diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 71ce011..9510b22 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <groupId>fi.solita.utils</groupId>
     <artifactId>functional-utils</artifactId>
-    <version>0.12.45</version>
+    <version>0.12.46</version>
     <build>
         <resources>
                 <resource>
diff --git a/src/main/java/fi/solita/utils/functional/Compare.java b/src/main/java/fi/solita/utils/functional/Compare.java
index e82bc40..e7e4189 100644
--- a/src/main/java/fi/solita/utils/functional/Compare.java
+++ b/src/main/java/fi/solita/utils/functional/Compare.java
@@ -32,7 +32,24 @@ public static final <K extends Comparable<? super K>, V extends Comparable<? sup
     }
     
     public static final <K, V> Ordering<Map<K,V>> byMap(final Comparator<? super K> keyComparator, final Comparator<? super V> valueComparator) {
-        return by(Transformers.<K,V>mapEntrySet(), byIterable(by(Transformers.<K,V>key(), keyComparator).then(by(Transformers.<K,V>value(), valueComparator))));
+        return by(Transformers.<K,V>mapEntrySet(), byIterable(byEntry(keyComparator, valueComparator)));
+    }
+    
+    public static final <L, R> Ordering<Map.Entry<L,R>> byEntry(final Comparator<? super L> leftComparator, final Comparator<? super R> rightComparator) {
+        return by(Transformers.<L,R>key(), leftComparator).then(by(Transformers.<L,R>value(), rightComparator));
+    }
+    
+    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+    public static final <L, R> Ordering<Pair<L,R>> byPair(final Comparator<? super L> leftComparator, final Comparator<? super R> rightComparator) {
+        return (Ordering<Pair<L,R>>)(Object)byEntry(leftComparator, rightComparator);
+    }
+    
+    public static final <T1, T2, T3> Ordering<Tuple3<T1, T2, T3>> byTuple(final Comparator<? super T1> comparator1, final Comparator<? super T2> comparator2, final Comparator<? super T3> comparator3) {
+        return Compare.<T1,Tuple3<T1, T2, T3>>by(Transformers.<T1>_1(), comparator1).thenBy(Transformers.<T2>_2(), comparator2).then(by(Transformers.<T3>_3(), comparator3));
+    }
+    
+    public static final <T1, T2, T3, T4> Ordering<Tuple4<T1, T2, T3, T4>> byTuple(final Comparator<? super T1> comparator1, final Comparator<? super T2> comparator2, final Comparator<? super T3> comparator3, final Comparator<? super T4> comparator4) {
+        return Compare.<T1,Tuple4<T1, T2, T3, T4>>by(Transformers.<T1>_1(), comparator1).thenBy(Transformers.<T2>_2(), comparator2).then(by(Transformers.<T3>_3(), comparator3)).then(by(Transformers.<T4>_4(), comparator4));
     }
     
     /**
diff --git a/src/main/java/fi/solita/utils/functional/Ordering.java b/src/main/java/fi/solita/utils/functional/Ordering.java
index bb68d67..86d4bce 100644
--- a/src/main/java/fi/solita/utils/functional/Ordering.java
+++ b/src/main/java/fi/solita/utils/functional/Ordering.java
@@ -67,4 +67,32 @@ public final Ordering<T> zero() {
     public final Ordering<T> then(Comparator<? super T> next) {
         return apply(Pair.of(this, Ordering.of(next)));
     }
+    
+    /**
+     * @return composition of {@code this} and transformation to an element with natural ordering.
+     */
+    public final Ordering<T> thenBy(final Apply<? super T, ? extends Comparable<?>> next) {
+        return then(Compare.by(next));
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * @return composition of {@code this} and transformation to an element with natural ordering.
+     */
+    public final <S extends Comparable<? super S>> Ordering<T> thenByOption(final Apply<? super T, ? extends Option<S>> next) {
+        return then(Compare.byOption(next));
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * @return composition of {@code this} and {@code next} by transforming to a type comparable by {@code targetComparator}.
+     */
+    public final <S> Ordering<T> thenBy(final Apply<? super T, S> next, final Comparator<? super S> targetComparator) {
+        return then(Compare.by(next, targetComparator));
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * @return composition of {@code this} and {@code next} by transforming to a type comparable by {@code targetComparator}.
+     */
+    public final <S> Ordering<T> thenByOption(final Apply<? super T, ? extends Option<S>> next, final Comparator<? super S> targetComparator) {
+        return then(Compare.byOption(next, targetComparator));
+    }
 }
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