relative availability

collocation in English

meaningsofrelativeandavailability

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relative
adjective
uk
/ˈrel.ə.tɪv/us
/ˈrel.ə.t̬ɪv/
being judged or measured in comparison with ...
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availability
noun[U]
uk
/əˌveɪ.ləˈbɪl.ə.ti/us
/əˌveɪ.ləˈbɪl.ə.t̬i/
the fact that something can be bought, used, or reached, or how much it ...
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(Definition ofrelativeandavailabilityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofrelative availability

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That is, do the snakes feed on their prey in relation to itsrelativeavailabilityin the field or not?
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Recently, such differences have been attributed to therelativeavailabilityof overheard speech during the learning process.
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A second factor that might influence therelativeavailabilityof stem cells is the invasiveness of the collection procedure.
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Thus, these expressions seem to work as undifferentiated tools for referring to a previously mentioned referent, rather than for marking therelativeavailabilityof a referent's trace in short-term memory.
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The lower panel shows the frequencies that would be expected to occur if marriage practices simply reflected therelativeavailabilityof men and women in each occupational group.
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The strong country variation aligned more with therelativeavailabilityof services (or welfare state regime) than with the expressed level of preference for family care.
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That local authority should have better information aboutrelativeavailability, vacancies, and transfer possibilities within a particular city.
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Human waste may be attractive as fertilizer because of the high demand for fertilizer and therelativeavailabilityof the material to create night soil.
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The originality of this approach lies in its second aspect, that is, in the reasons put forward to explain international differences inrelativeavailability.
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Actually, it would be inefficient to use the same balance in either country (because of therelativeavailabilityof either input factor) but, in principle this would be possible.
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