In contrast to the European Union, which is a community ( confederation ) of 27 sovereign countries without state-character the moment ( Staatenbund ).

During the Financial crisis of 2007 – 2010, Bulgaria marked a decline in its economy of 5. 5 % in 2009, but quickly restored its positive growth to 0. 2 % in 2010, in contrast to other Balkan countries.

By contrast, in civil law jurisdictions ( the legal tradition that prevails in, or is combined with common law in, Europe and most non-Islamic, non-common law countries ), courts lack authority to act where there is no statute, and judicial precedent is given less interpretive weight ( which means that a judge deciding a given case has more freedom to interpret the text of a statute independently, and less predictably ), and scholarly literature is given more.

The contrast between civil law and common law legal systems has become increasingly blurred, with the growing importance of jurisprudence ( similar to case law but not binding ) in civil law countries, and the growing importance of statute law and codes in common law countries.

By contrast, Liechtenstein and Monaco are considered democratic states, yet the ruling monarchs in these countries wield significant executive power.

By contrast, several countries can also use the same currency ( for example, the euro ), or one country can declare the currency of another country to be legal tender.

This format, a contrast to the Encyclopædia Britannica, was widely imitated by later 19th century encyclopedias in Britain, the United States, France, Spain, Italy and other countries.

There are no other variants or alternative flags used by the EU ( in contrast to countries which have presidential, naval and military variants ).

The formal rule of the proportionally more numerous than in other European countries nobility constituted an early democratic system (" a sophisticated noble democracy "), in contrast to the absolute monarchies prevalent at that time in the rest of Europe.

In contrast, early European expansion in the " West Indies ", ( later known to Europeans as a separate continent from Asia that they would call the " Americas ") following the 1492 voyage of Christopher Columbus, involved heavy settlement in colonies that were treated as political extensions of the mother countries.

In contrast, in several European countries ( e. g. Belgium, Denmark, the Netherlands, and Switzerland ), religious unions have existed for decades.

Ireland and the UK belong to this category, and in contrast to the EU core countries above, these countries first joined the EU in 1973.

However, in contrast to the countries in the Anglo-Saxon system category, this is a much more widespread network of collective agreements, which covers most industries and most firms.

By contrast, most other countries take the point of view that recreational drug use is detrimental to society and must therefore be outlawed.

With GDP per capita of less than $ 2, 000, North Korea remains as one of the world's poorest and least developed countries, in sharp contrast to its neighbor South Korea, which has one of the largest economies in Asia.

In other countries ( for example EU and CAN ), by contrast, there is a label claim for use in cats.

Renewable energy resources and significant opportunities for energy efficiency exist over wide geographical areas, in contrast to other energy sources, which are concentrated in a limited number of countries.

Empirical evidence for the success of trade can be seen in the contrast between countries such as South Korea, which adopted a policy of export-oriented industrialization, and India, which historically had a more closed policy ( although it has begun to open its economy, as of 2005 ).

Other states however, make their Prime minister a central and dominant figure within the cabinet system ; Ireland's Taoiseach, for example, alone can decide when to seek a parliamentary dissolution, in contrast to other countries where this is a cabinet decision, with the Prime Minister just one member voting on the suggestion.

The contrast is even more obvious in countries using the English rather than American spelling of the word metre.

In contrast to the TCSEC's precisely defined hierarchy of six evaluation classes, the more recently introduced Common Criteria ( CC )— which derive from a blend of more or less technically mature standards from various NATO countries — provide a more tenuous spectrum of seven " evaluation classes " that intermix features and assurances in an arguably non-hierarchical manner and lack the philosophic precision and mathematical stricture of the TCSEC.

Because of the oil boom since the 1970s, there has been little extensive government incentive to help develop and encourage new industries in the private sector, in contrast to other Nordic countries like Sweden and particularly Finland.

In many common law jurisdictions ( e. g. the Republic of Ireland, Canada, Hong Kong, India, Australia, New Zealand ), an indictable offence is an offence which can only be tried on an indictment after a preliminary hearing to determine whether there is a prima facie case to answer or by a grand jury ( in contrast to a summary offence ).

By contrast, outside North American common law jurisdictions, notarial practice is restricted to international legal matters or where a foreign jurisdiction is involved, and almost all notaries are also qualified lawyers.

By contrast, decisions in civil law jurisdictions are generally very short, referring only to statutes.

By contrast, court decisions in some civil law jurisdictions ( most prominently France ) tend to be extremely brief, mentioning only the relevant legislation and not going into great detail about how a decision was reached.

By contrast, ' minors ' ( which may be defined differently in different jurisdictions ) are generally presumed incompetent to consent, but depending on their age and other factors may be required to provide Informed assent.

