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Antonym: absoluteSimilar words: relativelyrelationcorrelationrelationshipin relation tolegislativerelaterelatedMeaning: ['relətɪv]  n. 1. a person related by blood or marriage 2. an animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus). adj. 1. not absolute or complete 2. properly related in size or degree or other measurable characteristics; usually followed by `to'. 
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121. It is well to know the limits in advance but it is usually small relative to the average size of grants.
122. But in the late 1960s the relative autonomy of the teaching profession over the curriculum came increasingly under attack.
123. We can use multiple regression analysis to discover the relative influence of these factors on perceptions.
124. But they are thinking about commercial applications for the chanterelle and its close relative, the Tricholoma matsutake.
125. Relative to its body size, the parrot has the biggest brain of all.
126. Relative savings of only a few percent in this area can therefore mean sizeable savings in absolute terms.
127. The scent-sensitive Lepidoptera are thus associated with the strongly-scented flowers in the relative calm there.
128. The classification exercise provides another arena for the conflicting points of view as to the relative importance of good people as opposed to good systems.
129. Their brains are larger in absolute terms than those of chimps but relative to body size, they are considerably smaller.
130. Another relative latecomer was Microsoft, which only launched its Microsoft Network last August.
131. It includes assets which could be converted with relative ease and without capital loss into spending on goods and services.
132. The step commands are also input to the downcounter, which records the instantaneous position of the system relative to the target.
133. It is a well-documented fact that guys will not ask for directions. This is a biological thing. This is why it takes several million sperm cells... to locate a female egg, despite the fact that the egg is, relative to them, the size of Wisconsin. Dave Barry 
134. The most notable is the relative pronoun that, which can only be used with a restrictive relative clause.
135. The index relates key values to the relative byte address locations of the data record.
136. Provided this is taken into account, the differences between comparable samples are as readily discernible as when relative abundance is used.
137. The isotropic bile samples were subsequently used to measure the nucleation time and the relative distribution of vesicular cholesterol.
138. Ninety five percent confidence intervals for the relative risk was calculated using exact probabilities.
139. Should any relative complain, the doctor may rely upon the directive as justifying his actions.
140. The relative abundance records the percentage of the total population represented by each species.
141. The study, at a large Fortune 100 manufacturing company, focused on employees who provide personal care to an older relative.
142. Spearman's Rank-Order Correlation Coefficient was calculated to determine the correlation between relative frequency and coverage.
143. Bring a friend or relative for moral support and help in juggling insurance forms and your overnight bag.
144. Relative weaknesses existed in spelling and math computation that were average for his age.
145. The relative presence or absence of the latter is an important factor in distinguishing between different categories of small town.
146. Again,[sentencedict.com/relative.html] applications may be made by the nearest relative or an approved social worker and two medical recommendations are required.
147. Is there some one he would listen to, such as a close friend or relative?
148. Mr Ellison says he looks for thrifts with top-notch management and stock prices that look cheap relative to book value and earnings.
149. As a whole group they are in relative or absolute poverty, in contrast to the general adult population of working age.
150. Perhaps there was a way to read longitude in the relative positions of the celestial bodies.
More similar words: relativelyrelationcorrelationrelationshipin relation tolegislativerelaterelatedrevelationnativenarrativeinnovativeinitiativecooperativealternativeconservativeadministrativerepresentativerelaxactivemotiveactivelyincentiveLatindetectivesensitiveobjectivedeceptivecognitivesupportive
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