This time, officials say the differences have narrowed, and those that remain were statistically accounted for.

It is still based predominantly on agreements reached and differences narrowed or more clearly defined.

None of the meetings produce any concrete results, though differences between the two countries have narrowed since the talks began in 1982.

Indeed, the difference between the companies narrowed today, but a large gap remains.

There was no evidence that the differences between the two parties had narrowed.

It is also evident from the available data that these differences have narrowed over the years.

That difference narrows each year and then disappears after five years.

One year after quitting, the women did much better than the men, although the difference narrowed over the course of the study.

While differences had narrowed on some major issues, none were settled.

The differences have narrowed in some areas over the past 10 to 15 years.