Apart from demographics, which change slowly, three factors largely explain differences in national consumption rates.

Geographic cost of living differences are difficult to reflect in one size fits all national programs.

Some of this variation may be explained by cross national differences regarding what it means to be religious.

In the second example, the differences between the national and international estimates have been subject to public debate.

One is a national crisis such as a war or depression, where people feel a need for national unity and stability that overcomes ordinary ideological differences.

Regulatory diversity is indeed costly for bankers, who would have to adjust to differences in regulations across national borders.

Obviously, there are significant differences in the quality and scope of the various national strategies for drug demand reduction.

In the present situation, these two parameters render the promotion of such issues a national priority, above any political differences.

In the present situation, these two parameters render the promotion of such issues a national priority, above any political differences.

From a country perspective, differences can lead to a loss of confidence in the figures produced by national statistical offices.

Individual differences influencing academic performance Individual differences in academic performance have been linked to differences in intelligence and personality.

In explaining the variation in levels of entrepreneurship across countries, much attention is devoted nowadays to differences in national attitudes and policies.

It has had to overcome differences of religious denomination, language and economic interests in order to create national unity while respecting diversity.

These differences, however, are rarely reflected in official poverty statistics and, consequently, do not inform resource allocation at local, national, and regional levels.

But the differences between the modern and archaic left, and the three countries contradictory national interests, seem to be trumping more superficial political affinities.

Like the Disarmament Commission, the Conference is blocked by differences of national priorities that, unresolved, make agreement on a comprehensive programme of work impossible.

Differences in relative abundance of transcripts are highlighted, as are genetic differences between species.

In a world of mobile capital, corporate tax rates matter, and business decisions about how and where to invest are increasingly sensitive to national differences.

All too often education systems are designed to develop conformity with national ideals, without taking into consideration the cultural and linguistic differences of indigenous peoples.

But differences will remain.

Are the differences real?

And he went on to say, These differences do not coincide with corresponding differences in climate.

This disparity reflected some differences in productivity growth but even more so differences in wage growth.

He also led a policy of national unity in order to reduce the social and political differences between his fellow Americo Liberians and the indigenous Liberians.

Our English Irish systems took, and take, absolutely no cognisance of the differences between individuals, of the differences between localities, of the differences between urban and rural communities, of the differences springing from a different ancestry, Gaelic or Anglo Saxon.

These differences were highly significant.

We have great differences today.

These differences were not trivial.

But there are key differences.

Indeed, major cost differences remain.

Of course, there are differences.

But there are deeper differences.

(c) Differences in estimation parameters.

The sense that globalization is creating new classes of haves and have nots is a factor that inflames most current forms of populism, regardless of national differences.

Cultural differences Although social support is thought to be a universal resource, cultural differences exist in social support.

Dialogue among civilizations means an acknowledgement of differences vis à vis others and an acceptance of those differences.

And, when it is met, the process will most likely be partial and uneven, accentuating differences and posing tricky coordination issues at the national, regional, and global levels.

This initial analysis identified systematic differences in national cultures on four primary dimensions power distance (PDI), individualism (IDV), uncertainty avoidance (UAI) and masculinity (MAS), which are described below.

In general, the analysis shows a sharp disparity in reporting between geographic regions and across development groups that are reflective of the differences in overall national statistical capacity.

Patronage systems change dramatically as leadership and power shifts in national crises, partisan differences may well be exemplified within government bureaucracies as well as in the larger society.

The World Health Organization develops a policy of approach to observing health differences and giving responses to such differences.

There are important differences among jurisdictions.

The political differences are too stark.

Figure 3 below illustrates these differences.

However, a few differences are notable.