In stark contrast to the United States and many other jurisdictions granting a constitutional right to bail, in Canada the accused may even be denied bail because the public confidence in the administration of justice may be disturbed by letting the individual, still legally innocent, go free pending the completion of the trial or passing of sentence ( Criminal Code, s. 515 ( 10 )( c )).

In contrast with common law jurisdictions, most civil law jurisdictions have specific civil code provisions that protect an individual's image, personal data and other generally private information.

This is in contrast to the subjective test employed in most civil law jurisdictions.

In most jurisdictions there are no organizations for members of housing co-operatives, in contrast with tenants in a traditional landlord-and-tenant relationship, who can be assisted by various tenant advocacy groups.

By contrast, most jurisdictions tax partnerships at the member level and not the entity level.

Evening Prayer, like Morning Prayer ( Mattins ) and in contrast to the Eucharist, may be led by a layperson, and is recited by some devout Anglicans daily in private ( clergy in many Anglican jurisdictions are required to do so ).

In contrast to other civil law jurisdictions, the PRC has not yet consolidated its civil law into a single code.

In contrast, other jurisdictions may use active-service buses for training ; this will be at non-peak service times when more buses are available.

The short poems grouped at the end of the volume as `` Thoughts in Loneliness '' is, as Professor Book indicated, in sharp contrast with the others.

The limits are suggested by an imaginary experiment: contrast the perceptual skill of English professors with that of their colleagues in discriminating among motor cars, political candidates, or female beauty.

Try some closeups on Southern blossoms to provide a welcome contrast with the many long-view scenics you'll be making.

Built upon seven hills, Istanbul, like Rome, is one of the most ancient cities in the world, filled with splendor and contrast.

It is an exotic place, so different from the ordinary that the casual tourist is likely to see at first only the contrast and the ugliness of narrow streets lined with haphazard houses.

A red filter, Zeiss barrier filter with the code ( Schott ) designation BG 23, was also used in the ocular lens assembly as it improved the contrast between specific and nonspecific fluorescence.

Their experience is quite in contrast with that of children of upper- and upper-middle-class native-born parents, who are more likely to regard education as good for its own sake and to discount the vocational emphases in the curriculum.

Perhaps one way to sharpen our sense of the modernity of Utopian communism is to contrast it with the principal earlier types of communistic theory.

It did not serve to contrast the existing order of society with a possible alternative order, because the age of innocence was not a possible alternative once man had sinned.

These areas, by virtue of their abrupt density of pattern, stated the literal surface with such new and superior force that the resulting contrast drove the simulated printing into a depth from which it could be rescued -- and set to shuttling again -- only by conventional perspective ; ;

For the illusion of depth created by the contrast between the affixed material and everything else gives way immediately to an illusion of forms in bas-relief, which gives way in turn, and with equal immediacy, to an illusion that seems to contain both -- or neither.

and these capitals seem in turn to be pushed back by their placing, and by contrast with the corporeality of the woodgraining.

We were to discover, in fact, that quite a number of people share with us the impression that, in contrast to other Soviet regions, Moscow's atmosphere is depressingly subdued and official.

His personality appears more striking by contrast with Marina, who is -- perhaps purposely -- rather superficially characterized.

We have a brief glimpse of the Tsar's public personality, the `` official Boris '', but our real focus is on the excitement of the crowd -- a significant contrast with its halfhearted acclamation in the opening scene, its bitter resentment and fury in the final act.

in fact, a contrast is often drawn in this regard with the `` impersonal '' Roman Catholic parish.

The Senate launched the 87th Congress with its own version of an ancient liberal-conservative battle, but in contrast with the House's guerrilla war it seemed as pro forma as a Capitol guide's speech.

By contrast, a good deal of nuclear pacifism begins with the contingencies and the probabilities, and not with the moral nature of the action to be done ; ;

This is in contrast to the family with whom he boards.

The audience, according to Edward Cushing, responded with " a demonstration of enthusiasm impressively genuine in contrast to the conventional applause which new music, good and bad, ordinarily arouses.

Both ethical altruism and ethical egoism contrast with utilitarianism, which is the view that every individual's well-being ( including one's own ) is of equal moral importance.

The Proto-Sinatic or Proto Canaanite script and the Ugaritic script were the first scripts with limited number of signs, in contrast to the other widely used writing systems at the time, Cuneiform, Egyptian hieroglyphs, and Linear B.

In contrast, the largest North American community north of the circle, Sisimiut ( Greenland ), has approximately 5, 000 inhabitants, while between Canada and the USA, Barrow, Alaska is the largest settlement with circa 4, 000 inhabitants.