Sentence examples for be a very relative from inspiring English sources

In racing, of course, superlatives litter the landscape like screwed-up tickets after a bad day for favourites and "the best" can be a very relative concept, even in the context of a single race.

Last year, I wrote about the tensions that have arisen in San Francisco because of the increasing gap between rich and poor (and keep in mind that poor can be a very relative term in this town).

Waldeck is the only success story in a country where success is a very relative term.

Chivas have been better this year, which is a very relative statement, but still.

"A heat wave is a very relative factor," said Dr. Laurence S. Kalkstein, a climatologist at the University of Delaware Center for Climatic Research.

Let's take a look at the 10 best Summer Olympics films, with a word of warning that "best" is a very relative term here.

Buchanan: That's a very relative statement.

A magnificent 20th-century work that, if there were such a thing as a modern classical music canon ("modern" being a very relative term, in classical music), should definitely be part of it.

Lloyd: Risk is a very relative term and in being such, almost mandates investors utilize an adviser to assist in the defragmenting of the abundance of market information and investments.

It's a very relative thing.

"Reconception," especially as employed by a man such as Joe Pytka, is a very relative term.