Everything that can serve as a term of relation can be dissolved into another set of relations, and so on for ever.
Treatments such as these provide a reduction of time in terms of relations among events and are therefore especially germane to a relational conception of time (and, more generally, of space-time).
And previous service in Congress is associated with higher ratings in terms of relations with Congress.
In terms of relations with Washington, Syria remains on the list of countries that support terrorism, although the annual report has not detailed any active link for many years.
In terms of relations with the new Iraq, people would be right to question what influence and capability we have on the situation on the ground.
While Iraq made substantial progress in 2008-09 on these fronts, there remained unfinished business, especially in terms of relations with Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Syria.
A lot of water has passed under the bridge since then, including the "reset button" being pressed by President Barack Obama in terms of relations between the US and Russia.
The affair also hinted that all was not well in terms of relations between would-be custodians of Thatcher's legacy and her daughter, Carol, who initiated the sale.
"This is an intensive, all-out effort, member by member, district by district, explaining what this agreement is really about and what's at stake in terms of relations with China," said Charlene Barshefsky, the United States trade representative.
Liu said Britain was "coming up from behind" after losing ground to other European countries in terms of relations with Beijing, and it is likely that British minister will pull out all the stops to impress the Chinese.
