twice 1
KEYWORDS: compare, figure
STRUCTURE
A be twice as high as B [, at (number) and (number) respectively].
NOTE
- twice → three times → four times etc.
- These are incorrect:
twice more than,three times more than
Examples
In 2012, the number of car thefts was twice as high as that of burglaries, at 2,800 and 1,400 respectively.