Because the Tax Reform Act of 1986 made real estate investments relatively unattractive, "we're really looking at financial portfolios," he said.

The wards were more like seedy college dormitories than hotels, and those patients who were well enough to leave the ward ate in a relatively unattractive cafeteria.

Similarly, Westinghouse Electric is viewed as relatively unattractive on the ground that the "near-term benefits of recent restructuring moves are fully reflected in the stock price."

The Spanish word "burro" refers to its dull, relatively unattractive plumage compared to other locally occurring hummingbirds (e.g. Red-tailed Comet).

However a hydroskimming refinery produces a surplus of fuel with a relatively unattractive price and demand.

This is relatively unattractive for the experts, whose results depend substantially on the mistakes made against them by the C group.

"The auto industry is a relatively unattractive place to allocate capital," he said.

That showing is a reflection of the Fidelity funds' relatively unattractive performance, some customers said.

The flowers are relatively unattractive to bees and the first blossoms often do not set fruit.

Further easing of credit by the Federal Reserve, analysts agree, could cause an unwanted drop in the dollar if interest rates in the United States become relatively unattractive to investors.