1.   Women visit their doctors six times a year compared to the three or so visits that men make.

2.   Except for January, home sales have declined every month this year compared with the same months last year.

3.   Retailers say they will benefit from an extra shopping day this year compared with last year.

4.   Retailers will benefit from an extra shopping day this year compared with last year, which should result in more sales and could help profits.

5.   So, the obvious query was, how does this year compare with last?

6.   The difference in the pound and guilder profit levels reflects the weaker value of the Dutch currency this year compared with last year.

7.   The group said the number is skewed because there are five fewer shopping days this year compared with last.

8.   What appears clear in the current debate is that schools across the state are indeed showing marked improvement in state ratings this year compared to last.

9.   Federal Agriculture Marketing Authority district officer Liong Peng Hua said cabbage and other vegetables fetched better prices this year compared with the last two years.

10.   Najib also said the problems with the Infoline were compounded by the large increase in the number of applications this year compared with last year.