Therefore, on a relative basis, although one cannot exclude the possibility that there could have been some minimal asbestos exposure by the Missoula population, it is an acceptable reference population for the Libby subjects who were definitely exposed to asbestos.
Although non-technical skills are usually evaluated on a relative basis (i.e., "grading on a curve"), validity of evaluation on an absolute basis (i.e., "minimum passing score") needs to be determined.
But on a relative basis, it's a rush to judgment on easy-to-pick-on EOP.
On a relative basis, I have only one stock that has underperformed the S.& P. 500, Dupont Photomasks.
So on a relative basis, companies with high returns on invested capital are gonna be better positioned to other companies.
But the earnings have closed the gap to the stock price so that, on a relative basis, it's trading at one of its cheapest levels historically.
The conventional fund-management business, on the other hand, measures its performance on a relative basis.
"It's tough to develop there on a relative basis, both because of physical boundaries in the city and on its western edge, but also because of a no-growth mentality".
On a relative basis, TV Land has made a political decision that is predicated on racial/ethnic sensitivities, and one that is hard to defend given other programming.
