"Research is extremely patchy and inconclusive.
Accidents are also more likely where mapping of the seabed is extremely patchy – as it is throughout the polar region.
The government's decision to allow police forces to recoup the cost of enforcement through fines has led to a huge increase in penalties (see chart).But the real story is that enforcement is extremely patchy.
Although it's possible for mobile signals to connect at medium to high altitudes (up to 15,000 ft I believe) this would be extremely patchy and tests have shown that anyone trying to connect above 2000 feet would have a very very difficult time doing so.
Dalton believes boards should put mental health high on their agenda: "The picture is extremely patchy and in most parts of the country they're not really making any significant contribution at all, but they could do if they asked the right questions and used their powers of scrutiny".
Obesity services across the UK are "extremely patchy" and valuable opportunities to help obese patients are often lost, doctors say.
Beam trawling effort is extremely patchy, and fishers have favoured 'tows' which they trawl repeatedly while adjacent areas may be virtually unfished.
Obesity services across the UK are "extremely patchy" and valuable opportunities to help obese patients are often lost, doctors have said.
A major limitation of global analyses is that research effort is extremely patchy in space.
The broader distribution of GiMAP/AIG1 loci across the eukaryotes is extremely patchy.
