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Nowhere near as exciting as...
Considerably/much/far more thought-provoking than...
By far the most moving advert....
Bear a close/a striking/a strong/a slight/little/no resemblance to: e.g. Her latest novel, a tale of unrequited love, bears little resemblance to her earlier, more philosophical work.
There is little to choose between (hardly any difference between) the two CDs in terms of quality of production.
The plot of this advert develops along very different lines from that of last year's advert.
There are several obvious/striking similarities between the two adverts.
There is a world of difference between the two adverts, despite their shared Christmas influences.
What sets the advert apart from others of the same subject is its ability to make us laugh.
A considerable/huge/marked/slight difference
A close/remarkable/striking/ similarity
Be dissimilar from/to: E.g. Dissimilar from other adverts
Be very much alike
Be unlike another advert
One advert Differs from the other in one respect.
One thing compares (un)favourably/ well/badly with another
Develop in a different way from
Have a great deal/little/nothing in common with
It is in their thematic content that the two adverts resemble each other most. Both focus on the topic of Christmas.
Also common to both adverts is the fact that we witness the spirit of Christmas
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