Sentence examples for an absolute figure from inspiring English sources

But it is big as an absolute figure.

It said the ad should have made it clear that the claim was based on an average, and not an absolute figure.

Defending itself against the second complaint, Virgin Media argued that the claim "download five times faster than Sky and BT's regular broadband" would not be understood to be an absolute figure, as the small print in the ad made clear the circumstances in which consumers would be able to download five times faster.

By the following evening, our wife had talked to the teacher and informed us that the report meant our child daydreamed too little, but not to worry because it was measured not against an absolute figure but only against the other children.

In L'Aquila, the absolute risk of a violent earthquake was low, but it was higher than usual, and the potential damage was high, so using an absolute figure could appear to minimize the risk.

Comhairle did not have an absolute figure forming the basis of approval for posts, but sought to achieve an average of 100 points/session for larger hospitals and 65 points per session for smaller hospitals.

Th17 cells were, however, increased in LTS-MM patients when compared with MM patients whether expressed as a percentage (U=19; P<0.005) or an absolute number (U=48; P<0.05; Figures 3f g).

Tregs were decreased in LTS-MM patients (n=16) when compared with MM patients (n=30), whether expressed as a percentage of CD4+-cells (t=3.01; P<0.005) or as an absolute number (U=155; P<0.02; Figures 3d e).

They haven't provided any absolute figures so we can only get a vague idea of how well they're doing, but they're clearing showing some hockey stick growth.

In our complicated, changing world, it is not really possible to distill a whole year's operations of a vast business enterprise into a single, absolute figure.

At the meeting, which at times got emotional, Mr. Saxena suggested that Mr. Gupta provide him with an idea of the percentage of the value in New Silk Route that he should receive, rather than an absolute dollar figure.