(1) free 解放する
簡単な単語ですが、意外に使えていません。 なお、"free A of B" で「AからBを取り除く」という意味になります。
This arrangement frees firms to launch new business processes that they would never attempt with a fixed infrastructure.
(2) relative to ～と比べて
同じ様な意味で in comparison to や compared to (with) が使われます。
These strategy types describe the consistent way the company attempts to position itself relative to competitors.