Sentence examples for a more relative from inspiring English sources

But some readers adopted a more relative perspective.

In most countries the definition of poverty, as measured by the level to which the state benefit system brings everyone's income, has moved from being "absolute" (determined by the minimum requirement of food, clothing, and shelter) to a more relative concept, which allows the poor to share in real rises in living standards.

At a time of wage stagnation and welfare cuts, does 'evil' mean illegal for Google, or should it consider a more relative concept of fairness and accountability?" Margaret Hodge, who chairs the Public Accounts Committee, last year condemned Google's UK tax arrangements as "devious, calculated and unethical" when the company's UK chief, Matt Brittin, appeared before MPs.

Having forgotten my metric chart during those difficult hours, I pressed her for a more relative comparison.

It may be that their responses have a more relative character.

This is, at least in our judgement, a more relative interpretation of a 'mild' ES (0.20 < ES < 0.80); a placebo ES of 0.51 gives only a 10% increased chance of determining the group of the examined person.

(She is the aunt in "On the Road"—a more respectable relative for a grown man to be dependent on).

Bias can result from the choice of dose response model used in an analysis; more relative importance to outliers results from the use of a linear relationship, and more relative importance to moderate values results from the use of a logarithmic relationship.

Higher body mass would indicate a need for more (relative to percent of lean body mass), and faster metabolic rates would justify more frequent meals.

In the new study, researchers at the RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology in Kobe, Japan, compared turtle embryos to those of a close relative, chickens, and a more distant relative, mice.

As a result, more relatives tended to travel with girls.