Yet over the long haul, when you smooth it all out, markets seemed to price businesses in developed countries remarkably alike.
There are plenty of propeller heads trying to smooth it all out.
The adjusted total in June is always a lot lower than the unadjusted figure, to smooth out all those people taking summer jobs, but this year the the statisticians have adjusted away 1, 084, 000 jobs in the private sector, compared with 'only' 920, 000 in June 2010.
The first filter that is applied to the height map is a simple Gaussian blur, which the GPU handles with ease, but which -- if left to its own devices -- would simply smooth out all the dramatic extremes in the height map and leave us with a bunch of bland rolling hills.
The last time America was this climate-friendly, carbon dioxide wafted up from smokestacks to the smooth sounds of All-4-One and Boyz II Men.
Its stylish, minimal interior is all smooth wood and exposed pipes and a good selection of cocktails is complemented by an extensive wine list.
It's enhanced by Active Mode, which ensures that handheld movies look smooth and steady at all zoom ratios.
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Precision engineered with premium materials, Xperia Z introduces a unique OmniBalance design with subtly rounded edges and smooth reflective surfaces on all sides.
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As sweat poured down my face, neck, arms and legs, everywhere sweat could pour, I gingerly picked my way over the rocks, noting the fat brown millipedes on all the smooth surfaces.
Not only was the transition to a new president extraordinarily smooth but Ghanaians of all shades and stripes, buried their differences and came together to grieve over their departed president.
Both of these fossils suggest such transitions are not smooth, simultaneous transformations of all bodily features from old to new.
"I thought earlier in the game it was all happy and smooth and the ball was going in the basket, " Williams said.
One institution that is in place to help smooth labor disputes is the All-China Federation of Trade Unions (AFTU), an officially sanctioned labor union.
It was all reflected in the smooth surface of the water, coloured a coffee-black by tannins released from decaying plant life below.
But all was not so smooth for the right-hander, who was called up Monday for the second game of a doubleheader in Cleveland.
The Jetpatcher does all this in one smooth operation, then moves on to the next pothole as traffic resumes its path over the newly repaired road.
Swiping from the home screen through the app grid was smooth, and in fact, all the graphical transitions we saw -- from the unlock screen to opening various apps -- were quite fluid as well.
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Regardless, all we want is some smooth video playback from the "elegant and powerful multimedia engine" -- is that too much to ask?
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Exceptional resolving power and contrast at all apertures are teamed with smooth, quiet autofocusing and a rear-focus system that maintains the same lens body length during AF.
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Blizzard, for all their faults, have very smooth launches with their expansions for a game with millions and millions of customers.
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Men apt to cut a few moral corners, and then a few more, until all the right angles are as smooth as they are.
This lightweight point-and-shoot features quick menu, mode, exposure compensation and sub-command dials, all arranged to achieve natural and smooth shooting adjustments on the go.
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