These difficulties, together with inherent vulnerabilities such as confidence-sensitivity, interconnectedness, and opacity of risk, have diminished the longer term profitability and growth prospects of these firms.
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Upper secondary curricula should provide a balance between vocational and technical skills, including IT, and transferable skills such as confidence and communication which are indispensable for the work place.
Upper secondary curricula should provide a balance between vocational and technical skills, including IT, and transferable skills such as confidence and communication which translate easily to the work place.
Other economic factors such as consumer confidence, natural resource demand and better jobs data all play into this confidence.
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He thinks those canards beloved by TV anchors, such as "consumer confidence levels, " are idiotic and signify nothing.
That makes the economy more exposed to external shocks, such as swings in confidence among the foreign investors who fund the bulk of the deficit.
The impact of issues such as liquidity, confidence and credit on the wider economy will soon be seen and could be the "most decisive phase" for the industry, he will say.
VESA's established track record of creating and supporting simple, universal and cross product solutions for today's video and electronics industry, such as DisplayPort, provides consumers with the confidence necessary to explore new technology standards such as multi-monitor streaming, direct drive capability and full HD 3D support without confusion or difficulty.
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Citigroup said it would list as expenses stock options given to employees, to restore investor confidence after such withering peccadilloes as the WorldCom, Enron and Adelphia scandals.
Countries in which financial markets have lost confidence, such as Ireland or Spain, have no choice.
There are things we practice that are indirectly related to confidence, such as public speaking or networking.
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In the first few weeks of 2013, key indicators such as unemployment figures, business confidence and inflation have shown that the eurozone may be over the worst.
But the plans were criticised by Conservative MP David Ruffley, a member of the Treasury select committee, who said there were "better ways" right now to boost economic confidence - such as cutting workers' national insurance contributions.
To put it another way, there is a horrific negative feedback loop between creditors' confidence in the ability of certain eurozone governments, such as Italy, to repay their debts, and confidence in the ability of their respective banks to honour their debts.
Women as well as men learn to identify leadership with masculine attributes like assertiveness and confidence, not feminine traits such as collaboration and nurturing.
Dr Wright believes controversies such as the Mittal affair are undermining confidence in politics and is renewing the call made by his committee last year.
"As consumers worldwide drive over 50.0% of demand for semiconductors, the fortunes of the chip industry are increasingly linked to macroeconomic conditions such as gross domestic product, consumer confidence, and disposable income, " said SIA President George Scalise.
Such a loss of confidence may be as likely to come from Washington as from Wall Street.
The Youth Sport Trust said schools needed to do more to address issues such as girls feeling body conscious or lacking confidence in their abilities.
But with the bulls back in the saddle, such news was viewed as corporations oozing with confidence about their businesses, the economy, and current valuations.
As for island disputes, China's objectives would be better served by setting aside the sovereignty question and focusing on narrow confidence-building measures such as joint patrols and training.
Klaus Schwab, president of the World Economic Forum, urged business leaders and politicians to launch personal clean-up crusades to regain confidence lost through debacles such as the Enron scandal.
"Celtic are a good, energetic team, and results such as that midweek will give them good confidence for the season ahead, " said Hughes, who saw his side beaten 3-2 by Rangers last week.
If America is serious about restoring hope, it cannot rely on its existing three-step plan for ending the intifada: a ceasefire, followed by resumed security co-operation, followed by confidence-building measures such as a freeze on Jewish settlements.
He said compassion was a "fundamental plank" of police plans and those involved cared "deeply" about reducing road deaths "precisely because we are daily called to face scenes such as those shown briefly, and in confidence, to this invited audience".
He said compassion was a "fundemental plank" of police plans and those involved cared "deeply" about reducing road deaths "precisely because we are daily called to face scenes such as those shown briefly, and in confidence, to this invited audience".
But even the government's firmest critics agree that the magnitude of the project and the involvement of a brand name such as Disney's will boost local confidence - a vital first step if people are to start spending again and the economy is to be reflated.
Such confidence from within the company, as well as strong historical performance, should make investors feel confident about betting on FLR.
Scott-Young said she is taking the backlash to the show in stride, saying the positive responses from her music industry friends such as Diddy and LL Cool J gave her confidence to push forward.
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