As a result networks became a patchwork quilt of spectrum that was tricky to use effectively.

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The world is covered with a patchwork quilt of a myriad of legal jurisdictions, languages and local practices.

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The landscape is an intricate patchwork quilt of woodland, forest, parkland and wetland, with 30% covered with lakes and waterways.

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As they begin to lose touch with their culture and values, Hispanics lose the ability to contribute in a unique way to the patchwork quilt of the American story.

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In fact, given the fragmented nature of healthcare, many providers have asked for different things, giving us a patchwork quilt of solutions that are owned by different players in healthcare.

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That led to a patchwork quilt of state laws.

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But it would also change Japan, and far beyond its patchwork quilt of paddies something all prime ministers, let alone one who has been in office for just a few tenuous weeks, have found hard to do.

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Instead, we have created a patchwork quilt of energy subsidies and tax credits that has bifurcated into two camps: Permanent tax credits for the fossil fuel industry and temporary credits and subsidies for the renewable energy industry.

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This is to ensure that we have a consistent fuel economy program in all 50 states, that we don't have a state-by-state patchwork quilt of fuel economy programs because that would just drive up the cost of vehicles and would perhaps make certain vehicles unavailable in certain states, which is unfair to consumers.

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