relative terms

Instead, we find it very easy to think in very relative terms as options change from one time to another.

But 2010, in relative terms, has not been a great year for Bric stock markets.

"So, in relative terms, gold is appealing to people who ask, 'where should I put my money? ' It is a hedge against uncertainty, " he said.

It is possible that the size of trust financing might actually fall in relative terms.

Africa, it continued, was a continent where poverty, both in absolute terms and relative terms, had been on the increase.

As a result of all this, ordinary households actually get poorer in relative terms and even in absolute terms.

that they are not in relative terms all that large.

This obviously will have to be in absolute terms rather than in relative terms.

Attention must be paid to stable and proportionate development, but stable and proportionate are relative terms, not absolute.

Maldives was the smallest country hit by last December's tsunami, but in relative terms it suffered the sharpest blow.

He points out that the decline will not be in total numbers of English speakers, but in relative terms.

First, it's true that middle-income countries' emissions are small in absolute and relative terms. But small does not mean insignificant.

The increase in US bond yields in relative terms points to a firmer USD over the near term.

in relative terms, planets are very small and do not emit light.

Even in relative terms, the east's catching-up process has nearly come to a standstill since the mid-1990s.

In this context the term makes more sense as the disposable incomes of better-off Britons have indeed been falling in relative terms.

America is certainly losing clout in relative terms, but it will remain the world's most fearsome military power for a very long time.

Rio and BHP might be linked at the hip, in relative terms.

The NPV method measures profitability in absolute term, whereas the IRR method measures it in relative terms.

Sliders allow users to specify numeric values in relative terms, rather than by directly keying in a number.

Cyran maintains, at the very least, that 'In relative terms Apple should be worth far more.

Yin and yang are relative terms and need a context to be appropriately applied.

is that they are not in relative terms all that large.

As the South's population has expanded in absolute and relative terms, the region has become more Republican.

In relative terms, the market does not look overvalued either, on 15 times this year's estimated earnings.

And the rapid economic development of neighbouring countries has also made Japanese property more affordable in relative terms.

The global economic slowdown, however hard it is hitting Asia, may in relative terms serve to bolster Asian influence.

Yin and yang are relative terms: they describe the two facets of existence.

Pat Symonds: As always, performance has to be looked at in relative terms.

Starting 25 years ago, the United States started to fall behind in relative terms.

the structure of your site is the best static because, in relative terms included static site is baidu search engine like very much.

What Americans spend on food has declined in relative terms for decades.

China is unlikely to surpass the US in GDP in absolute or relative terms soon.

Before signing on the contract, we must check carefully the relative terms in the contract.

The higher your elevation, the more expensive your costs, but that is in extremely relative terms.

It is our nature to evaluate our own lives in relative terms.

And in relative terms, this is not a costly proposition.

The real tragedy is that the failure of Lehman has left Wall Street's survivors both bigger in relative terms and more secure politically.

But in relative terms, the picture is more complicated. Although U.

In relative terms, there are some winners.

And a contract did not consult with the relative terms;

THERE are two main ways to define a middle class: in relative terms, as the middle income range of each country;

While many Chinese are getting richer in absolute terms, they are not getting richer in relative terms;

The Definition of Several Relative Terms in the Field of Independent Directors'Study