Economically Ireland has moved from an agricultural nation to a being at the forefront of high-tech industries like pharmaceuticals and the development of computer chips. Currently many commentators believe that the Republic of Ireland has lost much of its competitiveness which helped attract a lot of foreign investment in the early 90s.
similarities
When you ask for similarities and differences, you must have a second target to compare to.
Usually comparing brings about similarities. Contrasting brings differences.
differences: britain better Similarities: education
What are the similarities and differences between the Hoyt and Burgess
general similarities in appearance
ACA and NAADAC codes of ethics. Identify similarities and differences
similarities and differences between ordinary fractions and rational expressions.
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The term is "contrast" when items are observed or defined by their differences. The word "compare" is used for observed similarities, or more generally for both similarities and differences.
differences.
It organizes 2 topics using differences and similarities.