This village is characterized as one of many in Lebanon of which its population has emigrated.

Public finances are characterized by a steady decline in State revenue, which is derived, almost exclusively, from fiscal and customs receipts.

The proper comparison is thus between the average of two continental sized economies, both of which are characterized by considerable internal diversity.

Korean traditional architecture is characterized by its harmony with nature.

This volume nearly coincides with a region of space known as the Local Bubble, which is characterized by a lack of dense, cold clouds.

Its political climate has been characterized since 1990 by upheavals which have considerably hindered nation building efforts.

It is characterized by developed landscapes with relatively high slopes which, in addition to the unbalanced distribution of precipitation, lead to an unbalanced off flow.

Housing in Japan is characterized by limited land supply in urban areas.

It is characterized by a defect in GPIIb IIIa fibrinogen receptor complex.

Physical intimacy is characterized by romantic or passionate attachment or sexual activity.

Möbius syndrome (also spelled Moebius) is an extremely rare congenital neurological disorder which is characterized by facial paralysis and the inability to move the eyes from side to side.

The post crisis era is likely to be characterized by lasting aftershocks in the developed world undermining the external demand upon which China has long relied.

It is characterized by abnormal susceptibility to human papillomaviruses (HPVs) of the skin.

Another sector characterized by large migratory flows of indigenous groups is hazardous agriculture.

The west side of the island is characterized by Várzea forests and small farms.

That happened because European bank regulation is still characterized by a race to the bottom.

Type II (one or two alleles L444P) is characterized by neurological problems in small children.

Bosnia and Herzegovina is characterized by intensive pluralization of family forms and family life styles.

The population is characterized by rapid growth and a very high proportion of young people.

But the international system was characterized by the phenomenon of globalization, which exacerbated inequality and marginalization instead of offering benefits to all.

The President praised the spirit of cooperation and compromise that characterized the session, which had resulted in a number of significant decisions.

Rather, it is part of a regional drama characterized primarily by a massive loss of order.

Fadil's mother characterized him as a good boy.

A similar parity characterized the Bush Putin era.

The whole event was characterized by vibrant exchanges.

Furthermore, they were characterized by low voter participation.

The whole event was characterized by vibrant discussions.

While the ETS is often criticized and sometimes characterized as a failure, a sense of perspective is always required.

The most important of them, especially since 2001 which was characterized as the year for mental health by the International Health Organization (W.H.O.

But before we can make life, let's think for a second what life really is characterized by.

Second, empirical evidence is rarely reliable enough to settle decisively a controversy characterized by deeply divided opinion.

The recent trend, mostly expressed in Arabic, is best characterized as a sweeping current of religious zealotry.

One such difference is today's global economic landscape, characterized by pockets of affluence and mass, abject poverty.

The current Russian interpretation of freedom is instead characterized by a narrow, individualistic permissiveness that is incompatible with collective tasks.

Modern societies are characterized by acute problems of belonging.

They reiterated that the close partnership between Afghanistan and the international community which has characterized the past three and a half years should continue.

But passive isolationism, characterized by the idea that everything outside Russia is somehow abstract, is an integral part of the Russian mindset.

The EU is associated with peace, democracy, and economic development, while the Middle East is characterized by instability, authoritarianism, and economic backwardness.

And even if you look in ancient African empires, they were all organized around one particular principle the confederacy principle, which is characterized by a great deal of devolution of authority, decentralization of power.

Conflict is most acute in closed societies characterized by a politically repressive climate and culturally induced obstacles to growth.

Works from this genre can be of any media and is characterized by interaction or dialogue with the community.

Rapid eye movement sleep is a stage of sleep characterized by the rapid and random movement of the eyes.

All the situations currently being dealt with by the Court are extremely serious and characterized by brutality which, at times, can only be described as monstrous.

Employment, which is a key to reducing poverty and strengthening social integration, is characterized by a stubborn persistence of a number of adverse factors in most regions, more particularly in Africa, West Asia and Latin America and the Caribbean.

The term disaster here includes the malfunctioning of the police and intelligence services, as well as the prison system, which, far from achieving the social rehabilitation of prisoners, is characterized by violations of international standards.