Example sentences of "relatively [adj] level of [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Following transfection of BHK-21 cells which contain only Oct-1 , the HPV 16 motif directed only a relatively weak level of gene activity whereas the HPV 6 motif was considerably more active ( Figure 5 ) . |
| 2 | The archaeological evidence suggests that silver first came into use on a substantial scale during the third millennium B.C. It was not until metallurgy had been carried to a relatively advanced level of sophistication that the production of silver in any quantity became practicable . |
| 3 | They will start work first on patients with a relatively low level of shortsightedness . |
| 4 | But because of the weak change-orientation in these cultures , the idea-handling remains at a relatively low level of creativity . |
| 5 | It offered answers for frequently raised questions about China 's relatively low level of development not just in comparison to western nations but also to other eastern states such as Japan , South Korea and others . |
| 6 | Walker ( 1981 ) draws particular attention to poverty in old age , arguing that it is ‘ primarily a function of low economic and social status prior to retirement and the depressed social status of the retired , and , secondly of the relatively low level of state benefits ’ . |
| 7 | ‘ There is concern about the speed with which the trend towards job evaluation is occurring , especially in the light of the relatively low level of experience of job evaluation among health service personnel . ’ |
| 8 | It provides a standard method for treating contaminated soils , sands , and solids ; it provides treatment for surface contamination , while other methods are more suited to subsurface treatment ; and it also requires a relatively low level of technology , meaning less can go wrong with the process . |
| 9 | Previous studies ( see the review in Green et al. , 1986 ) have put forward a wide range of factors to account for this relatively low level of labour mobility , particularly amongst the lower paid . |
| 10 | As far as Italy is concerned , the relatively low level of institutionalisation of collective bargaining relations has meant that any matter can now be bargained at any level and any time — for instance , at shopfloor level matters already dealt with in the industry agreement can be negotiated ( Treu , 1981 ) . |
| 11 | A policy of gradual economic diversification away from fishing helped to stabilize the situation , and the construction of a major aluminium smelter was started in April 1991 ; the relatively low level of unemployment ( about 1.5 per cent ) was nevertheless expected to rise . |
| 12 | But outside the Nazi Movement , the objective function of the ‘ Führer myth ’ was rather to integrate into the Third Reich , through association with the far more popular and attractive aspects of Nazi rule symbolized by Hitler , the mass of ‘ ordinary ’ and ‘ non-organized ’ Germans for whom the ‘ Jewish Question ’ retained only a relatively low level of importance . |
| 13 | ( This is quite consistent with some suppliers who face a relatively low level of demand producing below normal , while those who face a relatively high level of demand produce above normal , the two groups offsetting each other . ) |
| 14 | With the relatively low levels of inflation in that period , such conditions may well have sufficed , but would be a short-term and unrealistic method of quality definition in these days . |
| 15 | The existing rebate system is geared to the needs of the most vulnerable in society , but for those at the income margin the full impact of the tax charges are brought to bear at relatively low levels of income . |
| 16 | In consequence , these cities have relatively low levels of unemployment . |
| 17 | Their particular interest was the relatively high levels of report for advertising contrasting with relatively low levels of report for traffic control devices . |
| 18 | Welsh tax payers should continue to benefit from relatively low levels of tax next year , assuming sensible budgeting decisions . |
| 19 | The limited nature of government response to the process of national reform was explained by the relatively lower level of attention which was paid to curriculum than to mechanisms of money . |
| 20 | At a relatively high level of abstraction it is simple to draw a distinction between pluralist , elitist and Marxist approaches to the distribution of political power . |
| 21 | However , it might use closed lump-sum grants if there were simply some relatively high level of consumption which it felt was ‘ desirable and adequate ’ . |
| 22 | This may account for the relatively high level of interest being expressed in the issue . |
| 23 | A tendency to select relatively low ( conservative ) variants is associated with a relatively high level of integration into the community . |
| 24 | Although there are again differences in the use of scales in different contexts , there is generally a relatively high level of agreement between the two sets of risk ratings . |
| 25 | Moreover , although such communicators may expect a relatively high level of attention from their audiences , the complexity of the material and arguments may require extra attention and effort . |
| 26 | ( This is quite consistent with some suppliers who face a relatively low level of demand producing below normal , while those who face a relatively high level of demand produce above normal , the two groups offsetting each other . ) |
| 27 | The processes in use have frequently been heavily dependent on imports , with only a modest local added value , and have been sustained by relatively high levels of protection . |
| 28 | In 1989 the British economy was again at the wrong end of league tables for having relatively high levels of inflation , interest rates , and a trade gap . |
| 29 | This grew from three to three and a half million by 1981 and was created by a combination of net immigration , earlier and more frequent marriage , and the maintenance of relatively high levels of childbirth . |
| 30 | It has been found that injected microorganisms are able to migrate in the subsurface , but these display relatively high levels of attenuation . |