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Than ever before vs Compared with the past

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Than ever before' is commonly used to emphasize that something is at its highest level or degree. 'Compared with the past' is used to make a comparison between the present and the past.

Last updated: March 22, 2024

Than ever before

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to emphasize that something is at its highest level or degree.

This phrase is used to compare the current situation with all previous situations, emphasizing that the current situation is the most extreme or advanced.

Examples:

She is more determined than ever before to succeed.
This year's sales are higher than ever before.
I feel more grateful than ever before for your help.
He is working harder than ever before to achieve his goals.
The competition is fiercer than ever before.

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Lachlan will have more power over you than ever before.
Most Arctic glaciers are melting faster than ever before.
Our activities are under more scrutiny than ever before.
And the first thing they're doing is recruiting on a bigger scale than ever before.
And for the first time, Africa mattered more to me than ever before.
Yes, she was wilder than ever before.
In fact, the text has become more incomprehensible than ever before.
The re-launch of the UfM is more urgent than ever before.
The recent events in Japan have made safety concerns more pressing than ever before.
The events of the past few days have made our world more dangerous than ever before.
And then it all came back to me, more powerfully than ever before.
And I could stand here and give you a big speech about second chances and promise to work harder than ever before.
With this, the Daleks can be more powerful than ever before.
But now, the carbon dioxide will be cleaned up faster than ever before.
We have to stick together, now more than ever before.
I mean, my senses... It's just - they got bigger than ever before.
Adam Bilson's sled is moving faster than ever before.
Witness the fact that Americans are holding on to their cars longer than ever before, 9.4 years on average, in March. A record.
There were more tropical storms in the North Atlantic than ever before, since records began.
It's perhaps harder than ever before to stay calm, to be free of career anxiety.

Alternatives:

more than ever
better than ever
stronger than ever
faster than ever
smarter than ever

Compared with the past

This phrase is correct and used to make a comparison between the present and the past.

This phrase is used to highlight differences or similarities between the current situation and a previous time period, focusing on changes or developments over time.

Examples:

The technology today is much more advanced compared with the past.
Life expectancy has increased significantly compared with the past.
Education opportunities have expanded greatly compared with the past.
The economy is more stable now compared with the past.
Social attitudes have evolved considerably compared with the past.

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What has changed compared with the past?
In the case of the environment, particularly atmospheric emissions, the old ecopoints system has, in conjunction with the Auto-Oil programme, helped to provide a significantly improved 'environmental contribution' from heavy goods vehicles compared with the past.
I am, of course, very happy that the new common position has been established by the Council and that it has strengthened the position as compared with the past.
The distribution of Community Eco-label holders and their products over the European Union and the European Economic Area is still fairly uneven but shows a much better and more balanced coverage of products compared with the past.
Mr Barroso, compared with the past two years - this year and the year before - that is equal to an increase of 10 million unemployed people.
We have an instrument, the euro, which is binding and compelling and is forcing us towards a new kind of cohesion as compared with the past.
With limited inflation, interest rates which are low compared with the past, a savings surplus and businesses that are more than profitable, Europe - and above all the euro zone - is currently lacking, not in stability, but in growth.

Alternatives:

in comparison with the past
contrasted with the past
relative to the past
as opposed to the past
in contrast to the past

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