Example sentences of "can be [vb pp] relative " in BNC.
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| 1 | Again , there are cues both internal to the maze and on the walls surrounding it , and the maze can be rotated relative to these external cues . |
| 2 | Following systems such as Quill , properties can be set relative to properties of the containing context . |
| 3 | The timing of dissolution , alteration and replacement can be established relative to other diagenetic events . |
| 4 | The time of mating can be changed relative to the working day by changing the diurnal light/dark cycle . |
| 5 | Now , locations can be specified relative to other objects or fixed reference points , as in : ( 66 ) The station is two hundred yards from the cathedral ( 67 ) Kabul lies at latitude 34 degrees , longitude 7° degrees Alternatively , they can be deictically specified relative to the location of participants at the time of speaking ( CT ) , as in ( 68 ) It 's two hundred yards away ( 69 ) Kabul is four hundred miles West of here In either case it is likely that units of measurement , or descriptions of direction and location , will have to be used , and in that case place deixis comes to interact in complex ways with the non-deictic organization of space ( see Leech , 1969 ; Fillmore , 1975 : 16-28 ; Lyons , 1977a : 69Off ; and references therein ) . |