It is confronted with a confidence crisis, aggravated by the slowdown in global economic growth.
"Hanging out with people just like me is such a confidence booster, " he says.
Now if he loses the vote on Tuesday he will face a confidence vote on Thursday.
Like many financial firms, only more so, Enron built its success upon a confidence trick.
They tabled a confidence motion in parliament which the government lost by a single vote.
After so long in the economic doldrums, Brazilian entrepreneurs needed a confidence boost, he says.
It is a confidence that has been notably lacking among conservatives since last year's election.
The manufacturers now say they were the victims of fraud and a confidence trick.
As executive chairman of ERA he was its public face and a confidence booster for foreign partners.
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But to get there, we have to achieve a higher level of growth that triggers a confidence.
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In the majors, he quickly earned a reputation as a showboat, with a confidence that borders on cockiness.
Patch and cover up of a confidence trick that beats Sub Prime and Bernie Madoff for sheer temerity!
And the last opponent any club would choose to face while needing a confidence boost is Bayern Munich.
"You gain a confidence in terms of playing in European games, " Smith stated.
Just as important, Cassidy hopes the event will serve as a confidence builder.
This would bring Argentine interest rates down to U.S. levels, a confidence-building headline-grabber.
Mr Harper's minority Conservative government was toppled in a confidence vote on Friday.
The council's new leader Hugh Evans took over from Ms Hughes in October after she lost a confidence vote.
The result was a confidence boost for Andy Robinson's side in the build-up to the Heineken Cup double-header against Wasps.
"This is a confidence boost for an economy under severe economic stress and facing negative publicity internationally, " the bank said.
Brian Cowen, Ireland's beleaguered prime minister, survived a confidence vote in his leadership of Fianna Fail, the main governing party.
It influenced his thinking, and instilled in him a confidence to trust in his intuition when it comes to making decisions.
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West Brom started with a confidence befitting a side who had beaten Arsenal and Manchester City in their previous two games.
The resulting mutual transparency inspires a confidence and trust that is much more difficult and time-consuming to develop through other means.
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The new PM will also face a confidence vote in parliament, which is expected to happen on Monday, Greek state TV reported.
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"It's a confidence builder, " he adds, that proves Linux systems are reliable.
The government of Socialist leader George Papandreou is facing a confidence vote.
This will be a confidence-building exercise that any sharp depreciation would undermine.
The prime minister could continue to rule with a minority coalition, but would have to step down if he lost a confidence motion.
Mr Papandreou narrowly won a confidence vote on Friday, but had been under continuing pressure to resign amid chaos over the debt crisis.
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