It's always amusing when white, middle-class (usually male) commentators from the south of England denounce the nationalism of others; as though nationalism is only something anyone who deviates from the dominant middle-class English identity does.
Sigma is a Greek letter used in mathematics to denote standard deviation, a statistical measure of the extent to which a series of numbers or readings deviates from its mean.
The captain of a ship that deviates from its planned course or travels too quickly (thus using more fuel) can expect a prompt query.
In all cases, although inflation deviates from its target in the short run, the result is to make inflation and output less variable in the long term.
The graph does indeed suggest that middle-income countries produce dirtier output than rich or poor countries.Mr Stefanski reasons that if a country deviates from this pattern, then there must be some kind of distortion.
If the government deviates from its predecessor's orthodoxy, it will be in areas such as industrial policy, where some of Lula's appointees are keen on activism.Brazil's prospects turn on whether Lula can turn these pragmatic intentions into policy achievements.
One, however, deviates from the standard offering with a rack full of samizdat soft pornography, including titles such as "New Game in the Boudoir" and "Secret Extramarital Affairs".As the road arcs southward, following the course of the great bend of the Yellow River, occasional travellers can be found in the near-deserted service stations.
It will make any ruler or any official anywhere think a thousand times before he deviates from the straight and narrow, and before he abuses his position because he knows he will find thousands standing in his way to take back their rights.
Where Mr Roberts deviates from the standard is in his assessment of Stalin as a military leader.
"We do not tolerate behaviour that deviates from our ethical standards," it said, mindful no doubt of the fate of Arthur Andersen, the auditing firm which was forced to disband after the disclosure of its role in the scandals at its erstwhile client, Enron.
If the next government deviates substantially from the reform programme it will pay a price.
