But it is this type of situation that brings the best out of the Scotland side who will play a much wider game now that Paterson is back pulling the strings at number 10 and a pair of wings who can expect plenty of balls in their hands.
That likely means a lot of companies are eyeing transactions, but the turbulent market is holding management back from pulling the trigger on deals.
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One potentially alarming trend is banks pulling back consumer credit lines, says Oppenheimer analyst Meredith Whitney.
Wednesday, the Nasdaq briefly topped 3000 before pulling back amid Mr. Bernanke's guarded tone.
Iraqi soldiers have been abandoning those positions without a fight and pulling back toward Mosul.
One of Mr Erdogan's strengths is his knack for pulling back from the brink.
The smaller countries at the edges of the euro block are pulling back harder.
And they are no longer doing that, and they are pulling back from Benghazi.
After limbering up, he bent his knees slightly and leaned back gradually, pulling the car 15 feet.
Banks are pulling back on programs that enabled customers to spend more money than they actually had.
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"Even before the banks folded this week, or last week, our clients were pulling back, " he said.
The security recently broke out sharply above this trendline, pulling back to test the area for support.
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The next three games went against the serve with Rosset pulling back to just one break behind.
Also pulling back for a third day in a row is JB Hunt Transport Services (NYSE: JBHT).
Last month, the United Nations announced that it was pulling back its unarmed monitors because of escalating violence.
The stock wobbled after trading resumed, pulling back to just a 1% gain before making another run higher.
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They are pulling back credit lines to shore up their borrowing base, reducing exposure and living off fees.
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Northern and southern elites have repeatedly taken matters to the brink, before pulling back at the last moment.
They appear to include pulling back on expansion of Gateway Country stores and a return to matching competitor's prices.
Now Cisco, stung by uneven results and a stock plunge, is pulling back.
Also making major gains after pulling back into near-term oversold territory were shares of Toyota Motor Corportion (NYSE: TM).
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This, for the most part, is a healthy pulling back from those earlier times when the organisation over-reached itself.
Now they seem to be pulling back and blaming others for their failure to implement the strategy they embraced.
Now they are pulling back as they grapple with the problems at home.
Big drugmakers started pulling back on antibiotic research in the late 1990s.
Again, the Iraqis have been pulling back without much of a fight and consolidating their positions around Kirkuk and Mosul.
After pulling back from these extremes, the franc again started to rally last week, which prompted the Swiss to act.
Affluent consumers in the U.S. and much of the world are pulling back on their spending and attitude toward luxury.
Others said the better-than-expected U.S. non-farm payrolls data was bearish for gold, so they see the market pulling back next week.
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But at the end of 2012, if current positive jobs trends continue, it will be time to think about pulling back.
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