Example sentences of "the relative [noun] [prep] [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Provided the relative widths of the bars are unaltered , the code can be read properly . |
| 2 | They point out that three conditions must be met if an issue is to affect the relative standing of the parties at the polls . |
| 3 | One of the unexpected features of this period is the relative quiescence of the Mercians . |
| 4 | However , it is only open to those who already hold the overpriced asset and so relies on this group of investors trading sufficient assets to move the relative prices of the shares in the index and index futures back into line . |
| 5 | For example , with hindsight , we know that the eigenvalues of A in ( 2.6.1.1 ) are 25 , 12.5 , 5 and 2.5. the rapidity of convergence of the initial power solution depends principally on the relative separation of the eigenvalues 25 and 12.5 , i.e. 2:1 . |
| 6 | This used to work on a complex formula based on the relative wealth of the areas , the structure of their populations , and various indicators of social needs . |
| 7 | A lot has been preserved because of the relative calmness of the waters ’ . |
| 8 | discuss the relative merits of the interrelationships between objects being constrained or unconstrained . |
| 9 | The results demonstrate that the relative popularity of the languages noted shows little variation over the periods surveyed . |
| 10 | Whether it is larger or smaller will depend entirely on such factors as the relative size of the objects , their distance from the point , magnifying effects of the media , and soon . |
| 11 | For example , one of us ( PH ) recently examined data on the relative size of the testes among primates . |
| 12 | We have already emphasized the value of coins as evidence ; among other things they sometimes reveal the number of minters at work in a city , and so give us a hazy but valuable indication of the relative size of the towns of a kingdom . |
| 13 | The trend is further underlined by the relative size of the companies acquired . |
| 14 | The history of the succession of climates and vegetation and the relative changes in the levels of land and sea have been worked out on the basis of stratigraphical and botanical investigations in great detail by Godwin ( a simple account is given in Darby , 1938 , and a full account of the vegetation zones in Godwin , 1975 ) . |
| 15 | I also liked the positive hand grip and the relative quiet of the motors . |
| 16 | The relative stability in the months following the purported declaration of independence back in May last year was very welcome and we must do all that we can to re-establish it , but sheer names on pieces of paper will not do so . |
| 17 | The relative magnitudes of the coefficients of the power series vary with the sort of vibration . |
| 18 | These will include the relative gravity of the offences alleged in the two sets of proceedings ; the degree of connection , on facts or law , between them ; the degree of prejudice which the defendant may suffer , in the shape of adverse publicity or in other respects , if the lesser matters are brought to trial first ; the likely time-spans of the two sets of proceedings ; the possibility of hardship to the defendant in being required to divert attention and resources to the defence of the lesser charges whilst the graver are in preparation ; the risk that if the lesser charges are postponed the lapse of time may render a fair trial of them more difficult ; the desirability in the public interest of ensuring that charges properly brought are pressed to a conclusion . |
| 19 | The relative prominence of the telecommunications , television and European primus inter pares aspects of the French space programme have had another important consequence . |
| 20 | The book was open at Pythagoras ' discovery about the relative lengths of the sides of a right-angled triangle , and Hobbes was amazed by Euclid 's proof of this complex idea . |
| 21 | The composition of the forest cover and of the smaller plants is usually represented by diagrams showing the relative percentage of the plants present . |
| 22 | The position of the recoil peak relative to the scattering peak is determined by the relative velocities of the particles , which is controlled by the angles in equations ( a ) and ( b ) . |
| 23 | This poses problems because the market rate of exchange is not necessarily the ideal measure of the relative values of the goods and services consumed in each country . |
| 24 | The revised and firm offers submitted following the meetings should be assessed , the consideration evaluated and the relative values of the offers compared . |
| 25 | The holder 's decision as to whether to exercise the option will depend on the relative values of the shares to which he would be entitled on conversion and the cash receivable , including the premium , on exercise of the option . |
| 26 | FIG. 1 Schematic model of the human NK-1R showing putative transmembrane helices and the relative locations of the residues mutated . |
| 27 | ‘ Hello Brian , ’ said Shirley , who was feeling marginally more cheerful , having managed to bring out the card-table in the midst of an argument about the relative demerits of the offerings on BBC and ITV . |
| 28 | The relative positions of the players changed and changed again over the second half and , as we waited on the eighteenth tee , Miguel had edged yet again one shot ahead of Jack . |
| 29 | This example not only illustrates Sylvester 's law ; it also makes the important point that the degeneracy of the product depends on the relative positions of the units , and therefore of the linearly independent columns , in the two factors . |
| 30 | We judge the time of day by the relative positions of the hands against the scale of hours , minutes and seconds printed on the watch face . |