Neopaganism focuses on the sanctity of the environment and equality, and is often of a decentralized nature.

While cattle raiding was practiced extensively, the highly decentralized nature of northern societies precluded the possibility of large-scale warfare.

In 2010 the JJA established "satellite parties" to demonstrate the decentralized nature of jazz activities.

About 30,000 jurisdictions could impose taxes, the supporters noted, saying that given the decentralized nature of the Internet, several might try on any given transaction.

Given the decentralized nature of the Internet, some experts say there is little chance of the cyberspace equivalent of the Sept. 11 attacks.

Of course, the decentralized nature of the net means that it will never be physically full.

This research area investigates integrated development environments and runtime platforms that support the decentralized nature of ULS systems.

The highly decentralized nature of health care delivery means that good data is not always available.

The highly decentralized nature of this party stems from their belief in municipalism.

Due to its decentralized nature, there is some disagreement over what actually constitutes Wicca.