He looks more reassuring than Sarkozy and sounds more competent than Royal.

Right across much of the world

We also tried to take a more directly intellectual approach with the genomes of 13 related organisms, and we tried to compare all of those, to see what they had in common.

But, what's most interesting to me, is the reality compared to our perception.

Over 250 million people are directly affected by desertification.

True, when compared to the recent past, party politics has become more polarized.

This is much more likely in Algeria than in Egypt.

They have more debt and worse friendships than they had before they won the lottery.

And they follow the most obvious solution.

And that's not the right thing to do.

This was even truer of Japan than the US.

More than 13 per cent of the workforce is either directly or indirectly employed by the Government.

A more specific example drives home the point.

Even mathematicians, who in some sense are the freest of all thinkers,

Perhaps the most seductive aspect of the DNA comparison is its lack of biological context.

China already enjoys a smoother relationship with the South than it does with the North.

But science might also offer more direct ways of influencing our brains.

He went straight into his room, his face quite calm perhaps a trifle more resolute than usual.

Polanski is a French citizen, and France is probably more indulgent towards its great artists than is the US.

The US also has more realistic migration restrictions than most European countries.

The problem of illiteracy has been more pronounced with females than males and also in rural as opposed to urban areas.

The private gains can be measured most directly in the form of executive compensation.

The second group exploits the state s arbitrary powers more directly.

The reasons are more immediate than the intractable character of Middle East peace making.

This choice directly concerns more than 150,000 employees.

Nothing is more lethal in politics than failure in direct confrontation.

WHALE....It is more immediately from the Dut. and Ger. WALLEN A.S. WALW IAN, to roll, to wallow.

That, in turn, requires making Greek goods and services more competitive relative to those of the country s trading partners.

Now we have more means of reaching each other than ever, but with less worth saying.

Israel is an immensely powerful country freer, richer, and better armed than all its neighbors.

Indeed, Cuba s leaders today are far more likely to be white than they were in Batista s day.

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Of those 100 countries, more than 50 received direct assistance and the others received indirect assistance through sub regional and regional activities.

The sizeable investments required to make up for the loss of nuclear energy may contribute more immediate stimulus.

Some governments practice an even more direct method of suborning favorable coverage.

The Santa Rosa process lasted about 10 months and directly involved more than 200 leaders.

And the thing that fascinates me about the North Pole, geographic North Pole, is that it's slap bang in the middle of the sea.

Sure, some might argue that inflation indexed bonds offer a better and more direct inflation hedge than gold. But gold bugs are right to worry about whether the government will honor its commitments under more extreme circumstances.

No number reveals the true catastrophe of the American financial system more than this one.

These clusters will, I believe, be more agile and more able to act than one overarching structure.

Today, more than half of the world s population lives in cities, compared to less than 3 in 1800.

The industrial world is now far more dependent on (mostly foreign) oil than it was then.

But it seems to be that the USA's sins, compared to those of many previous empires, are of a more moderate, if more pervasive, kind.

Right across much of the world North America being a notable exception working hours have been coming down.

First, a new global compact should focus more directly on rich countries responsibilities.