Barely time to get a little familiarity with the relatively civilized coastlands.

For example, at the time China was relatively civilized in comparison to some African colonies, and European nations were the most civilized of all.

The latter was his court of last resort, as gambling cheaters, even in relatively civilized San Francisco, tended to find themselves facing guns or knives in the hands of very unhappy people.

Street-fighting and village brawls at football matches were so much a part of 'traditional' society that we tend to forget how relatively civilized modern social life has become.

"Well, relatively civilized," I murmured.

A plan announced on Wednesday to merge the problem-riddled Long Island Rail Road with the relatively civilized Metro-North Railroad has drawn both raised eyebrows and tentative praise.

We're civilized - relatively civilized.

Albron's relatively civilized, but I think any degree of subtlety might be a bit beyond these others.

You'd be dealing with a relatively civilized clientele.

There are many more nasty countries which treat its own citizens a million times worse, and by that standard, the US is relatively civilized.