Example sentences of "and [noun sg] are relatively " in BNC.

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1 One of the main practical impacts of the TransAction system is that almost all the conveyancing is now dealt with before exchange of contracts , and this means that the tasks that have to be undertaken in between exchange and completion are relatively minor , thereby reducing the average time between exchange and completion to two weeks or even less .
2 Although ‘ the growing relevance of social work research to daily practice ’ may be one of the ‘ most significant of the changes to face social workers and agencies in recent years ’ ( David Jones , General Secretary , British Association of Social Workers ) it is still regrettably true that knowledge and use of research findings in policy and practice are relatively uncommon , and rarely a regular part of routine thinking and planning .
3 Curiously , the stars lettered Alpha and Beta are relatively faint ( 4.0 and 3.9 respectively ) .
4 On the other hand , earthworms , white worm , grindal worm and microworm are relatively safe to feed to fish in the aquarium .
5 For instance , colour films and processing are relatively expensive in comparison with the original expenditure on a basic camera .
6 The definitions of maturity and volume are relatively straightforward .
7 Holdings of government securities and property are relatively insignificant ( Table 7.5 ) .
8 It may be that these differences in proliferative organisation between the skin and oesophagus explain why metaplasia and cancer are relatively rare in response to contact carcinogens in the former but common in the latter epithelium .
9 However , both TA and IT are relatively complicated to master and you re recommended to let someone else set them up or run them for you unless you are really eager to advance your computer expertise .
10 The contests in chemistry and mathematics are relatively well known and sponsored .
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