The city also ranked fifth in the nation in 2005 and first among comparable American cities.

That means measuring our performance against that of comparable cities.

Likewise the wage rates for African Americans were relatively steady from 1979 to 1985 when in comparable cities it dropped.

No mayor of any comparable city would accept plans of this kind.

They argue that the two systems are less expensive than public colleges in nearby states or comparable big cities.

In Russia, there are only nine comparable cities.

St. Louis suffered as much or more than comparable cities in the early years of the Great Depression.

The city had massive walls, 23 miles (37 kilometers) in length, longer than the walls of comparable cities.

Unlike most cities comparable to its size, Fort Wayne does not have an urban freeway system.

There are several remarkable broadcasting facilities in Berlin, more than in other comparable cities.