Sentence examples for relative drop from inspiring English sources

Adidas' work is a step, but the recent announcement it would manufacture one million yards of waterless dyed fabric is still a relative drop in the ocean.

That is a relative drop in the bucket when it comes to paying for health care reform, which is expected to cost about $1 trillion over 10 years.

A relative drop of 1.85% was observed in the fill factor due to non-uniformity of the flux distribution.

Are the new jobs we're discussing here a relative drop in the bucket for the highly specialized few or well-trained few?

Younger workers meanwhile experienced the biggest relative drop in employment during the recession and have not yet recovered to pre-2008 levels.

That sounds like a lot, but almost 180,000 people work in New York's securities industry; even they are a relative drop in the city's bucket of 3.7 million jobs.

Relative drops in Mexico's energy prices, which were traditionally considered relatively high, have also boosted the country's competitiveness.In contrast, five locations traditionally considered low-cost are now under pressure.

Analysts had, in recent months, noted a relative drop-off in the numbers of reported chemical weapons attacks alleged to taken place in Syria.

"On a positive note, we are pleased to see that, at this stage, there has been no relative drop-off in applicants from less advantaged neighbourhoods.

"On a positive note we are pleased to see that, at this stage, there has been no relative drop-off in applicants from less-advantaged neighbourhoods".

Estimates from 1932 to 1970 were not adjusted for enumeration undercounts resulting in small relative drops in incidence for the years from 1971.