According to a survey by Yomiuri Shimbun in April 2010, almost half of Japanese voters do not support any political parties due to political inefficiency.

According to the Central Bank of Armenia, during the first half of 2008, cash remittances sent back to Armenia by Armenians working abroad rose by 57. 5 percent and totaled $ 668. 6 million USD, equivalent to 15 percent of the country's first-half Gross Domestic Product.

According to RFE / RL, comparable sums are believed to be transferred through non-bank systems, implying that cash remittances make up approximately 30 percent of Armenia's GDP in the first half of 2008.

According to the ROA National Statistical Service, the average monthly salary during January-June 2008 is 86, 850 drams ( about $ 287 at the time ).

According to Alexei Nakamura, as of 2012, there are only 205 Ainu living in Russia ( up from just 12 people who self-identified as Ainu in 2008 ) and they along with the Kurile Kamchadals ( Itelmen of Kuril islands ) are fighting for official recognition.

According to a 2008 television programme, presented by Griff Rhys Jones, “ the flame has only been extinguished once, by a drunken Mexican football supporter on the night that France beat Brazil here in Paris ,” most likely referring to the 1998 FIFA World Cup Final.

According to the International Reciprocal Trade Association, the industry trade body, more than 450, 000 businesses transacted $ 10 billion globally in 2008 – and officials expect trade volume to grow by 15 % in 2009.

According to the Forbes Global 2000 list of the world's largest companies in 2008, Canada had 69 companies in the list, ranking 5th next to France.

According to Gislason and Craig ( 2005 ): " Most thermodynamic data come from calorimetry ..." According to Kondepudi ( 2008 ): " Calorimetry is widely used in present day laboratories.

According to Nielsen ( 2008 ) a dictionary may be regarded as a lexicographical product that is characterised by three significant features: ( 1 ) it has been prepared for one or more functions ; ( 2 ) it contains data that have been selected for the purpose of fulfilling those functions ; and ( 3 ) its lexicographic structures link and establish relationships between the data so that they can meet the needs of users and fulfill the functions of the dictionary.

According to a 2008 article in The Wall Street Journal, Dartmouth graduates also earn higher median salaries at least 10 years after graduation than alumni of any other American university surveyed.

According to a decision by The Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs of the Länder in the Federal Republic of Germany of September 21, 2001, in the version from May 15, 2008, this also applies to PhDs that were awarded in Australia, Israel, Japan, or Canada.

According to the same index series, even " dedicated short bias " funds had a return of − 6. 08 % during September 2008.

According to Lipper, the average US domestic equity mutual fund decreased 37. 6 % in 2008.

According to a Cornell University press release from January 2009, the 2008 – 09 season will be the last Cornell-sponsored search, absent confirmation of the bird:

According to research, the vulture population has undergone a sharp decline on the Indian subcontinent, 95 % decline in 2004, 99. 9 % decline as of 2008 due to the use of diclofenac in animals.

According to the UNODC, by 2008, murder rates in Kosovo had dropped by 75 % in five years.

According to the Forbes Global 2000 list of the world's largest companies in 2008, Mexico had 16 companies in the list.

According to the World Bank and International Monetary Fund estimates, real GDP growth reduced from 8 % to 2. 7 % in 2009, and exports shrunk 26 % from $ 2. 5Bn to $ 1. 9Bn after a promisingly steady increase up until 2008.

According to Chékarou Bagoudou, Chief of the Division of Road Safety and Security of the Nigerien Ministry of Transport, there were 4338 officially reported road accidents in 2008, with 7443 victims, of which 616 were killed.

According to OHCHR, the Oromia Support Group ( OSG ) recorded 594 extra-judicial killings of Oromos by Ethiopian government security forces and 43 disappearances in custody between 2005 and August 2008.

According to an Environmental Working Group analysis of USDA and FDA pesticide residue tests performed from 2000 through 2008, 84 % of the 2, 216 tested potato samples contained detectable traces of at least one pesticide.

According to their initial announcement in 2008, PS 2. 0 is to exist in tandem with the printed version, while allowing more rapid updating of hosting information and networking features.

According to Beverage Digests 2008 report on carbonated soft drinks, PepsiCo's U. S. market share is 30. 8 percent, while The Coca-Cola Company's is 42. 7 percent.

