The country has consistently ranked as one of the most corrupt nations according to the Corruption Perceptions Index, a measure of perceived political corruption.

In fact, Nigeria's ranking has consistently improved since 2001 ranking 147 out of 180 countries in Transparency International's 2007 Corruption Perceptions Index.

In the past, this has contributed to a sense of immunity on the part of members of the ruling party, and to a public perception of rampant corruption among leading politicians – in 1997, Pakistan received the second-worst score in the world on Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index.

* Perceptions that the timing of external examinations in the middle of Year 10 has lessened the significance of subsequent Year 10 studies

In 90's he wrote a book about Islam-Christianity interaction: Islam Inklusif He has recently completed two works for publication: a manuscript entitled American Students ’ Perceptions of Islam ( forthcoming ), and a translated ( from Arabic to English ) version of a previous publication entitled Islamic Mysticism and Its Impact on Indonesian Society ( forthcoming ).

The Wendigo in " Perceptions " has an appearance very similar to other incarnations of the Wendigo, yet seems to be a different manifestation.

Perceptions that the Massachusetts militia was well organized and armed at the beginning of the Civil War likely played a role in the appointment decision, as Banks had also been considered for quartermaster general.

Perceptions of good and evil can also change ( see moral panic ); for example, if anonymous peer-to-peer networks had existed in the 1950s or 1960s, they might have been targeted for carrying information about civil rights or anarchism.

Perceptions, thoughts, emotions, and feelings may be understood as observable behaviors which have various modes of production.

Perceptions of the strengths and vulnerabilities of others and oneself may play an important role.

Russia ranks the second most corrupt country in Europe ( after Ukraine ), according to the Corruption Perceptions Index.

# Oracles of God: Perceptions of Ancient Prophecy in Israel after the Exile, London: Darton, Longman & Todd, 1986 and New York: Oxford University Press 1988 ; second edition, 2007.

Perceptions in Germany, however, were markedly less favourable, and the memory of Konrad was enough to turn opinion against the Inquisition for many years.

The Japanese and Europe: Images and Perceptions.

In 2008 Transparency International ranked Georgia 67th in its Corruption Perceptions Index, with a score of 3. 9 points out of 10 possible.

These factors have contributed to a Corruption Perceptions Index of 8. 3 and a DAW Index ranking of 10 in 2012 ; the latter the highest in Europe.

Mauritius ranks 46th out of 182 countries in Transparency International ’ s Corruption Perceptions Index for 2011, third in Africa.

The corruption watchdog organization Transparency International in its 2007 Corruption Perceptions Index released on 26 September 2007 ranked Burma the most corrupt country in the world, tied with Somalia.

Peru is the 72nd least corrupt country in the world according to Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index.

Transparency International in its annual Corruption Perceptions Index for 2010 gave Saudi Arabia a score of 4. 7 ( on a scale from 0 to 10 where 0 is " highly corrupt " and 10 is " highly clean ").

In 2009, Transparency International ranked the nation in last place on its annual Corruption Perceptions Index ( CPI ), a metric that purports to show the prevalence of corruption in a country's public sector.

Uruguay ranks 24th in the World Corruption Perceptions Index composed by Transparency International.

Vietnam tied with several nations for the 102nd place in Transparencies International's Corruption Perceptions Index in 2004.

* In 2010, France was listed 14th on the UN Human Development Index with 0. 872 ( very high human development ) and 25th on the Corruption Perceptions Index.

Perceptions of acceptability are affected by the cost of recovery solutions.

In 1961, he composed a suite in six movements, titled Perceptions, with Dizzy Gillespie as soloist.

Perceptions of the proper classification of the Midwest also vary within the region, and tend toward exclusion rather than inclusion.

Disagreeing about what's Fair: Exploring the Relationship between Perceptions of Justice and Employee Dissent.

Motivating The Factors: Perceptions of Justice and their Relationship with Managerial and Organizational Trust in Australia.

* John Ryskamp, The Eminent Domain Revolt: Changing Perceptions in a New Constitutional Epoch, New York: Algora Publishing, 2006.

Perceptions of Philip's personality have altered considerably over time.

Much of the time, however, the needed psychological pressure is self-applied ; once the victims have put money in toward the payoff, they feel they have a vested interest in seeing the " deal " through.

