Comparing_at_two_different_points_in_time

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This frame is about comparing an Entity with itself at two different points in time using a Comparison_criterion while qualifying with a Degree.

         The average family not in the top 10 percent makes less money today than they were making a generation ago.
         The average family not in the top 10 percent makes less money today THAN they were making a generation ago.

         More private sector jobs were created in the second year of the Obama administration THAN in the eight years of Bush administration.

         We lost more jobs in this great recession THAN the last four recessions combined.
         We lost more jobs in this great recession THAN the last four recessions combined.

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Comparison_criterion[] A criterion that is used to compare the Entity with itself.
         You had more women getting computer sciences degrees in the '80s by a factor of 2-plus THAN you do now.
Degree [] The extent to which the Comparison_criterion changes between First_point_in_time and Second_point_in_time.
Semantic Type: Degree          More private-sector jobs were created in the second year of the Obama administration THAN in the eight years of the Bush administration.
Entity[Ent] An entity or a set of entities being compared with itself at two different points in time based on a criteria.
         The average family not in the top 10 percent makes less money today THAN they were making a generation ago.
First_point_in_time [] The time where the Entity is being compared with itself in the Second_point_in_time.
Semantic Type: Time          More private-sector jobs were created in the second year of the Obama administration THAN in the eight years of the Bush administration.
Second_point_in_time [] The time where the Entity is being compared with itself in the First_point_in_time.
Semantic Type: Time          More private-sector jobs were created in the second year of the Obama administration THAN in the eight years of the Bush administration.

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Difference [Diff] The magnitude of the change that the Entity has in Comparison_criterion between First_point_in_time and Second_point_in_time.
         You had more women getting computer sciences degrees in the '80s by a factor of 2-plus THAN you do now.

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