11.   But Brad Bannon, who conducted surveys in House districts for the AFL-CIO, saw the regional disparity as a potential problem for Democrats.

12.   Congressional leaders say that to solve the problem they will reduce huge regional disparities in the payment of HMOs.

13.   Crime rates continued a long-term pattern of large regional disparities, the report showed.

14.   Despite civil war, regional disparities and growing differences of wealth, its national identity is strong.

15.   Enormous problems accompany this declining rate of growth, including state enterprises that need reform, unemployment, underemployment, and regional economic disparities.

16.   Geographically, there was unusual regional disparity last month.

17.   Li said the government will also take steps to narrow regional disparities in China.

18.   Supporters said the bill is needed to address regional disparities in transportation funding.

19.   The new rule, intended to even out regional disparities in the time patients spend waiting, has created an uproar among transplant surgeons and their patients.

20.   While most Californians expressed concern about environmental degradation, there were wide regional disparities of opinion.