Nonetheless, because they deny that the term 'relation' refers to anything in extramental reality, and hence that strictly speaking relations are concepts or beings of reason, there is a sense in which their view qualifies as anti-realist.
Generally speaking, relations of toleration are hierarchically ordered according to the first conception, quite unstable according to the conception of "coexistence," while the "esteem conception" is the most demanding in terms of the kind of mutual appreciation between the tolerating parties.
There are, so to speak, relations all the way down, all the way up, and all the way out in every direction: you never reach something which is not just one more nexus of relations.
Mr. Schmidt was speaking in relation to Google Plus, the company's new social networking service.
In addition, part of this crowd was influenced by universal basic education policy during primary and secondary education in rural areas in the 1970s (Li and Qi 2011), so relatively speaking, the relation between educational attainment and economic status of the family was also weak.
We're pretty sectarian, even 'racist' — in quotation marks, so to speak — in relation to cinema.
When there is a failure of reference, the Stoics say that the lekton is destroyed and this is supposed to provide the reason why 'this one is dead' (spoken in relation to poor deceased Dion) is impossible (necessarily false).
He would only speak in relation to the scriptures – that was how involved he was – and his knowledge of the scripture was incredible.
There is a necessary deadening of meaning in sentences like "Cultural engagement builds bridges, nurtures freedom and positive movement for change" when spoken in relation to the actual ongoing occupation she proposed to tacitly support.
Health care providers interviewed for this study spoke in relation to their experiences of caring for inner-city women in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
