In a world of separate labour markets and national border controls, differing policies might just reflect different national choices.

ECONOMIST: Charlemagne

But the effect soon dissipates as investors realize Republicans pursue fiscal policies differing little from Democrats.

FORBES: Presidential Portfolios

"The cabinet and its committees are capable of carrying out little more than a patch-and-mend to the policies which reflect differing departmental strategies and timescales, " they said.

BBC: MPs say lack of government strategy causing 'mistakes'

The joint concept note presented here sets the stage not only for coordinated operations, but also for coherent policies among all agencies of the Cluster, which have different mandates and often differing client bases.

UN: Secretary-General