An animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus)
Properly related in size or degree or other measurable characteristics; usually followed by `to'
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NZ's mixed-member proportional representation voting system means majority government is unheard of.
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Best quote: I am strongly opposed to all forms of proportional representation.
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Democracy comes in degrees, and proportional representation is a far superior system.
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Cox proportional hazard model was used for risk analysis of incident gout.
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Methods: The Cox proportional models were used to identify class survival covariates.
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Longer than Mrs Thatcher; and who knows how long relative to Blair?
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Huawei used to be a relative unknown in the consumer mobile market.
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The relative risk for individuals over 64 years of age was higher.
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The relative health also holds appeal for investors enticed by the industry.
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In the boom years, Ireland lost competitiveness relative to its EU neighbours.
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Valuations, relative to developed markets, are near the crisis levels of 2008.
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Therefore, we expect sales to be less affected relative to fashion garments.
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Differences relative to patient age and procedures sought may need further exploration.
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Factors related to lacunae enlargement included number and relative size of lacunae.
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Recently I had to buy a present for a young female relative.
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However, the relative severity of illness associated with different viruses is unclear.
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The latter parameter measures the relative electron-density level at the atomic position.
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Similarly, credit risk offers little reward relative to potential losses, Gross said.
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Whether the risk differences depend on their relative birth size is unknown.
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The relative health of each team may yet be a deciding factor.
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Both regions demonstrate similar relative DNase I sensitivities within a given tissue.
