stand comparison with
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The Telegraph: "Eilish has made something rich, strange, smart, sad and wise enough to stand comparison with Joni Mitchell's Blue. A heartbreak masterpiece for her generation, and for the ages."
From BBC • Dec. 21, 2024
Southgate’s squad is the first in a decade or so to stand comparison with that generation.
From New York Times • Jul. 5, 2021
Some of this sentiment is understandable: Few dramatists can stand comparison with Ibsen.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2019
Especially in Boston and New York, self-conscious writers, artists, and intellectuals tried to produce uniquely American work that would stand comparison with the polished arts of Europe.
From Textbooks • Jan. 18, 2018
Even while others addressed her in conversation she was absent-mindedly recalling to memory certain English gentlemen at home who could stand comparison with this handsome fellow across the danger line.
From Master Tales of Mystery, Volume 3 by Reynolds, Francis J. (Francis Joseph)
