stand comparison with
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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
It was a final to stand comparison with any of recent times, certainly the best of the four 2018 slams.
From The Guardian • Sep. 9, 2018
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
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These animals trot with uncommon swiftness, so that the rapidity of transport may stand comparison with that where horses are employed.