relative priority

collocation in English

meaningsofrelativeandpriority

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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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priority
noun[C or U]
uk
/praɪˈɒr.ə.ti/us
/praɪˈɔːr.ə.t̬i/
something that is very important and must be dealt with before ...
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(Definition ofrelativeandpriorityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Weighting factors are used to indicate therelativepriorityof each criterion.
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Performance is the dimension distinguishing this point from familiar arguments about therelativepriorityof score and libretto in interpreting opera.
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This value expresses therelativepriorityor importance of an individual constraint with respect to the rest of the constraints in the problem.
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I do not have anything substantive to say here about therelativepriorityof the evaluative and the descriptive/explanatory standpoints.
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The ordering itself might be based on composite ratings, where each therapy receives a performance score on each criterion, and the summation of these reflectsrelativepriority.
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Important disagreements remain, of course - particularly over therelativeprioritygiven to the quest for truly general propositions about politics versus the identification of more middle-range, historically specific patterns.
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Is there a hierarchy among attachment relationships in their developmental influence (and if so, what determines therelativepriorityamong relationships for children of different ages)?
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It has issued guidance on therelativepriorityto be attached to student accommodation projects compared with other housing needs.
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Relativepriorityis not a condition generally applied to applications for crisis loans.
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Whether the reviews of the feudal and manorial systems will be included in the programme depends on theirrelativeprioritycompared with other proposed reforms.
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I repeat that it will be included in the roads programme as soon as the level of funds permits and itsrelativepriorityindicates.
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This will depend on the resources available and on the scheme'srelativepriorityin the county and elsewhere.
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The rate at which they can be eliminated depends on therelativepriorityof this and other urgent works.
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I am examining therelativepriorityof schemes.
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It is arelativepriority, but perhaps the most important of the relative priorities.
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Therelativepriorityto be attached to this and to be applied to other changes is a fine judgment.
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Therelativepriorityof other building work has been examined, and a revised refurbishment programme has been drawn up.
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I have gone into this case and am satisfied thatrelativeprioritywas properly assessed.
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