Help in Paris The French Government Tourist Office (www.franceguide.com) primarily offers general visitor information and links to its regional counterparts.

Tuition and required fees at NDSU are, on the average, 11.4 percent less than regional counterparts.

As a percent of median household income, tuition and required fees at NDSU are 2.5 percent lower than regional counterparts.

The performance aired on ITV and its regional counterparts at 9:30 pm on 14 January 2012.

The media in Kyrgyzstan have traditionally enjoyed greater editorial freedom than their regional counterparts.

To maximize exposure and build ties with regional counterparts, ACSS conducts the majority of its programs on the African continent.

Though the government funds several leading newspapers and satellite channels, Kuwaiti journalists enjoy greater freedom than their regional counterparts.

"With more dependents per household and lower average salaries, the gap between Charles County household incomes and their regional counterparts is widening," the study concluded.

It also means helping the World Bank and its regional counterparts deal with poverty more effectively, rather than just criticizing their performance, which is what Washington so often does.

Likewise, for Mr. Castro, the incentives for close contact with his regional counterparts had fundamentally changed.