For the European Union (EU), comparability of surveillance results in the form of comparable case definitions, data formats and diagnostic codes is of high value to enable cross-border monitoring of events.
However, comparing occurrence of MSK conditions presents further challenges, including obtaining valid and comparable case definitions when use of diagnostic labels, such as OA, often varies between healthcare professionals.
The Spanish foreign minister also says that Scotland is not a comparable case because of the union between England and Scotland but this is a smokescreen.
For what it's worth, she may, in fact, see a comparable case in the not-too-distant future.
"The only comparable case in France was the 19 points gained by President François Mitterrand over three months during the [first] Iraq war in 1991".
It will probably be easier to make a comparable case in New York, where the Republicans are expected to feature an array of moderate, pro-choice speakers and keep Rick Santorum and Tom DeLay under wraps.
The only comparable case that has come to light was Israel's secret imprisonment for more than 10 years of the KGB spy Marcus Klingberg after he was tried under a false identity.
"There is no comparable case in which a veteran statesman... has, after leaving office, been deceived and, through breach of law and of trust, been publicly embarrassed, exposed and ridiculed to such an extent".
Suarez is hoping to avoid a similar fate, despite having lost a comparable case when trying to force through a move from Groningen to Ajax in Holland — although he subsequently moved there in a separate deal.
In a comparable case recently, the head of South Korea's Red Cross commented in a newspaper interview on the slow pace of development in North Korea over the past ten years.
Of course, that these relatively challenging states for Mr. Romney are the focus of attention is a sign of his strength — the comparable case would be if, this November, the focus was on whether Barack Obama could win Georgia, Arizona and Montana.
