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relation to

n. (usually preceded by `with') relation of delimitation; "he inquired with respect to the address" [syn: reference to, regard to, respect to]

Usage examples of "relation to".

But now, and finally, we have discovered also in our survey a third point of view in relation to the ideals and aims of war and peace, neither affirming nor denying war as life, and life as war, but aspiring to a time when wars should cease.

Mentioned it in relation to Mike not wanting him poking at old wounds.

Randall harbored a grudge against Nettie till the day he died and it stands to reason that his daughter never heard a kind word in relation to her mother.

He is, however, mistaken in thinking that the Celtick name, Auchinleck, has no relation to the natural appearance of it.

In relation to the constant C-I4 content of the atmosphere the age of a bone or a piece of charcoal can then be determined.

Maskull could not name the colour of his skin, but it seemed to stand in the same relation to jale as green to red.