Virtually none do so today, owing mainly to pressure from donors opposed to abortion.
Public education is better, owing mainly to the Mayor's takeover of the system.
"And London is in some ways better," owing mainly to the presence of musicians from exotic parts of the world.
Again, Iran was excluded, owing mainly to pressure from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, the two Sunni sheikhdoms that deeply distrust Iran's Shiite theocracy.
The city's growth rate is higher than that of the country as a whole, owing mainly to steady migration from rural areas.
Exports were down by 26.5% in the first half of the year, owing mainly to the fall in high tech and in the diamond trade.
The original "scissors crisis" was a short-lived phenomenon, owing mainly to the government's setting prices of agricultural goods too low, and it disappeared when this was remedied.
Other aspects of Chinese civilization were also introduced, owing mainly to the efforts of Crown Prince Shōtoku, whom Umako appointed regent for Suiko.
The consumer price index, a measure of inflation, rose 3.1percentt last year, owing mainly to energy price increases, but the report foresees inflation remaining at 2.5percentt for the next two years.
"Financial conditions have improved more than expected, owing mainly to public intervention, and recent data suggest that the rate of decline in economic activity is moderating, although to varying degrees among regions," the monetary fund said.
While the UK's own production of coal fell by 27% from January to March, owing mainly to controversial colliery closures, the amount of coal imported from Russia rose by 21%.
