Deterrence ranks as a religious issue by invoking absolute measures in order to protect a relative (though undeniably genuine) good: the survival of Western society and values. (religion-online.org)
,» looked not only at relative wages as measured by exchange rates but also took into account so - called absolute measures, by looking at the actual purchasing power of differing wage levels. (moneysense.ca)
In our experiment, while absolute measures of bill speed remained essentially unchanged for years, relative ranking improved firm wide bill speed averages by more than seven days within the span of six months. (rethinking.legal)