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An apple sitting on a table is in a relation to the table it sits on.

So we can say that there is a relation between the apple and the table: namely, the relation of sitting-on.

So, some say, we can say that that relation has being.

For another example, the Washington Monument is taller than the White House.

Being-taller-than is a relation between the two structures.

We can say that that relation has being as well.

This, too, is a point of contention in the problem of universals.