Sentence examples for relatively ad hoc from inspiring English sources

So far, however, China's attempt to export political meritocracy to developing countries has been relatively ad hoc.

As Mackie (2000) points out, the full statement of this theory involves various relatively ad hoc restrictions.

Reports specifically on 'poor performance' relating to communication are relatively ad hoc.

This unified approach stands in contrast to the largely local and relatively ad hoc decision making processes described by genetic providers interviewed in this study.

Such a description would involve the introduction of new variables and new assumptions as well as relatively ad hoc choices regarding their reactions and behaviour, obfuscating the comparison between the PDE model and the stochastic model.

The flavour of the detailed text comments is that support is relatively ad hoc, and often in the hands of a particular dedicated individual or team with an interest in communication delivery.

One weakness of the modelling studies undertaken in 2001 was the relatively ad-hoc nature of the parameter estimation methods employed.

It is worth pointing out that the change in migration schedule from the synchronous to the asynchronous implementation is relatively ad-hoc; that the algorithm does not lose efficiency despite changing its behaviour is yet another testament to the flexibility of evolutionary algorithms.

As Gilson and Raphaely (2007) have shown, most health policy analysis is relatively intuitive, ad hoc, and the assumptions on which it is based are seldom identified.

We therefore used a relatively crude ad hoc grading system, which may have reduced the sensitivity of the analysis, but it was less likely to lead to false results and interpretations due to the topographical variation in tissue histology.

While HSPI Vietnam has strong links to the Karolinska Institute and strong professional networks with researchers at provincial and district levels within Vietnam, it seemed that its international research networks are relatively narrow and ad hoc.