relative to

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Free university tuition and more generous benefits in Scotland may have to be reconsidered as the country's funding advantage relative to England narrows, a think tank has suggested.

From BBC

The think tank found higher funding relative to England was the main factor allowing Scotland to have more generous public services, including smaller class sizes and free personal care services.

From BBC

She plans to step up defense and industrial spending to drive long-term economic growth while pledging to lower the ratio of government debt relative to the country’s GDP.

From The Wall Street Journal

But the sirens about AI are occurring earlier in the industry’s development, and in a greater volume, relative to other technological revolutions.

From The Wall Street Journal

"It's not only how much and what you eat, but also when you eat relative to sleep that is important for the physiological benefits of time-restricted eating," said corresponding author Dr. Phyllis Zee, director of the Center for Circadian and Sleep Medicine and chief of sleep medicine in the department of neurology at Feinberg.

From Science Daily