison with
In comparison with the French, the British eat far less fish.

3. As against
He earns $80,000 a year, as against my $40,000.

4. As opposed to
The car gets 30 miles per gallon, as opposed to last year’s model, which got only 25.

5. In (direct) proportion to
The level of crime in an area is almost always in direct proportion to the number of unemployed.
 
6. In relation to
The monkey’s eyes are large in relation to its head.