But behind the national economic data lies a longstanding regional divide, which has deepened in recent years.
The judge also ordered the pilots union to pay American $45.5 million in damages, which has deepened the antipathy between many pilots and the airline.
The more French they have become, the more their Frenchness, their ability to "assimilate," seems to be in question, which has deepened their sense of estrangement.
The rejection also touched on the climate of mistrust between Arabs and Jews, which has deepened during the current wave of Israeli-Palestinian violence.
It did not solve the mystery, one which has deepened since he became PM: what exactly does he believe and how does it impact upon his politics?
LONDON — As Europe struggles to come to grips with its debt crisis, which has deepened with the collapse of Portugal's government after it pushed for yet another round of budget cuts, three numbers stand out: 12.4, 9.8 and 7.8.
"It is a stake that only allows you to move around the corner to equally bleak economies," says Mr Saggar.Cultural conservatism, which has deepened among many British Pakistanis, makes things worse.
Nicholas Serota, the director of Tate, said: "Tate Modern has provided the spur for a vigorous policy at Tate of collecting more widely internationally which has deepened the collection for future generations.
The Awami League, which has ruled since 2009 under the prime minister, Sheikh Hasina Wajed, was expected to win at least two-thirds of the 300 parliamentary seats in the poll, which has deepened divisions in any already polarised society.
Co. is at the forefront of the city's artisanal pizza fixation, which has deepened and broadened over recent months, as establishment after establishment pops up to pronounce its individual-size, Neapolitan-style pies better or truer than what's come before.
Now France is searching for a new strategy, but I'm not sure it will find it".The arrival of the applicants from the east is also hastening the ascendancy of English as the EU's major working language, which has deepened French gloom.
