relative level

collocation in English

meaningsofrelativeandlevel

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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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level
noun[C]
uk
/ˈlev.əl/us
/ˈlev.əl/
the height ...
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(Definition ofrelativeandlevelfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofrelative level

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This change is manifest in the fact that during the 1980s there was a marked decline in therelativelevelof government funding of universities.
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The rankings represent therelativelevelof farmer utility.
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In the field the surface boundaries of spill sites and therelativelevelof contamination were identified using visual and olfactory examination.
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These are analysed and compared in order to discern therelativeleveland type of activity occurring outside the digital world of our computer.
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The colour scale indicates therelativelevelof fluorescence where blue is the lowest and red the highest intensity of fluorescence observed.
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Given that a mass-elite comparison is important for gauging therelativelevelof attitude constraint, these items were not utilized in the analysis presented here.
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In spite of these estimates, therelativelevelof depression in older adults compared to those in other age groups is not known.
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The colour scale indicatesrelativelevelof fluorescence where blue is the lowest and red the highest intensity of fluorescence observed.
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Only in outworker families were children contributing at something like the samerelativelevelas in husband-andwife households.
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On the production side, we measured therelativelevelof bi-referential development.
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Therelativelevelof scatter at different times in the sample history was measured by varying the delay between the shock driving beams and the back-lighter beams.
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The f0 contours in infants' vocalizations were perceptually transcribed using broad categories both in direction of major change (level/rising/ falling) and inrelativelevel(high/mid/low).
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We want to examine the effect of therelativelevelof fines on shipowners and masters, for which clause 7 provides.
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The levels of staffing will be determined locally by managers who will judge therelativelevelof risk from smuggling or other forms of evasion.
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Unemployment and itsrelativelevelis one factor.
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Therefore, one must take into account other factors such as therelativelevelof unemployment.
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We could go ahead so much quicker now as costs are at such a lowrelativeleveland interest rates are so low.
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Differentials have something to do with therelativelevelof wages.
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The regulations will provide a more flexible mechanism for adjusting therelativelevelof support provided to these different types of households.
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A £9,027 million distribution as between authorities will depend on theirrelativelevelof spending.
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