<def-root>This frame is about the static comparison of an <fen>Profiled_item</fen> to a <fen>Standard_item</fen>, often with respect to some <fen>Attribute</fen>. In this frame, there is an inherent asymmetry between <fen>Profiled_item</fen> and <fen>Standard_item</fen> in that the two cannot be expressed jointly as a subject. <fen>Degree</fen> expressions are also found that indicate how close the items are to each other on the scale evoked by the <fen>Attribute</fen>. Furthermore, the particular value of the standard or item on a certain scale may be given by the <fen>Standard_attribute</fen> of the <fen>Profiled_attribute</fen> respectively.
<ex> The Sun is putting on <fex name="Profiled_item">a show that</fex> <t>rivals</t> <fex name="Standard_item">the most sizzling Hollywood thrillers</fex>.</ex>
<ex><fex name="Profiled_item">Mexico's Copper Canyon</fex> <t>rivals</t> <fex name="Standard_item">the Grand Canyon</fex> <fex name="Attribute">in sheer beauty and drama</fex>. </ex>
<ex> <fex name="Standard_attribute">Peyton Manning's passing yards</fex> are <t>equaled</t> <fex name="Comparison_set">among NFL quarterbacks</fex> <fex name="Profiled_item">by only a select few</fex>. </ex>
<ex> <fex name="Profiled_item">Few pianists</fex> have ever <t>equaled</t> <fex name="Standard_attribute">the lightness and vivacity of his rhythm</fex> . </ex> <ex> <fex name="Profiled_attribute">The current price</fex> <t>matches</t> <fex name="Standard_attribute">the price last year</fex> . </ex></def-root>
<def-root>In active sentences, the <fen>Profiled_item</fen> is the grammatically more prominent one of the items that are compared and realized as the subject. .
<ex><fex name="Profiled_item">This PC</fex> <t>stacks</t> <t>up</t> well against its competitors </ex></def-root>
<def-root>In active setnnces, the <fen>Standard_item</fen> is the grammatically less prominent element, i.e. the object or an oblique.
<ex> This PC <t>stacks</t> <t>up</t> well <fex name="Standard_item">against its competitors</fex></ex>
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<def-root>This Frame Elements marks constituents that indicate in which respect Item-1 and Item-2 are equal to each other.
<ex> The Tri-Cities <t>stack</t> <t>up</t> well against the competition <fex name="Attribute">in the area of innovation</fex></ex></def-root>
<def-root>This Frame Element marks expressions that indicate how close the <fen>Profiled_item</fen> and the <fen>Standard_item</fen> are to each other on the scale evoked by the <fen>Attribute</fen>.
<ex>A peanut butter and jelly sandwich <t>stacks</t> <t>up</t> <fex name="Degree">well</fex> against other
popular food items </ex></def-root>
<def-root>The <fen>Standard_attribute</fen> is used when the standard is a specific value on a scale. <ex> <fex name="Profiled_item"> We</fex> <t>equalled</t> <fex name = "Standard_attribute">father's skills</fex> . </ex></def-root>
<def-root>The <fen>Profiled_attribute</fen> is a particular value on a scale which is being compared to a <fen>Standard_item</fen> or <fen>Profiled_attribute</fen>.</def-root>
<def-root>The <fen>Comparison_set</fen> includes the <fen>Standard_item</fen> and is what the <fen>Profiled_item</fen> is judged with respect to.</def-root>
<def-root>The location where the <fen>Profiled_item</fen> rivals the <fen>Standard_item</fen>.
<ex><fex name="Place">In Africa</fex>, the level of drug resistance <t>rivals</t> even Noatirtin's vaunted efficacy.</ex></def-root>
<def-root>The time at which the <fen>Profiled_item</fen> rivals the <fen>Standard_item</fen>.
<ex>American caviar <fex name="Time">now</fex> <t>rivals</t> Russia's in quality.</ex></def-root>
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Position_on_a_scale
COD: be similar to or have a specified relationship with another thing or person:
COD: reach the required or expected standard.
COD: be equal to in quality or strength
COD: a person or thing able to contend with another as an equal.
COD: be comparable to.
COD: be equal or equivalent to
COD: of equivalent quality.
COD: measure up; compare.