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A long-standing campaign, Norwich in 90, to upgrade the region's patchy rail infrastructure and cut journey times has finally won the government's support.
Television ownership is patchy outside Pyongyang and power cuts (or the cost of batteries) make radio-listening a challenge.
But the MPs found councils had a patchy record because of budget cuts and the loss of skilled staff.
Although the data is patchy at best it appears these cuts have coincided with deteriorating mental health among young people.
It still affects the way the city runs: the patchy mail deliveries, the frequent power cuts, low or non-existent water-pressure.
Forest harvesting in the national forests during the mid-20th Century created patchy mosaics of small, dispersed clear-cuts in some areas, but extensive portions of the GYE remain federally protected wildlands [27].
Forest harvesting in the national forests during the mid-20th Century created patchy mosaics of small, dispersed clear-cuts in some areas, but extensive portions of the GYE remain federally protected wildlands [ 27].
The home of Mahmoud Zahar, a founder of Hamas, who is in hiding, was reduced to rubble.Water and electricity supplies across the Gaza Strip, patchy at the best of times, were cut off.
Their track record is patchy.
Perrin said the electricity network across Fiji remained patchy, and in some cases power had been deliberately cut to prevent further damage.
