Flipkart has taken off in part because credit cards are less common in India and it offers the option of payment on delivery.
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However, a study published in 2011 by the Friedrich Ebert Foundation suggests that "widespread" racist and anti-Muslim attitudes in Europe are no less common in Germany than in countries such as France, Italy or the Netherlands.
Writing about his work earlier this year in Virology Journal, Rice shows how chickenpox is much less common in parts of the world with high levels of UV rays compared with places where the levels are low, and why in temperate zones, the disease peaks in winter and spring, when UV rays are at their lowest.
Her officials suggested the original reason for the switch was that such a "ranked list" was no longer as relevant in a society where the nuclear family is much less common than in the past.
Reports of violence and charges of fraud were less common than in the past.
As a result, people will have less in common to chat about around the water-cooler.
Corporate governance experts say such connections are common in family firms but less common at big publicly traded companies.
In China rate changes are less common: the latest move was only the fourth in three years, a period during which America's Federal Reserve has raised rates 17 times.
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Another fantastic nut flavor, less common but still widely found in Italy, is almond.
But there are less toxic and nontoxic ways of controlling bugs, from borax (a poison) to essential oils, select plants, and ways to make common insects feel less welcome in your cupboard.
The authors did this comparison because while randomised trials of aspirin could clearly establish the risk of colorectal cancer, several other solid cancers, and of metastasis, these trials lacked the statistical power to establish effects on less common cancers and on cancers in women.
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Especially in the downturn of the economy, where many mortgages have morphed into foreclosures and loans are becoming less common, Americans are dependent on credit cards in order to spend, budget, and survive on a day-to-day basis.
No longer will we accept anything less than a common effort, made in good faith, to solve our toughest problems.
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But Apple's single-product strategy is likely to be tested as smartphones become common, particularly in less affluent markets like India and China.
Mali, Algeria, Libya and Egypt all share some similar problems but they are distinguished more by their differences and less by what they have in common.
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Revolutionary at the time, RoundUp came to dominate the market because it was highly effective but broke down quickly, making it less toxic than other herbicides in common use.
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States with more guns suffer more than states in which guns are less common.
However, discounts on the iPhone have been less common because of the popularity of smartphones in general.
Glivec became Gleevec, Cidecin became Cubicin, and Antegren became Tysabri (those are for cancer, bacterial infection, and multiple sclerosis, respectively.) But changes in generic name seem less common.
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And I think it has to do with a tone that I take that says that, you know, what divides us is less significant than what we have in common.
Much less common than VS or MCS, patients in a locked-in state are totally aware of their environment but have minimal reflexive movements, typically only being able to blink their eyes.
Skis were widely utilized in Central Asia and Europe, while snowshoes were common in the New World - probably because snow was more compact and less soft in the Old World, theorizes Huntford.
They are designed to cause less side effects in patients than the more common non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS).
Separated in places by less than 40km (25 miles), Nunavut and Greenland have far more in common with each other than with Ottawa or Copenhagen, their respective capitals.
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The universe is flat, infinitely prolonged, and the more common something is in it, the less we know about it.
Make the high score less important and come together in pursuit of a common achievement: to move from one world to the next.
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In addition, two other but less common partnerships are outlined below.
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