Sentence examples for absolute basis from inspiring English sources

The question is, will value outperform on an absolute basis sufficiently well to make it attractive?

"On an absolute basis, the market still looks expensive," he added.

None of these television options seemed very attractive, at least on an absolute basis.

"On an absolute basis, these things are fully priced," said David L. LaBonte, an analyst at Salomon Smith Barney.

"Our approach is to rank companies both on an absolute basis and against their peers," he said.

In order to provide the true size of a benefit, the risk reduction should be presented on an absolute basis.

On an absolute basis, the dollar value of China's trade surplus was 45 percent below its peak in 2008.

"I want to make sure on an absolute basis, in isolation, I can make money on this company," Mr. Posner said.

On an absolute basis, tuition from these activities is almost as large, from a revenue standpoint, as the traditional degree-seeking tuition.

The problem is not that associates are being paid too much on an absolute basis, many in the industry say, but rather that too many people are overpaid.

Again, universal proxies likely will facilitate at least some activist nominees being elected to the board and thus may favor activists on an absolute basis but may work to the advantage of a company facing a change in control slate.