Professor Bill Naphy will discuss the theory as part of a wider look at the history of predictions of doom.

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If Mr Adoboli had not revealed his activities on Wednesday, in theory the final bill for UBS could have been even bigger.

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The gold trade recommended by Bill Gross is also based in economic theory.

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No less than the noted bond king, Bill Gross of PIMCO, subscribes to this theory, so strong, in fact, that PIMCO has cut its holdings of government debt nearly to zero percent.

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The new Feinstein bill does that and more, working on the theory that if you throw enough at the wall, some of it will stick.

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If these limits are breached all the same, the farm bill also contains a clause that allows the agriculture secretary, in theory, to cut subsidies.

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In theory, a politician may still transgress beyond what is acceptable, but Bill Clinton's presidency has shown how difficult it can be to reach this boundary.

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