He never paled a bit but stood it like a hero. Difficulties with the diffusers and pumps paled into insignificance besides those with the porous barrier. The problems of Ireland paled into insignificance in early August. Stone's impromptu speech paled in comparison to Stanton's brilliant outpouring which preceded hers. However, Press felt that the series paled somewhat compared to the television series "Wonderfalls". Historically, it paled in size in contrast to its somewhat larger counterpart in Montreal. Despite these successes, all boy bands paled in comparison to Westlife, managed by Ronan Keating. The fragrance was so exotic and sweet that all other fragrances paled in its comparison. Although 1986 had 40 world-class runners among the 8,000 participants the times paled in comparison. However, the Red Sox' returns paled in comparison to Bagwell's achievements. The U.S. liaison officer paled when he heard the order. However, this all paled to the weekend of December 17th. On paper, Australia's team paled in comparison. But that one paled in comparison to the montage of creative bribe offers in Brazil. Ancient populations paled in comparison to the size of modern countries.