At least one researcher in the 1900s ( Albert Freiherr von Schrenck-Notzing, who was a self-professed sadist ) thought that algolagnia was a psychological disorder, however this view began to change once the Kinsey Reports noted that many seemingly " normal " people often enjoy pain in a sexual context, and later Norman Breslow found that, before 1977, only four previous studies in all the scientific literature were empirical in nature.

Although hyperemesis was once considered a psychological disease, the medical community now considers hyperemesis as a real and serious physiological condition.

Although wishing to return to the Middle East as a member of the OSS, when he found out that that was impossible Fellers, in the summer of 1943, left his job in the Office of Strategic Services ( OSS ), where he played a central role in planning psychological warfare, and once again began working for General MacArthur in the Southwest Pacific.

All of the witnesses restated their claims about the MEK camps from the 1991 – 2003 period, saying MEK officials subjected them to various forms of physical and psychological abuses once they made known their wishes to leave the organization.

Friendliness theory claims that most AI speculation is clouded by analogies between AIs and humans, and assumptions that all possible minds must exhibit characteristics that are actually psychological adaptations that exist in humans ( and other animals ) only because they were once beneficial and perpetuated by natural selection.

As mentioned earlier, many drugs should not be stopped abruptly without the advice and supervision of a physician, especially if the medication induces dependence or if the condition they are being used to treat is potentially dangerous and likely to return once medication is stopped, such as diabetes, asthma, heart conditions and many psychological or neurological conditions, like epilepsy, hypertension, schizophrenia and psychosis.

In the case of sensory memory, the model, which is psychological, does not provide a ready explanation for the observed asynchronous nature of neural activity occurring between anatomical structures – an example of this would be the reference to sensory memory being used to perform physical processes such as motor function, which suggests that once an action is performed, it is remembered for 3 seconds and then begins a process of rapid decay.

It is thought that once these psychological factors are treated the physical ailment will either be alleviated, or at least largely reduced.

He served with distinction approaching perfection and, like his father, would then write about the things he'd seen and done ... More than once I spoke with him about the psychological aspects of combat, and every time he told me what I needed to know, always from his own rich experiences.

Assessing the psychological value of treatment is difficult, but most children and families are enthusiastic once the physical benefits begin to be seen.

Young children normally have nightmares once or twice a week and will usually not develop a nightmare disorder unless they are under severe psychological stress.

Joey is everything Chaz isn ’ t: smart, classy, observant, sensitive, and subtle — once she finally admits to herself how worthless her husband is, she knows exactly where to probe his weaknesses and send him into a psychological corkscrew.

Existing in two places at once for extended periods of time, or in close proximity, causes severe weakness and psychological disturbance for humans but not for dragons, the effects of which are discussed in several novels.

In a typical circumstance, when a human is exerting a muscle as hard as he / she is consciously able, roughly one-third of the fibers in that muscle will be firing at once, though this ratio can be affected by various physiological and psychological factors ( including Golgi tendon organs and Renshaw cells ).

Thanks to this research Cvijić made a breakthrough in world science once again and with his anthropogeographical survey in " Balkan Peninsula 1918 ", 1922-I, 1931-II based on his research of Balkan psychological types.

Walker's theory rests on the idea that abusive relationships, once established, are characterized by a predictable repetitious pattern of abuse, whether emotional, psychological or physical, with psychological abuse nearly always preceding and accompanying physical abuse.

Callisto's origins are unknown, although she has claimed that the scars she bears are proof of " how dumb a mistake " it was for her to try to live among normal humans ; in one of her earlier appearances, her greatest psychological fear is the image of the beautiful woman that she once was, although she may have overcome that as of the present.

Until this time, Australian art had been regarded as a provincial sub-species of British art ; Drysdale's works convinced British critics that Australian artists had a distinctive vision of their own, exploring a physical and psychological landscape at once mysterious, poetic, and starkly beautiful.

We, when we're depressed, are fortunately imprisoned within our heads ; once time-travel becomes a reality, however, this self-defeating psychological attitude could spell doom on a scale beyond calculation.

Katow had faced execution once before, during the Russian Civil War and was saved at the last moment, which gives him a feeling of psychological immunity.

The review concluded, " Miss Christie has several surprises up her sleeve besides the main one, and ( this much may be said without spoiling the reader ’ s pleasure ) she once again breaks new ground by creating a weak and kindly murderer who is yet responsible for the deaths of three people: that such a character should, in the last analysis, seem credible, is a tribute to the author ’ s psychological acumen and originality of concept.