Despite its relative thinness and lavish decoration, it is thought that such helmets would have been used in battle as well as in parades or hippika gymnasia (cavalry tournaments).

Popeseye steak is very tender, and, due to its relative thinness compared to other steaks, cooks quickly, particularly if used as a pan frying steak.

"We were struck by the relative thinness of the intelligence," the British reviewers wrote, "especially the inferential nature of most of it."

The novel shows clearly the relative thinness of the curtain of civility with which society wraps itself and how easily that fabric frays.

The relative thinness of the body lacks strength, and the great depth, even with the stabilising dorsal and anal fin, cause it to be too easily thrown off balance.

His last glimpse of it confirmed his earlier impression of great length and relative thinness, but he was still unable to make out any details of its structure.

The relative thinness of the mirror is the reason it can be safely heated and cooled in about a week.

Usuba literally means "thin blade" indicating its relative thinness compared to other knives, required for cutting through firm vegetables without cracking them.

In spite of the relative thinness of the air we found we could breathe quite well and since the 27ø F. temperature was only slightly under freezing it was bearable.

From within the room he had just left a voice penetrated the relative thinness of the door panels.