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in terms of

As measured or indicated by, on the basis of. For example, How far is it in terms of miles? This usage originated in mathematics, where it alludes to numerical units. [Mid-1700s]
In relation to, with reference to, as in This film offers nothing in terms of satisfactory entertainment . [Late 1800s]

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The top three were in a race of their own and the entire grand prix was pretty static in terms of order.

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It takes the US back a century in terms of protectionism.

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“That bodes well for the entire community, if not the entire state, in terms of embracing better, faster processes to rebuild better, faster, stronger than ever before.”

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"Much damage has already been done in terms of radicalising the right, and the left as well for that matter," US-based lawyer and Korea expert Christopher Jumin Lee told the BBC.

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But somehow, the writer-director, who grew up in agriculture villages like the ones in her film, makes that coincidence count in terms of small-town authenticity — of course, everyone’s connected — and the dramatic stakes that go with impulses and shortcuts.

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