The international comparability of databases maintained by international organizations is hampered because different revisions versions and levels of classification are applied.

The region conducts its own comparison programme independently of the International Comparison Programme, and there are 43 countries in their jurisdiction.

The first is comparison of case studies, the second is controlled comparison among variants of a common derivation, and the third is comparison within a sample of cases.

Cities versus suburbs and rural areas is a better description than coasts versus heartland.

The comparison between the two was to his disadvantage.

A similar pattern holds true in Sierra Leone and Botswana.

Tax revenue is included for comparison.

Comparative figures for the Annual Programme Fund

Comparative figures for the Supplementary Programme Fund

Indicators of Achievement are benchmarked to international standards, comparisons with host authority services and by reference to satisfaction levels and beneficiaries' perceptions about the quality of UNRWA services.

The maximum annual remuneration of members of the Tribunal was fixed at 145,000 United States dollars, based on the comparator, which was the emoluments of members of the International Court of Justice (hereinafter the Court ).

It was noted, however, that the analysis in the draft report on costing could not be supported, as the various elements of comparison were not the same among the organizations being compared.

Clearly there are limits to the comparison.

Six out of 7 projects (86 ) implemented by Environment Canada, mostly with UNEP, have been delayed by 13 to 25 months or more, based on original dates of completion, and 5 out of 7 projects (71 ), where based on revised dates of completion.

However, the publication considers the issue of international comparison by exploring the applicability of harmonized conceptual approaches to poverty measurements and by promoting common protocols for data collection at national levels.

Obviously, such a comparison has its limits.

Today, a new comparative debate has started.

Yet I do not see how to avoid such a comparison.

By comparison, there are six mosques in Moscow.

He was a professor in comparative politics at the University of Bergen.

Comparison with the previous biennium by major programmes

The workshop was organized to support statistical offices in this work, to take stock of work that is currently underway in OECD countries and to enhance the international comparability of productivity measures.

A comparison of the US and Sweden is therefore revealing.

Comparing the two Korean economies is virtually meaningless.

But even this comparison involves a selection bias.

The comparatives reported in this document have not been re stated.

The commodities compared can either be goods or services.

This example shows the obvious segregation of women in comparison to men.

So for comparison's purposes, let's think about some other walk of life where you may expect might be extremely risky.

If that happens, the Russia China debate might be revived, this time as a comparison of competitive decadence.

(b) Adjustments to the approved 2004 2005 budgets to allow comparison

For purposes of comparison, financial information for 2003 is also included in the text and tables.

Subprogramme 6 Comparable statistics for improved planning and decision making

It includes a detailed plan setting out priorities, benchmarks, timelines and costs.

The baseline for comparison and analysis is the current base figure of 2,700.

And a transatlantic comparison suggests that this may indeed be the case.

But this comparison does not bear serious examination.

But a more interesting comparison is with her other presidential contemporary, George H. W. Bush.

Neither is there any justification for choosing one agreement, rather than others, for comparative purposes.

On the basis of this comparison, the Panel has made a further adjustment to the claimed amount.

The reference is obviously seen as a comparison between the wartime government and the current government of Lucas Papademos.

He converted from Islam to Christianity after nine years of comparative studies on both religions.

In most cases, x rays will be taken of both clavicle bones for comparison purposes.

As a comparison, 36 per cent of applications in 2002 were from women.

The IEFs or carbon stock change factors are intended solely for purposes of comparison.