Also, spatial heterogeneity and species richness are both relatively low, and relative to previous studies of biotic homogenization, there are no major elevation or climate gradients.
Relative to previous recoveries, this one has been weak pretty much however you look at it.
Policy makers have reacted quite quickly to this slowdown, relative to previous ones.
Nobody in the Knicks' camp, especially the coach, thought five games was fair, relative to previous punishments for similar offenses.
Nor does it help that the final weekend of pool games threatens to contain about as much left-field suspense, relative to previous seasons, as a newsreader's autocue.
Despite low turnout last weekend relative to previous elections, Taiwan's Cross-Strait Policy AssociaTsai attributed Tsai's victory to her capture of this pivotal demographic.
Last week, the Equality and Human Rights Commission painted a dire picture of the prospects of British teenagers relative to previous generations.
Burns added that senior directors' pay had been "reduced relative to previous incumbents in those jobs", a reference to Abraham's predecessor, Andy Duncan.
After the game, Alex Ferguson accused the Leeds players of "cheating their manager" on account of the effort they had put in that evening, relative to previous games.
And though bid premiums are high, the purchase prices look like bargains relative to previous stock market values.
It's not all over yet for these titles but we've learned so far that Chipwrecked (£9.21m after three weekends) has underperformed relative to previous instalment The Squeakquel, which stood at £15.01m at the same stage of its release.
