Education constitutes another great challenge as it is characterised by significant gender and income inequalities.
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Whiplash is characterised by the NHS as a neck injury caused by a sudden movement of the head forwards, backwards or sideways.
Located just 2km south of Chora, Kapsali is characterised by a curved waterfront and sandy twin bays where sea turtles are known to swim.
Bipolar is characterised by the presence of episodes of mania and depression.
Everything Mr Mann does is characterised by an American brand of optimism.
His is characterised by, among other things, the poetry of William Blake, the writing of George Orwell, the World Cup victory of 1966 and Marmite.
Parkinson's is characterised by stiffness, tremor and increasing loss of mobility.
The coast is characterised by cliffs, glacier-headed fjords and deep anchorages.
"With this celebration at Casal del Marmo, Pope Francis will continue this custom, which is characterised by its humble context, " a statement by the Vatican said.
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Both women were said to be suffering from Diogenes syndrome, also known as senile squalor syndrome, which is characterised by such actions as compulsive hoarding of rubbish.
Curriculums in every country or school system have expectations for levels of achievement, but the Massachusetts system is characterised by a particular focus on lists of specific pieces of information.
The market is also characterised by extreme secrecy.
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And if there is one man who might be able to impose some order in Colombia, it is the workaholic Uribe - a man characterised by iron discipline (he is up at five doing yoga every morning) and an obsessive sense of duty.
Narcolepsy is a brain disorder characterised by sleep attacks and abnormal eye movement which affects up to one in a thousand people.
Traditional medicine is today most often characterised by a wide variety of diverging practices which lack a solid legal and medical framework that could prevent deviations and abuse along with their potentially dangerous consequences for patients.
"London is the only region characterised by high percentages of both breadline poor and asset wealthy households and by a very small, in relative terms, percentage of households that are in the middle, " the report found.
Measles is a highly contagious disease characterised by a high fever and a rash.
Crohn's is an inflammatory bowel disease characterised by chronic, sometimes crippling, diarrhoea.
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Measles is a highly contagious infectious disease characterised by a high fever, a rash and generally feeling unwell.
Coeliac disease is often diagnosed in childhood, and can be characterised by a distended stomach and stunted growth.
Ghana's 12-place decline in the index is blamed mostly on its worsening macroeconomic situation, characterised by large fiscal deficits, rising public debt and high inflation.
Once a woebegone district characterised by criminal activity and crumbling architecture, Getsemani is undergoing a 21st-century renaissance.
Formed by storm tides as early as the 10th Century, the Wadden Sea is responsible for the distinctive formations of its many islands, characterised by high sand dunes and lush, wide beaches on the open sea side and a shallow coast towards the mainland.
Characterised by porous limestone geology and countless underground springs, the region is a wildlife-filled paradise of turquoise rivers and lakes, forested hills and massive subterranean caverns.
The queen of studies embraces all of life, including psychology and the social sciences, but philosophers think of themselves as engaged in an intellectual discipline, characterised by argument, which, even if it settles nothing, is a splendid mental workout.
His first lasted from November 2002 to June 2005 and was largely unremarkable, characterised by mid-table finishes and the direct style of play for which Pulis is known.
The intense bidding wars that characterised film festivals in recent years have been replaced by caution, but industry experts maintain there still is quite a thirst in Toronto for small specific titles.
Though five-star resorts such as the Intercontinental, the Hyatt and the Kempinski have long made their mark on this most diminutive of Indian states (all characterised by top-notch service, opulent surroundings and calm, sand-raked beaches) there is nevertheless much charm to be had in forsaking the mammoth swimming pools and generic - if generous - resort bedrooms, and plumping instead for a stay in one of Goa's most evocative, charismatic, heritage boutique hotels.
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