Definition of "structural" []

• Of, relating to, having, or characterized by structure: structural simplicity. (adjective)
• Affecting structure: structural damage. (adjective)
• Used in or necessary to building: structural beams. (adjective)
• Concerned with or resulting from political or especially economic structure. (adjective)
• Geology Of or relating to the structure of rocks and other aspects of the earth's crust. (adjective)

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• "We certainly haven't had any indication of that and again this is a relatively modest level of financing at the subsidiary so the term structural subordination has not really been mentioned to us and we feel relatively comfortable at this level."
• "But Mr. Gaspar said he believes that the austerity plan will lead to economic growth, by breeding what he calls a "structural transformation" of the economy—changes to labor market and judicial system rules, as well as an ambitious privatization effort."
• "With Zawahri now on top, Leah Farrall, a former Australian senior counter terrorism intelligence analyst and author of the All Things Counter Terrorism blog, said it is unlikely there will be any short term structural changes for al-Qaida."