Mr. Capellas noted that the strong growth had come from every region of the world.
While there is a lot of support from governments from every region, there is still opposition.
At Dartmouth College, in Hanover, N.H., applications increased from every region of the country except New England.
The president is elected by a college comprising both chambers of parliament, together with three representatives from every region.
"At least 70 percent of voters from every region support the increase," said Steven A. Greenberg, a Siena pollster.
"It was a cry for help from every region in this state," said one aide to Joseph L. Bruno, the Republican Senate majority leader.
Under the current plan, a transitional assembly -- several hundred Iraqis from every region and social sector -- will be chosen in caucus-style elections from the country's 18 provinces.
They range in age from 53 to 79, come from every region of the world, and are said to be deeply divided over the church's priorities.
In his work, as in his personal life, he was anxious to gather experience from every region that the imaginative mind could explore.
In the 16th century, people from all over Spain flocked to Madrid, so not only is it a melting pot, but it also boasts many restaurants that specialise in dishes from every region.
The brief has been signed by a broad cross-section of American businesses from every region of the country, reflecting the commitment to the issue that has evolved, at first slowly and then forcefully, over the past decade.
