Is it possible to work out how many kinds of chocolate there are, and their relative numbers, without tipping them all out on the floor and counting the number of each type?
All of these numbers are relative to the tax rules in place in 2012 with a patched Alternative Minimum Tax and the payroll tax cuts still in place but with the Obamacare tax increases not yet in effect.
And just to go back to what Jake was talking about and this revision, are you talking about historical data that talks about the job losses during the course of this recession or something relative to the January numbers?
In an age when consumers are flocking to shop on the Web in bigger numbers, small format is relative.
So long as the discussion centers around minor changes to marginal rates, we can know that, whether they go higher or lower, the headline numbers will be a sideshow relative to the various favors given in order to reduce what we pay.
Women are relative newcomers, having arrived at the entrance in large numbers only a little over three decades ago.
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Given the relative newness of aggressive Facebook advertising, and the lack of any base numbers, however, it is hard to tell how significant the growth is.
In any case, it is important to keep in mind that the net numbers we will be watching for on Friday morning are small relative to the much larger gross gains and losses they are derived from.
But the numbers show that there is a very large deficit in silver production relative to demand, which is why Buffett went in.
The Obama team has released numbers showing that more registered Democrats have turned out to vote early (relative to the Republicans) than in 2004, pointing to both greater motivation and the Obama team's better organisation and mobilisation efforts.
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User numbers also tell the story of Facebook's rise and Twitter's relative stagnation.
Despite the relative political activism of the south-west, and the variegated nature of the constituency, sufficient numbers of voters may be unconvinced by the arguments for change.
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