Sentence examples for was relatively poor from inspiring English sources

When the British left, India was relatively poor and backward.

Except on the Ulster plantations, the tenantry was relatively poor in comparison with that of England and employed inferior agricultural methods.

The display is a reminder that Britain in the 16th and 17th centuries was relatively poor compared with much of Europe, even though the Tudor and Stuart monarchs and aristocrats were eager to use luxury as an expression of privilege.

After a few years, Fletcher took a position as drama instructor at the local women's college, Mary Baldwin ("My cash crop," he'd say), but the family was relatively poor.

Provision to physicians was relatively poor (142/261, 54%).

The transduction efficiency of these vectors was relatively poor.

Alternatively, the agreement for NH4 and NO3 was relatively poor (deviations larger than 50%).

Model performance was relatively poor with models explaining 10 31% of the variation in hydrologic responses.

Zhou's team made the compound, but its methane uptake was relatively poor.

Growth on xylose or glycerol was relatively poor, especially the latter exhibiting the lowest growth of about 6 g/L.

These results revealed that cotton fabrics coated with PFHEA-b-PIPSMA were rendered hydrophobic, but their stability was relatively poor.