11.   The real issue is the failure of previous Venezuelan regimes to alleviate the vast disparities in their society, to forestall the rise of the demagogue.

12.   Yet those who argue that affirmative-action programs are unfair at the college level have not been equally vocal in attacking vast disparities at the secondary level.

13.   Asia and Latin America in particular have seen significant improvements over the last decade, but vast disparities between the haves and have-nots still exist there, Bellamy said.

14.   There were vast regional disparities, however.