In general though, year-on-year comparisons should come with a health warning - so much depends on the cohort for that year.

The comparisons came and went, but Jennifer managed to continue winning over fans.

Such comparisons came easily to Mr. Mason, who was always aware of theater history and wanted his place in it.

A telling comparison comes in the great scene beginning "Son giunta!

And here again, the comparison with the movie comes into play.

The main comparison comes in the middle of the poem:

The comparison comes as a surprise, given the huge run-ups of recent years, with real prices since 1997 jumping more than 90 percent.

And here is where the comparison with Tony Galento comes in.

He is less comfortable talking about his place in boxing history, especially when the comparisons come to Hearns.

These comparisons do not come to mind at random.