• Overall, Bush won the Catholic vote 52% to 47%, a vital factor in a relatively close election.

    CNN: Who will claim the Catholic vote?

  • At a relatively close distance of 2.5 million light-years, Andromeda is very similar in size to our own Milky Way Galaxy.

    BBC: Herschel space telescope to go blind

  • Friday's positive day marked a relatively quiet close to a week that had disrupted the sense of calm that characterized the year so far.

    WSJ: Stocks Trim Year's Biggest Weekly Loss

  • When Allen and Suzi Moore of Newburyport, Mass. went searching for a vacation home, they wanted a place relatively close by, where they could hunt and fish in rustic simplicity.

    FORBES: Eden at a Discount

  • When Allen and Suzi Moore of Newburyport, Massachusetts went searching for a vacation home, they wanted a place relatively close by, where they could hunt and fish in rustic simplicity.

    FORBES: Eden at a Discount

  • The city also has attracted more than 10, 000 ex-pats and retirees, many of who come for a new way of life relatively close to home.

    BBC: Living in: Marrakesh

  • And because of that, the planets, the gas giants which did form, had a relatively peaceful birthing process and their orbits essentially stayed relatively close to where they were originally born.

    NPR: What Makes Our Solar System Special?

  • But what is not expected is that there are so few people suggesting that they are voting for a challenger, particularly in a situation where he is relatively close to the incumbent.

    FORBES: Why Mitt Romney Can't Wait

  • One asteroid, the 300-m Apophis, will pass relatively close to Earth a number of times in the coming decades, including in 2029.

    UNESCO: MEDIA SERVICES

  • Eros, otherwise known as Asteroid 433, was chosen as a destination because it is relatively big and close to Earth .

    BBC: At a glance: Asteroid touchdown

  • In what astronomers said was an unrelated coincidence, a larger asteroid, called 2012 DA14, passed relatively close to Earth around 2:24 p.m.

    CNN: Russia starts clean-up after meteor strike

  • One preschooler showed off a dosimeter worn around her neck, a requirement for children in Nihonmatsu and other places relatively close to Fukushima Daiichi.

    WSJ: Displaced Japanese Town Tries to Stay Intact

  • This is as investor I will know that if I have a personal cash shortage I will be able to sell out to another investor for something close to fair-value with a relatively short waiting time.

    FORBES: The Housing Recovery: A Rethink

  • Presidents felt relatively safe strolling onto a sidewalk with unscreened people in close proximity -- until Ronald Reagan walked onto the wrong sidewalk on the wrong day.

    CNN: Barack Obama slept here

  • So a club winning 100 games in a relatively balanced season--one in which many clubs hover close to 0.500--scores better than a 100-win team from a season with more disparity between weak and strong.

    FORBES: Magazine Article

  • The new XGA-resolution (1024 x 768 pixels) short-throw projector can be placed close to a screen or white board and achieve a relatively large picture.

    ENGADGET: Mitsubishi reveals HC5500 1080p projector, other forgettable ones

  • That is a relatively optimistic prediction, for it would merely return the bankruptcy rate close to its long-term average after an abnormally trouble-free period, and it assumes only a mild recession in America.

    ECONOMIST: Bankruptcies in America

  • Starting with Europe, where oil trades at a relatively new premium compared to North America, we may see the divergence close soon.

    FORBES: Here's Why Oil Is So Expensive

  • The weary, hungry group arrived here, close to the border with Ethiopia, late last night after a relatively quick, four-day, 250km (155-mile) journey, by foot, car and donkey cart, from the central Somali town of Diinsoor.

    BBC: Solving Somalia's aid conundrum

  • France: It has offered a wide range of supplies and services from its mainland and the French Antilles, relatively close to the affected regions.

    CNN: Offers of aid from around the world

  • The amazing thing about this setup is how this relatively simple prototype accomplishes such rapid speech recognition and translation at close to a conversational pace.

    FORBES: Real-Time Language Translation With UK Developer's Own Google-esque Augmented Reality Glasses

  • Mr Fisher accepted that "relatively small numbers" of care homes could close, but that this would be a five-year programme during which Southern Cross would not "avoid or evade" its responsibilities.

    BBC: Southern Cross boss: 'I am very sorry'

  • The away fans had relatively little to encourage them during a low-key opening to the tie, although Stefan Hoffmann went close with a curling free-kick.

    BBC: Aston Villa 2-1 R Vienna (2-2)

  • On a relatively minor level, there is the known fact that many millionaires and billionaires tend to give their money to causes close to their hearts, not those most in need. ( See John Paulson and Central Park).

    FORBES: No Mitt Romney, Private Charity Is Not Enough

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