They were rising this year at the rate of 20% a month in some regions.
In addition, coverage is patchy, with some regions of the world almost devoid of instruments.
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This hones some regions to levels of superior ability, while others fall by the wayside.
Some regions, South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa, still rank high whichever index is used.
The problem is that, in some regions, this method just doesn?t cut it.
True, margins are getting squeezed a bit in that segment, and sales have eroded in some regions.
In some regions, a vote for the Liberal Democrats, or for a nationalist party, may be more effective.
The new system will allow parties in some regions to return candidates with less than 10% of the vote.
In some regions power has consequently shifted back towards local communities, potentially making them more likely to welcome foreign aid.
Republican Senator Christopher Bond of Missouri said the bill favors some regions of the U.S. at the expense of others.
Body parts of albinos are sought in some regions of Africa, where some believe they bring wealth and good luck.
The degree to which confidence will be affected will depend on the response made by governments, with some regions better prepared than others.
Although the global temperature seems to be rising very slowly, the implications could be acute in some regions of the world.
In some regions with large concentrations of employment, downtown major rail systems often attract many riders (although virtually all lose lots of money).
The conservation group says the problem is responsible for pollution, shrinkage of coastal wetlands and the tapping of non-renewable groundwater in some regions.
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Although French farmers in some regions have developed a reputation as being wary of outsiders, the divide is easier to breach than imagined.
And in some regions, cottonseed hulls are processed into oil-drilling mud, a sticky, industrial-strength type of Play-Doh that is used to plug leaks in oil wells.
In some regions of the world, the increasingly accurate sea level data is being used by planners to mitigate against the risk of flooding.
We lose on average 9-12% of our liquid per year, which is about twice the amount that he would lose in some regions of Scotland.
Some regions are being revised up, some are starting to get revised down and Europe has seen earnings expectations decline for more than six months.
In some regions, like northern Mexico, you take some serious precautions.
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In some regions, the term business casual simply does not translate.
Both teams said that temperatures would have been higher if it had not been for the La Nina weather pattern that brought cooling to some regions.
Still no word on when or where these are launching, but it seems like the S6700 might be available in some regions if you look hard enough.
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He said some regions of the brain - including parts responsible for decision-making and impulse control - are not fully mature "until at least the age of 20".
All kind of vibrant economic activity is occurring in this informal economy, which in some regions is between 20-60% of GDP or more, and every economy needs a currency.
Despite significant progress in some regions, few are on track to meet the six Education for All (EFA) goals set in 2000, and some are a long way behind.
The lack of rain has especially hit neighboring Somalia, where some regions are battling a famine that has sent thousands fleeing on foot to refugee camps in Kenya and Ethiopia.
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Rainfall in India as a whole is 20% below the 50-year average and, with the monsoon season half over, India is facing the possibility of a full-blown drought in some regions.
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