By contrast, Goldman's value-at-risk the amount it could lose on a bad day and thus a widely used (if imperfect) measure of risk appetite hit a new high last quarter, jumping most in equities, even as stockmarket volatility fell.

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The related, and peculiarly British, appetite for nit-picking also reared its head with Lynne Truss's bad grammar diatribe Eats, Shoots and Leaves.

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Empire blames bad weather and higher gas prices, but it also might indicate the Swedes have sated their appetite for home-brewed soda.

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Bad news, because there are only a handful of media companies who have the wherewithal, inclination and appetite for this kind of acquisition, and Yahoo and AOL are far and away the biggest.

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