Similar to commercial banks, central banks hold assets ( government bonds, foreign exchange, gold, and other financial assets ) and incur liabilities ( currency outstanding ).

Similar plant communities are found in the four other Mediterranean climate regions around the world, including the Mediterranean Basin ( where it is known as maquis ), central Chile ( where it is called matorral ), South African Cape Region ( known there as fynbos ), and in Western and Southern Australia.

Similar to the intrinsic muscles of the hand, there are three groups of muscles in the sole of foot, those of the first and last digits, and a central group:

Similar statements hold for the backward and central differences.

Similar to Shakyamuni Buddha, Atiśa was born into royalty ; the palace in which he was raised, aptly named the Golden Banner Palace, " had a golden victory banner encircled by countless houses and there were great numbers of bathing-pools encircled by 720 magnificent gardens, forests of Tal ( Borassus flabellifer ) trees, seven concentric walls, 363 connecting bridges, innumerable golden victory banners, thirteen roofs to the central palace and thousands of noblemen ".

Similar to interpolation in many respects, a key difference is that the surface does not, in general, pass through the central control points ; rather, it is " stretched " toward them as though each were an attractive force.

Similar cannonball concretions, which are as much as 4 to 6 m ( 12 to 18 feet ) in diameter, are found associated with sandstone outcrops of the Frontier Formation in northeast Utah and central Wyoming.

Similar in character to Orton Goldhay, this area was also created from the mid 1970s and lies along the dedicated bus route leading into central Peterborough.

Similar in conception to the island hopping operations of the central Pacific, the object of the attacks was to land, establish a garrison and airfield which could support the next strike, and then move on.

Similar in length to the lam tang nyao, it is fast and light-hearted, with metrical texts falling into three categories: toei thammada (" normal toei "), using gon texts in Isan ; toei Phama (" Burmese toei "), using central or northern Thai texts and forms ; and toei Khong (" Mekong toei "), again central or northern Thai in origin.

Similar observations have been made about central banks in other developed economies, both in countries like Canada and New Zealand that have officially adopted inflation targeting rules, and in others like Germany where the Bundesbank's policy did not officially target the inflation rate.

Similar beliefs are common among other tribes of northeast and central India such as the Kharia, Munda, and Oraon.

Similar to early Christian architecture, Sant Climent de Taüll has a central nave and an apse.

Similar issues, though on a smaller scale, have arisen with traditional circumcision of Aborigines in remote areas of central Australia.

Similar cultures are known further east in central Europe and west across Spain.

Similar, slightly smaller structures, each with a central hearth, were found under the 40 metre mound.

Similar work was carried out by Flohn and Hess in central Europe based on analysis of air flows from 1881 to 1947.

Similar again to St. Agnes / Margaret – these halls are located in the older part of the university and are close to the central university library.

Similar to the early 70s, the team was now a central focus point within the Croatian community as everyone in diaspora focused on getting the homeland officially recognized.

Similar examples are found at the church at Avallon, the central portal at Vézelay, and the portals of the cathedral of Autun.

Similar to such motorways in other countries, autobahns have multiple lanes of traffic in each direction, separated by a central barrier with grade-separated junctions and access restricted to motor vehicles with a top speed of more than.

Similar to Pearl-bordered Fritillary but has black chevrons on edge of wings, large central black dot on each one and white pearls ( compared to 2 of the other species ) on the underside.

Similar to Eastman Kodak's concept of the " Kodak moment ", the philosophy behind Lomography is summarized in its motto, " Don ’ t Think, Just Shoot.

Similar ideas can be found in other cultures, for example in China, where a concept often translated as " race " was associated with supposed common descent from the Yellow Emperor, and used to stress the unity of ethnic groups in China.

Similar in concept to the DM's shields produced by TSR for Dungeons & Dragons, the screen summarized all game mechanic information likely to be required during a given session.

Similar to environmental vegetarianism is the concept of economic vegetarianism.

Similar to the drivetrain model used in the upcoming Chevrolet Volt, the RC concept promises the ability to run solely off electric power for extended periods, with a hybrid electric powertrain filling in the gaps when extra range is needed The RC HYmotion4 includes a 70 kW electric motor at the front wheels.

Similar to the Penrose stairs optical illusion ( as in M. C. Escher's lithograph Ascending and Descending ) or a barber's pole, the basic concept is shown in figure 1.

Similar, but different in origin, is the concept of fossil water which is used to describe very old groundwater found in deep aquifers or bedrock.

Similar to the ILLIAC in concept, these processor designs loaded up many data elements into a single custom processor instead of a large number of low-powered ones.

Similar in concept, Japanese dodgeball have rules not found in other variations of rule sets.

Similar, the concept of a mall having one or more " anchor " or " big box " stores was pioneered early, with individual stores or smaller-scale chain stores intended to benefit from the shoppers attracted by the big stores.

Similar to Canada's Farm Radio Forums, Radyo DZLB, the community broadcasting station of UPLB College of Development Communication is a forerunner of school-on-air ( SOA ) concept that provides non-formal education for rural folk.

Similar to the SAS in concept, the BioSuit applies a number of advances in engineering and measurement to produce a dramatically simplified version of the SAS design.

Similar common property regimes are also to be found in southern Asia ( e. g., India and Nepal ) and Latin America ( e. g., Mexico, see ejido ), and a concept similar to the Commons is still in use in the alpine countries, especially in Switzerland, known by the German word Allmende.

Similar in concept, McGuinness poses and photographs figurines in his personal vinyl / action figure collection ( most of which consist of Godzilla-based kaiju ) in bizarre situations with added dialogue bubbles.

* KAL1 General Purpose Infantry Rifle, Similar Australian concept intended for Jungle Warfare conditions.

Similar in concept to the behavior of a washing machine when the clothes are concentrated at one point during the spin cycle, ground resonance can occur with a rotorcraft when the spacing between blades becomes irregular or the damping system, including drag hinge dampers, landing gear oleo struts, or wheel tire pressure, is operating out of limits.

Similar in concept to MP / M or UNIX, THEOS uses external device drivers rather than a kernel, allowing it to be more portable to other environments, though support has been primarily directed towards industry-standard hardware ( i. e. PC's ).

Similar in concept to the Harley-Davidson Servi-Car and the Indian Dispatch Tow, the Service Car had a detachable tow bar and clamp, a revised front suspension to accommodate the tow bar when in use, and a storage system inside the car to accommodate the tow bar when not in use.

Similar in concept to ODBC, DAM saw little use and was eventually dropped in the late 1990s.

Similar research was followed on the waverider concept.

Similar to the concept recording above but with a few new songs and orchestrations that aren't in the contemporary style that the concept recording featured.

Similar to the Black Hole concept, in the 2008-2009 school year, students, parents and staff were encouraged to wear white to away games.

Similar in concept to the sorcerer, the Hexblade is an individual who possesses unnatural jinxes or an evil eye, and uses it towards combat.