But some countries, including Britain, remain determined to introduce some sort of national tax on banks.
But some countries, such as Greece and Luxembourg, seem to want to protect their national monopolies at any cost.
But some countries contend that boue can be treated in ways that transform it into something altogether nobler than mere sludge.
But some countries, notably in Africa and the Middle East, have chosen not to take part in that process, and misery there has increased.
But some countries have also managed to push up their rates.
But some countries felt the effects immediately, in bitterly cold weather.
The State Department claimed they were a success but some countries' television stations refused to run the ads and they do not appear to have had much impact where they were shown.
The bank's economists reckon that the crisis could push 53m more people into extreme poverty in poor countries, but some of those countries feel the bank itself could help more and will make that point loudly this weekend.
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But some African countries have seen farm output per head actually fall and they have still cut malnutrition more than India.
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But some poorer countries, such as India (which is just harvesting its first crop of genetically modified cotton), are worried that their farmers will be shut out of European markets because they will not have the means to comply.
At the bottom, with no violations, are 21 diverse countries including not just the ever-polite U.K., Japan and Canada, but also some developing countries like Burkina Faso, Azerbaijan, the Central African Republic, and Panama.
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But in some other countries - particularly in southern and eastern Europe - climate was not widely discussed.
But some Latin American countries, including Brazil, Argentina and Chile, are nervous about exposing their armed forces to the risk of corruption by using them in the fight against drugs.
The operator interest in these budget models is running high not only in the emerging markets, but also some European countries where consumer confidence has been shattered by recent economic turmoil.
Criminal legal aid is also starved of support in many other countries, but some, such as Britain and the Scandinavian countries, can find the money to do the job well.
Female genital mutilation has been banned in some African countries, but it is still practiced in some remote, close-knit communities.
Some countries that have practiced state-sponsored capitalism have had some success, but these countries have a more capitalistic bent, he said.
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Huge sums have poured into some countries but there is little to show for it.
But Mexico and some Caribbean countries got a full seal of approval.
This may be a factor in some countries, but in others firms are still running down their stocks.
Some countries, but not America, are also keen to tackle other subjects that eluded agreement in earlier talks, such as shipping.
Britain now puts more of its young people through university than most other countries, but some employers claim that the quality of graduates has declined as the quantity has increased.
Structural policy adjustments have played a role in some countries, but the improvement also reflects cyclical effects, in particular the relatively weak cyclical position of many advanced economies and movements in terms of trade.
Joining the EU will give Croatia access to new markets and its citizens freedom to work in other countries, but some Croatians are beginning to agree with other EU residents who have chafed at what they consider interference by bureaucrats in Brussels.
The BBC's Chris Morris in Athens says the new coalition will press its EU partners for some breathing space over the bailout conditions, but a frosty reaction can be expected from some countries.
Turkey offers a more open society than some Muslim countries, but that openness has its limits.
But recently Asian countries, and some European ones, have been approaching the problem with a bit more imagination.
But anti-smoking activists said some countries were putting tobacco company interests before health.
In practice, this would be fine for some small countries, but it is not too practical for the world as a whole because it would require a very large amount of gold.
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