The phrase
"comparative purposes" means using something or someone as a basis for comparison in order to gain a better understanding or draw conclusions.
Full definition
A vehicle's actual fuel consumption may differ from that achieved in such tests and these figures are for
comparative purposes only.
The state gave practice tests last year, but the results were not publicly released, making today's numbers the first temperature - taking of students on a statewide basis that can be used for
comparative purposes in the years ahead.
In addition, for organic
growth comparative purposes, we are presenting PLK pre - and post-combination results, including Popeyes» pre-combination Adjusted EBITDA determined in accordance with RBI's methodology as reflected in the reconciliation table.
But an MDX, an RX300, and a Rendezvous brought along for
comparative purposes reminded us just how badly a crossover SUV copes with the daily necessities of cornering and braking by dishing up embarrassing quantities of slobbery roll, pitch, and dive at every opportunity.
For
comparative purpose Mr. Gordon may reference various indices, an index serves as a barometer for a given market or industry and acts as a benchmark against which financial or economic performance is measured.
An abbreviation for comparable properties used for
comparative purposes in the appraisal process; facilities of reasonably the same size and location with similar amenities; properties which have been recently sold, which have characteristics similar to property under consideration, thereby indicating the approximate fair market value of the subject property.
Just for
comparative purposes, Apple's business is almost 3 times the size of Netflix and twice the size of Amazon's AWS.
For
comparative purposes, 6 % of Harvard's class of 2016 took internships in investment banking, 8 % spent the summer in general management positions, and 15 % were in marketing summer positions.
Presented below are the rates by location for
comparative purposes; individual quotes will differ.
For
comparative purposes, the S&P 500 ® Index (the «S&P 500»), which is the Fund's benchmark and is considered to be reflective of the US securities markets, had a total return of 23.63 % over the same time period.
For
comparative purposes, the S&P 500 ® Index, which is the Fund's benchmark, had a total return of 3.27 % over the same time period.
Individual renters» rates are going to differ based on their profiles and insurance needs, so these rates are furnished only for
comparative purposes.
Exchange - traded funds and openended mutual funds are considered a single population for
comparative purposes.
For
comparative purposes, the US 10 year Treasury currently yields 1.82 %.
graduates and current students, and for
comparative purposes, from a sample of non-D.
For
comparative purposes it is illuminating to match it with the recently created «Asian Majority» Senate District.
For
comparative purposes, five categories of forest were considered: primary (totally intact) forest; forest affected by logging; forest affected by fires; forest affected by selective logging and fires; and secondary forests (regenerating after complete clearance).
«It would have been impossible to check for all the suggested culprits without the support by the zoo community which willingly supplied samples from other animals for
comparative purposes.
Reference pathways from human and other vertebrates are depicted here for
comparative purposes.
Extant Amazonian fecal microbiome was included for
comparative purposes.
This list is for
comparative purposes, so I've included (and italicized) all those films from earlier years that made it to US theatres for the first time in 2008.
I wanted to make sure I was not overestimating the 1999 film and for
comparative purposes, I specifically keyed in on the early scenes in which Tarzan is a youth.
Here's the UTLA survey on LAUSD Superintendent John Deasy's performance that's going out this week: For
comparative purposes, here's the current teacher evaluation form used by principals to evaluate teachers (as part of the so - called «Stull evaluation»).
What are benefits and liabilities of even considering international test data for
comparative purposes?
If more than one district is under consideration, several districts in the same geographic area can supply this information for
comparative purposes.
For
comparative purposes, the 1.6 litre VVT engine of the Vitara RT - S which the new S - Turbo sits beside puts out 88kW at 6000rpm and 156Nm at 4400rpm.
At the end of the article a selection of new Jetta and New Compact Coupé pics are placed side by side for
comparative purposes.
While the Q7 is also available with a 4.2 - liter TDI engine, we have chosen the 3.0 - liter variant for
comparative purposes.
Though for
comparative purposes, the outgoing Chevrolet Corvette Z06 is powered by a naturally - aspirated 7.0 L LS7 V8...
For
comparative purposes, this was barely three tenths of a litre more than a champion of fuel efficiency, the Honda Civic (also equipped with an automatic transmission), which followed behind us... frankly, the Civic was only just a touch better, with its 140 hp.
Though for
comparative purposes, the outgoing Chevrolet Corvette Z06 is powered by a naturally - aspirated 7.0 L LS7 V8 capable of 505hp and 470 lb - ft of torque.
For
comparative purposes, the BMW X5 M's twin - turbo petrol V8 propels it to 100km / h from standstill in 4.7 seconds.
For
comparative purposes, Apple's third generation iPad retina display has 264 PPI.