Whatever the reasons, they run counter to the national picture.

New Jersey is just a small section of a much broader national and international picture.

Los Angeles went against the overall national picture in 1988, 2000 and 2004.

I think we have to face this reality in the national picture as well.

"This is part of a broader, national picture," he said in a recent interview.

But shouldn't more senior officials, it asked, consider the national picture?

There were regional differences within this overall national picture, however.

Its economy became more diversified and integrated into the national picture.

"But when shown the national picture, the total area has not declined in the massive way people thought."

The official results were released in October 2002, and provides a national, quantitative picture.