According to the Colombian government, FARC-EP had an estimated 6, 000 – 8, 000 members in 2008, down from 16, 000 in 2001, having lost much of their fighting force since President Álvaro Uribe took office in 2002.

According to the U. S. News & World Report's Best Graduate Schools 2011 ranking, " California Institute of Technology headlines the new rankings, with top billing in three categories: chemistry, earth sciences and physics.

According to the 2012 Academic Ranking of World Universities rankings, the university ranked 201-300 in the world and 8-17th in Canada.

According to rankings provided by the United States Census Bureau-International Data Base ( IDB )-Country Rankings, Latvia is estimated to have a population of 1, 544, 000 in the year 2050.

According to the University of Pennsylvania rankings – a result of surveys from 1500 scholars and peer review evaluation – the Center for Economic and Social Development ( CESD ) is one of the top 25 think tanks in Central and Eastern Europe, including CIS.

According to The Washington Monthlys 2012 national universities rankings, which consider research, community service, and social mobility, Louisiana Tech ranks 198th nationally.

According to a writer for McClatchy News Service, the rankings were " determined by popularity, name recognition and how long the show lasted.

According to the 2011 Academic Ranking of World Universities ( ARWU ) rankings, the university ranked 151-200 in the world and 7-8 in Canada.

According to the annual university rankings conducted by El Mundo, the Complutense University ranks as the topmost university in Spain, with its Schools of Philosophy, Spanish Literature, History, Pharmacy, Optometry, Journalism, Psychology, and Sociology holding the top national rankings.

According to the 2011 Academic Ranking of World Universities ( ARWU ) rankings, the University ranked 201-300th in the world.

According to Brian Leiter's Law School rankings, Davis ranks 23rd in the nation in terms of scholarly impact as measured by academic citations of tenure-stream faculty.

According to the 2012 Academic Ranking of World Universities ( ARWU ) rankings, the university ranked 201 – 300 in the world and 8-17 in Canada.

According to the 2010 U. S. News and World Report rankings, Wellesley College is the # 4 liberal arts college in the United States, tied with Middlebury College, behind Williams, Amherst and Swarthmore.

According to U. S. News & World Report ’ s latest annual rankings, TCNJ found a place near the top of the list in Best Regional Universities category for the northern region of the country.

According to 2012 U. S. News and World Report rankings, Carleton College is the # 6 liberal arts college in the United States along with Bowdoin College, ranking after Williams College, Amherst College, Swarthmore College, Pomona College, and Middlebury College.

According to the U. S. News and World Report rankings, Augsburg College is 28th in its Regional University Midwest Ranking.

According to U. S. News & World Report's 2009-2010 college rankings, Evergreen is ranked # 1 in the West for Undergraduate Teaching at Masters Universities.

According to Campus Squeeze's 20 Most Beautiful Colleges in the USA rankings, the University of Alabama's campus was ranked 17th among both public and private colleges.

According to Lance Tingay of The Daily Telegraph and the Daily Mail, Gibson was ranked in the world top ten from 1956 through 1958, reaching a career high of No. 1 in those rankings in 1957 and 1958.

According to the creators of the indices, these rankings correlate strongly with higher average income per person, higher income of the poorest 10 %, higher life expectancy, higher literacy, lower infant mortality, higher access to water sources and less corruption.

According to the Qs World university rankings in September 2012, Hokkaido University was placed 135th ( worldwide ) and 6th ( in Japan ) for general standards in engineering and technology.

According to the Weekly Economist's 2010 rankings, graduates from Hokkaido have the 49th best employment rate in 400 major companies in Japan.

According to the Weekly Economist's 2010 rankings and the PRESIDENT's article on 2006 / 10 / 16, graduates from Waseda have the 11th best employment rate in 400 major companies and the alumni average salary is the 7th best in Japan.

* According to U. S. News and World Report's college rankings ( 2012 ), San Jose State ranks 39th among regional universities in the western United States and 10th among western regional public institutions.

According to the Weekly Economist's 2010 rankings and the PRESIDENT's article on 2006 / 10 / 16, graduates from Tokyo Tech have the 2nd best employment rate in 400 major companies, and the average graduate salary is the 9th best in Japan.