in relative terms

Trade between the two countries is tiny, in relative terms.

But it may be, in relative terms, better off because others have done even worse.

Another way of looking at poverty is in relative terms.

But only a few, in relative terms, had died by the guns of the men from Carolina.

So in relative terms, the dollar's recent slide is not that bad.

It can never be justified or perceived in relative terms.

People will feel better in relative terms with respect to last year, but not quite what they were two years ago."

In relative terms, it all depends on your level of consciousness.

But in relative terms, its economy is still awe inspiring.

Otherwise, in relative terms, they are pulling ahead of the active work force.

The Island is doing even better in relative terms.

It is difficult to predict the effects of the increased limits, even in relative terms.

It was a crash only in relative terms; most of Earth's population had survived.

"The only way to look at those numbers is in relative terms to see if there has been significant improvement or deficiencies."

In relative terms, telephones can now be just as pricey, but they also do much more.

This means that cats remain fertile longer than we do, in relative terms.

Only the transition of a system from one state into another can be defined and thus energy is measured in relative terms.

In relative terms, these little buzz bombs can fly at 4,000 miles an hour.

The road changed everything - in relative terms, anyway.

"In relative terms, these figures are even more striking," a Western economist said.

In relative terms, that represents about one-tenth of the country's population.

Montreal was a success, but only in relative terms.

In fact, in relative terms, he had more missiles than gas.

I had never thought of tire explosions in relative terms, though it stood to reason that some would be worse than others.

This tax is therefore heavier in relative terms for those with more modest incomes.