Are they too big for their boots - over-cosseted - or are they standing up for ordinary folk in the face of rapacious bosses?
Today's trustbusters are better economists, less prone to take a swipe against big and successful companies just because they are big and successful.
Their critics say they are slow to warm up, the light flickers, and they are too big for some fittings.
There are negatives, however, and they are big ones.
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Of course, every entrepreneur believes they are solving a big problem but often they chasing mosquito bites or are just plain guessing.
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If our biggest banks are Too Big To Fail, Too Big To Prosecute, Too Big to Regulate and Too Big To Manage, they are definitely Too Big To Tolerate.
One final thought worth remembering - whatever is agreed has to go to the European Parliament and the MEPs are not just determined to flex their muscles, they are big backers of EU spending.
"The big three have totally separated themselves so they are the big three favourites, " Gilbert explained.
They are great, they get big contracts, then they get older, and their contracts no longer justify their play.
Now SingTel seems to be about to snatch a small prize away from Li Ka-shing's Hutchison Whampoa and Singaporeans are so jubilant that they are making a big deal out of it.
And part of the reason it has never properly recovered is that those who control vast pots of money in Boston, Singapore, Geneva and so on are concerned that big Western banks are weaker then they seem (so a big hello again to "forbearance").
But although these are relatively experienced investors, they are not necessarily big-time investors.
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The world's first- and third-largest economies are not so big that they are immune to this trend.
They have got a new ground too, and are pulling in some big crowds - they are an upwardly mobile club, no doubt about that, which is good to see when you think about how they were languishing in the lower leagues up until about a decade ago.
They are eligible for big discounts from Medicare, but they get the full benefit only if they sign up for certain low-cost plans.
It is as if they are one big species with lots of differently colored males.
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But they are a big obstacle to hopes of improving relations with Arab allies.
And even if such a scheme did hurt foreign speculators, they are hardly big players these days.
Allied, they figure they are too big to fail, and the IMF can be brought to heel.
They are easily big enough to carry passengers (and some hockey teams offer Zamboni rides to lucky fans).
They are tackling big social problems like making healthcare more affordable or bringing clean water to broader populations.
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And if they are too big, the LHC will not be able to find them, even in principle.
Even as they are a big growth area for companies like General Mills, Pepsi, Nestle, Unilever and Coca-Cola.
"They are both big wins, of course, " said Soderling when asked to compare the victories over Federer and Nadal.
Confident that this demand will continue to grow, they are planning big investments in new cargo hubs and planes.
Known as caller tunes, the subscriber is charged for this monthly and according to Shah, they are a big money-spinner.
"I wanted to go there because they are a big club, who play in Europe, with a fantastic spirit, " he added.
They are putting big bucks into marketing the new Lumia phones and I expect that will increase as the year unfolds.
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