One final point to make about European wages, and it's one of the most aggravating for workers: Western European incomes are the most heavily taxed in the world, with the state, on average, taking 27.6% of people's salaries (although this is not far off the 26.2% tax burden on North American incomes).
In 1999 she said she supported the adoption of children by gay couples, although she did not go so far as to advocate a change in the law.
Although Kerry has thus far not been as effective in the presidential campaign at counterpunching and redirecting the conversation, he may once again get some help in doing that.
According to a senior Afghan government official, numerous discussions between representatives of the Taliban and the Afghan government have taken place over the past years to discuss such a political accommodation, although, so far, not much of anything has come of these talks.
Fed economists are known to have been examining that issue closely, although their research has so far not been published.
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Mr Reed's plan, although well intended, does not go far enough.
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Further details have so far not been disclosed, although Lilly hopes to begin the study no later than the third quarter of 2013.
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On China: They are doing a joint venture there with TenCent, so far things are going well, although not without challenges.
David Connolly, who brought the original complaint, broadly welcomed the Audit Office report although he told the BBC it "does not go far enough".
Although a work of fiction, Rawles believes the reality is not far off.
So far, it has not done so, although the attorney-general has indicated that some incidents in which she was involved will be re-examined.
Although there have been numerous accusations, there has so far not been any confirmation that chemical weapons have been used during Syria's two-year-old conflict.
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Lots of makers are not necessarily web developers, although many are tech-savvy, far above the average to be sure.
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FM, Twitter and Facebook apps that, although fine as far as they go, highlight that these are not really applications that lend themselves to a full screen and a console.
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Glitches at large banks in America have generated far less angst among regulators and the public (although not for their customers), simply because their share of the national market is so much smaller.
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Although the books disagree somewhat about Pakistan's prospects, they are not far apart on at least one important aspect of its past.
It dates from between 3200 to 3000 BC, and although bearing some similarities to Mesopotamian, and coming from a region not too far away (what is now South West Iran), it has experts stumped.
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Although the yen has weakened in recent months, "we are not very far from a historic level, " he said.
MEPs lined up to endorse the proposals, although some members, whilst supporting the new deal, did not believe it went far enough.
People can keep track on some level of how far out of balance the relationship may be, although they may not do so based simply on altruistic bases.
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The configuration of the jet stream, a band of high-altitude westerly winds, also contributes, although its current position, to the far north above the continent, is not uncommon for summer, according to Mike Brewer, a physical scientist with the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration.
So although the old central rate may be far-fetched, the old floor is not.
People in cities and towns have an utopian view of living in the countryside, but unless you have the money it is far from idyllic, although I am sure 99.9% would not change for living in town.
Although Germans do not consume film or music as avidly as Britons or Americans, they are far more committed to buying it.
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Asian readers will not be shocked by what Megha Bahree describes, although they may be embarrassed by how far parts of the region still have to come in the development process.
Although taxpayers will likely not recoup all of the funds, it appears that the program will be far more cost effective than originally thought.
It is thought the increase could be explained by improvements in identifying victims, although campaigners say the figures of those being trafficked could be far higher as many victims choose not to come forward for fear of being deported.
And, although the authors report relatively low efficiency so far, in the context of someone who does not have any banked sperm to fall back on, these odds are probably very encouraging to make this kind of approach worthwhile.
Dr Gerard said that although his department at Gatwick regularly screened immigrants and asylum seekers for TB that they had not so far encountered any of the rarer illnesses such as Ebola or Lassa Fever, but he said they were alert to the threat.
Although far from certain, Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood (the "Ikhwan") probably did not instigate the demonstrations, and may well have been caught off guard like so many others.
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