But experts say abrupt disruptions of crude from the Gulf region appear unlikely.
The yen had been on a steady decline for the past four months, but made an abrupt about-face on Monday afternoon.
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None of these factors would have been fatal, but for an abrupt tightening of credit in early 2008 that, in effect, cut Smart Union's working capital in half.
The numbers aren't quite there yet, particularly on the sales and marketing side, but since its abrupt wake-up call last September, Ascend has made significant strides towards meeting its own internal goals.
But unlike Libya's abrupt disruption, the new sanctions are expected to affect oil markets only gradually.
Decisive and candid but perceived by others to be abrupt and insensitive.
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As Foulkrod shifts from one vet to another, some of them maimed for life, there are moving bits of testimony, but we may balk at the abrupt editing, which leaves anecdotes and emotions hanging.
After retiring from racing, he became a trainer at Lambourn, but his racing life came to an abrupt halt in October 1992, when the Jockey Club warned him off (banned him) for 10 years.
But the trend will likely come to an abrupt halt in the next few weeks.
But Croatia has yet to recover from an abrupt slowdown in 2008, the CIA said.
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Mrs Wilkinson said the carer could be "abrupt" with other members of staff but was hardworking.
That may not be the same as an instant expulsion order, but it led to Ms Hirsi Ali's abrupt resignation from parliament.
China's economy is protected by its current-account surplus and vast reserves, but its banking system would be hurt by an abrupt withdrawal.
But Mrs Peanberg King described his demeanour as "very abrupt and very short".
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But many Democrats say the Sanders-Boxer approach is too abrupt and would harm the economy.
But the devolution of design isn't usually a single abrupt act.
But Entertainment Weekly's Thom Geier called the ending "abrupt" and "implausible", an opinion echoed by the Hollywood Reporter - while Newsday called the play an "enormous waste of opportunity".
Goodwin's abrupt departure from the PBS show is a setback, but she can take comfort from the fact that U.S. News treated her as a legitimate pundit this week by quoting her prominently about Lyndon Johnson.
Neither the company nor Klein has explained the departure, but it's characterized as a friendly one, rather than the abrupt exit we saw the last time around.
That is no argument for human carelessness, environmentalists insist: species can adapt to almost anything over millions of years, but man's activities, such as scraping the ocean floor with nets, cause unbearably abrupt changes to ecosystems which are as delicate, complex and fragile as any Brazilian forest.
But all three of these panelists agreed that when the turn occurs, it is likely to be abrupt, leaving vast numbers of baby-boomer bond investors exposed.
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