Step 1: Recall field and laboratory conditions.
A field soil deposit contains natural variations, fissures, stress history, and other in-situ effects that are not completely reproduced in laboratory samples.
Step 2: Compare the compressibility.
Because of these field conditions, the compressibility of a field deposit is generally greater than that measured in laboratory tests.
Hence,
\[
\boxed{\text{Greater than that shown by a laboratory sample}}
\]
is the correct answer.
Therefore,
\[
\boxed{(A)}
\]
is the correct answer.