No other instance of musical heredity is comparable with that afforded by the Bach family.
The conception of gods as supernatural beings entirely distinct from and superior to man, and wielding powers to which he possesses nothing comparablein degree and hardly even in kind, has been slowly evolved in the course of history.
Nowhere in the Melanesian Archipelago do we find scroll designs comparable with those of the district of New Guinea now under consideration.
Animal forms are not characteristic of African art, except among the Bushmen, and there we find pictures of animals which are comparable with those of the Eskimo or the natives of Torres Straits.
It is doubtful if the world has seen anything comparable to him for vitriolic vindictiveness since England had Dean Swift.
It is capable of exciting phosphorescence at comparatively low degrees of exhaustion, and also projects shadows at pressures far greater than those at which the mean free path is comparable to the dimensions of the vessel.
Besides, he knew little of Dorothea's sensations, and had not reflected that on such an occasion as the present they were comparable in strength to his own sensibilities about Carp's criticisms.
Thus his nails and modesty were comparable to those of most gentlemen; though his ambition had been educated only by the opportunities of a clerk and accountant in the smaller commercial houses of a seaport.
It is, therefore, regarded as a third mobile envelope comparablewith the hydrosphere and atmosphere.
For stateliness and majesty, what iscomparable to a horse Dr.
There is none comparable to the variety of instructive expressions by speech, wherewith man alone is endowed for the communication of his thoughts.
Defn: Capable of being matched; comparable on equal conditions; adapted to being joined together; correspondent.
But quite lately we have seen a remarkable development in this branch of agriculture, which seems to promise a fruit-growing industry comparable to that of other and more advanced countries than the Argentine.
In the opinion of many who know of her work, she is only comparableto Madame Schumann, in her practical devotion to her great husband's music and to the realisation of his ideals.
Table XI shows the amino acid composition to be comparable with other bacterial proteins, except for higher tryptophan and methionine values.
Hence all the estimates of the effective inertia of an electron are of the same order of magnitude, being all comparable with that of a mass of ether equal to the electron in bulk.
The supposed magnetic etherial drift, along the axis of a solenoid or other magnetic field, if it exist, is comparable to ·003 centim.
And the internal circulatory speed of the intrinsic motion of such a fluid must be comparable with the velocity with which such waves are transmitted.
No ordinary matter is competent to transmit waves at anything like the speed of light: the rate at which matter conveys waves is the velocity of sound,--a speed comparable to one-millionth of the speed of light.
Just as we can say that the density of the visible cosmos is small, although in individual lumps its density is comparable to that of iron or rock.
The mass, or inertia, of an electron is comparable to the thousandth part of that of the atom of hydrogen.
It is a curious fact that Venus, which is only a shade smaller than the Earth, should not have divided into two bodies comparable with the Earth and Moon.
This estimate is presented merely as the best approximation which can be made from the data available and as being fairly comparable with that published eight years ago.
The per capita level of output and standard of living are comparable to those of the most prosperous regions of Italy, which supplies much of its food.
The incomes and living standards of lay workers are comparable to those of counterparts who work in the city of Rome.
Living standards are high, roughly comparable to those in prosperous French metropolitan areas.
Four decades ago, GDP per capita was comparable with levels in the poorer countries of Africa and Asia.
It contains the term nyaki for ginyaki, “hand”, but the remainder of the expression is composed of elements that are not comparable to anything in the meager material at present accessible.
The interior controls in the hull-base raised the gravity-pull within the vessel to a strengthcomparable to that of Earth.
This gravity-beam, though far smaller, wascomparable to the one used by the Wandl control station.
Could we but teach future generations the pleasure-potency of the imagination, we should give them an asset that would enhance the usefulness and efficiency of their lives comparable to health.
Were one called upon to make specific comment upon his poetry, he would have to point out the very obvious influence of Byron, De Musset, and Heine, and to say that Guerrini in no way is comparable with any of them.
He had a tremendous influence upon many of the young symbolist writers of Italy, comparable to that exercised by Stephane Mallarme on the young writers in the '80's and '90's.
Figures such as these suggest that we may be on the eve of a revolution of ocean travel comparable to that made by the substitution of steam for wind power.
Such speeds would indeed produce a revolution in travelling comparable to the substitution of the steam locomotive for the stage coach.
A considerable number of observations were taken during this journey at night, when none are recorded at Calcutta, but which are comparable with contemporaneous observations taken by Mr. Muller at Dorjiling.
I looked in vain for any signs of scratching or scoring, at all comparable to that produced by glacial action.
With regard to the observations themselves, they may be depended upon as comparable with those of Calcutta, the instruments having been carefully compared, and the cases of interpolation being few.
His treatise denying the freedom of the will has given him a European reputation comparable with that enjoyed by Franklin in science and Jefferson in political propaganda.
In mastery of the technique of the short story he is fairly comparable with Poe, though less original, for it was Poe who formulated, when Bret Harte was a child of six, the well-known theory of the unity of effect of the brief tale.
I have performed many athletic feats since my cure, but nothing comparable to the feat of climbing with crutches up those paths of yielding sand.
It does not lead eastward into any district comparablein population or importance with those tapped by Penn and Liberty Avenues, and its connection westward through the Point District is narrow, difficult to widen, and relatively unimportant.
As this canal runs through the canalized Mohawk, Oneida, Oswego, Seneca and Clyde rivers, the situation is comparable with that on the Allegheny.
The lighter guns of previous years had never accomplished any feat comparable in its results to that which was achieved by the siege-train of the Conqueror.
Nothing exists in our modern Universities at all comparable with the magnificent buildings, the extensive grounds, woods and lakes, the immense gymnasiums and swimming baths, provided for women students in the United States.
Forsake not an old friend; for the new is not comparable to him--A new friend is as new wine; when it is old, thou shalt drink it with pleasure.
No mortifications, which you can suffer from retrenching in your appearance, can be comparable to this unhappiness.
I do not know a fourth station comparable to or worthy to be named after these.
Those evenings have long since passed away, and nothing comparable to them has come in their stead, or can come.
