Example sentences of "[adv] [be] [adj] [prep] relation to " in BNC.
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| 1 | What they mean basically is that in relation to sand and gravel , the County Council will , will continue to look to four areas of the County er for most of the sand and gravel production , that 's the Sutton Courtney area , Sutton Wick area , er the Stanton Harcourt area and the Cassington/Yarnton area ; most of the sand and gravel workings will be there . |
| 2 | Despite its widespread occurrence gold has always been scarce in relation to demand . |
| 3 | Large as they were , the merged firms would still be small in relation to European or world markets , and would face relatively elastic demand curves which gave little scope for raising price above marginal cost . |
| 4 | Meaning works through a form of metonymy , distinguishing between elements in terms of significance and insignificance , and that is why it must always be partial in relation to any text it interprets . |
| 5 | A horse that has been hurt by people a number of times , especially in the absence of any reward , will learn to expect only ill of people and will always be anxious in relation to them . |
| 6 | The lowest class in any society will always be poor in relation to those above it . ’ |
| 7 | Ad valorum fees will almost certainly be payable in relation to progress of the job and cash-flow predictions will be seriously affected should delay occur . |