The property bonanza has had more to do with a buoyant economy, a growing middle class and declining interest rates.
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In that sense the slowdown that began in 2008 wasn't a result of a less buoyant housing market, it was a symptom of the buoyant housing market.
Freshwater is less buoyant, a subtle difference for helmsmen to take into account.
China's demand for fertiliser is expected to be particularly buoyant as a result of its huge population and the poor quality of its arable land.
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The difference between then and now is that rising health care costs, once masked by a buoyant stock market, have become a matter of national urgency.
Scotland's whisky industry has seen a buoyant start to the year thanks to a resurgence in demand in Asian markets, new figures show.
Rounding up the cast is Masha's boy-toy Spike (a splendidly buoyant Billy Magnussen), a housekeeper convinced she can see the future (a very game Shalita Grant) and an ethereal neighbor (the fairy-ish Genevieve Angelson).
With plenty of ups and downs along the way, we had a buoyant market that lasted twenty-five years, until October 9, 2007 when the Dow hit a high of 14, 164.
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The optimists point to a buoyant property market and the region's cluster of high-tech investments.
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Shares are off by 12% this week, a sharp correction after a buoyant January.
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That suggests a buoyant sector with engineering companies like Bombardier, Wrightbus and FG Wilson all doing well.
That's what Simon Hodson, a buoyant 32-year-old Brit, faced when he landed in Havana two years ago.
But mere exhortation may not be enough in the face of a buoyant stockmarket and resurgent trade.
Labour's narrative was once devastatingly clear: the revenues from a buoyant economy should correct the historic underspend on public services.
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Wobbly asset values, high inflation and a buoyant jobs market are typical late in the business cycle, appearing just as economies slow down.
It is true that, thanks in part to rising commodity prices, a buoyant world economy and less-profligate governments, many emerging economies are in better shape than they were.
Following a buoyant start to the year, many stock indexes around the world are near multi-year highs and the Dow Jones index is not far off its all-time record.
"A buoyant, healthy property market is central to economic recovery and, while these are still very much early signs, it is encouraging that sales are beginning to pick-up, " said Peter Bolton King, of Rics.
If these efforts to rid my vision of its dark scrim pay off (I admit, they don't always), I greet the sidewalk crush with a wide expanse in my chest and a buoyant gait.
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In Brazil, a relatively buoyant market, VW is vying with Fiat to become the market leader.
It found that these firms enjoyed a higher return on equity, fatter operating profits and a more buoyant share price.
Mr Macdonald says there is still a "buoyant" market for big budget titles, but more and more developers are going their own way.
Analyst Euan Murray, from Barclays Corporate Banking, described the start of the year for retailers as "buoyant", following a decline in sales in the last quarter of 2012.
The best of an array of excellent desserts are the rich, buoyant chocolate mousse and a golden-crusted almond cake, each topped with a generous dollop of dense whipped cream.
Business is much improved on last year and owner Sarah Thomas has seen a more "buoyant" shopper.
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Its design uses a hollow, buoyant cylinder that extends down from the tower to about 100 metres underwater.
Peabody International is my only holding, a play on buoyant metallurgical coal prices the next couple of years.
Liverpool enjoys the benefit of playing in a more economically buoyant Premier League.
On songs like this one, the band reveals a keen sense of melody and a knack for buoyant arrangements.
After more than a decade of buoyant growth in which Spain became fully integrated in the global economy, the domestic slowdown is sending ripples beyond the country's coastlines.
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