Both processes leave toxic residues and somewhat less oily dirt.

On the other hand, acceptability of these condoms among the male population is somewhat less, at approximately 40 .

That pattern is much less prevalent in Europe.

British banks have made less progress with tangible common equity, rising from just under 3 to a little over 4 , but they have significantly reduced their reliance on wholesale funding, from almost 45 in 2008 to less than 35 now.

But there were other policies that would have provided far more stimulus at far less cost.

This makes economies significantly less vulnerable to external shocks.

Since then, they have looked far less safe.

The main drivers of population growth are immigration and, to a lesser extent, natural growth.

He indicated that successful implementation of the Plan of Action for LDCs (2001 2010) would go some way to achieving the MDGs.

Nowadays, to a certain extent, cultural life is concentrated within each language Community, and a variety of barriers have made a shared cultural sphere less pronounced.

Such a strategy would be less simple than merely holding highly imperfect elections.

But the outcome is far less clear.

The difference is greater than during the summer and somewhat less during the winter.

The Mercosur countries don t want a confrontation with anyone, including the US, but do seek a more just and democratic international system.

Russia has stabilized under Putin, but its has become markedly less democratic.

12.28 Midwives, nurses and, to a lesser extent, traditional birth attendants continue to be responsible for childbirth.

Mercosur members, by contrast, remain wary of excessive trade liberalization and, with the exception of Brazil (and to a lesser extent Uruguay), are significantly less competitive.

A CMA can also provide services to the public, but to an extent much lesser than that of a CPA.

That was true five years ago, but it is much less true today.

It is a multidisciplinary field that is closely related to engineering geology and, to a lesser extent, to environmental geography.

As a general rule, Internet marketers try to keep the content on their squeeze pages to a minimum.

He noted that consolidation of efforts was indispensable since the development of transit systems was a multifaceted and complex task that could be carried out only through cooperation at all levels.

Indeed, most countries are far more heterogeneous than Burundi but have never fallen into ethnic war.

To some extent, the answer is yes.

Up to a point, this is understandable.

That impression is correct to some extent.

That is rather unexpected.

And I believe that the decades ahead of us now will be to a greater or lesser extent turbulent the more or less we are able to achieve that aim to bring governance to the global space.

This difficulty also exists in regard to multilateral treaties and conventions, but it is much less serious, as it is usually fairly obvious on the face of the multilateral treaty or convention concerned what the effect of the outbreak of war will have been on it.

Inflation was generally lower in 2004, partly owing to currency appreciation, which offset the sharp increase in petroleum prices to some extent.

They can take on more risk running a more highly leveraged business with less shareholder capital.

When corrected, the effect is substantially smaller, but nonetheless economically consequential.

At a minimum, the new measures are an important step toward improved management of cross border capital flows, which is bound to benefit China s economic transformation and restructuring significantly.

The Indian stock market has been harder hit than that of most countries, but its banking system, which is still largely in government hands, has been less affected.

This is somewhat reassuring.

He is correct, up to a point.

Yes, to some extent, such is the price of progress.

Even with rapid urbanization and modernization, regionalism and regional identification continued to be important reference points, although they were somewhat less prominent in the 1980s than in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

These threats, which used to have a lot of political impact, are now much less effective.

India also has fairly extensive investments in a number of countries in Africa.

Had there been more irrigation, the Taliban s gains might have been far less impressive.

This is why there are significantly less middle aged women seeking employment through Employment Bureaus. There is a difference in the average age of men and women seeking employment.

South Korea is hugely dependent on exports to advanced countries, Brazil much less so.

For most of them, this is quite a rare experience.

My survey's results lend some support to this theory.