East Timor is relatively powerless, but it is not poor.

The committees were behaving like the relatively powerless of the British parliament.

But we cannot simply impose our will, even on those who seem relatively powerless.

After 25 years of being a relatively powerless legislator, he said, he is eager to be a chief executive.

"They are relatively powerless to do what the citizen wants them to do."

This is normally directed against groups that are relatively powerless, because they make an easy target.

But a small, relatively powerless country like Haiti has just as much right to test this turbulent process as any other nation.

Going along as a small independent with just a few programmes to your name does render you relatively powerless.

Demand is shaped by the suppliers themselves and ignorance makes consumers relatively powerless.

Satellite states - Small, relatively powerless countries supported by larger ones.