British and Irish golfers, who would be links regulars for top amateur events, find themselves far removed from gusting winds and uneven bounces when taking up lucrative residence in Florida.
It is an uneven territory within its own boundaries.
A hugely influential writer of short stories, the sheer mass of his extremely uneven body of work – 300 stories, 200 articles, six novels, two plays, and three travel books churned out between 1880 and 1891 – can obscure his genius like clouds around an alp.
It was yet another uneven performance from the Nerazzurri, who thoroughly dominated the first half and went in at the break with a well-earned 2-0 lead but who eased off dangerously in the second, gifting their opponents a number of chances and eventually allowing Armando Izzo to pull back a goal near the end.
At the other end Johnson versus Jimmy Anderson provided a study not in fear, but in bravery and skill in an uneven contest.
One of the few to remain is the Iglesia San Francisco, its uneven floors and walls and sparsely decorated chapel belying the effort behind its construction, its quiet gloom a testimony to the might of the city's founder, Pedro de Valdivia.
Access to services may appear enhanced in urban areas, but often their quality is uneven and the competition for them is intense.
This is why I left my family and friends for three weeks and overcame my fear of flying to travel to a remote province that few have heard of; to carry a week's food and clothing on my back and struggle for sleep in a tent pitched on uneven, rocky ground.
The story of Klinsmann's three-year tenure with the US national team is one of progress in uneven stages, with forward steps sometimes followed by several in the wrong direction.
In qualifying, her belief-defying uneven bars routine made seasoned professionals gasp – and everyone knew that if she could just repeat it in the final, she would fulfil her dream.
It turns out that globalisation, while promising sameness through brand-name consumption, was fostering, through uneven economic growth, an intense feeling of difference.
