But in the autumn of 2010, it capitulated in the face of horrific market reality, and went cap in hand to the eurozone and IMF.
But in the autumn of 1919, when the League was being discussed in the American Congress, Wilson had yet another stroke, more serious than the earlier ones.
"We want local authorities to have the opportunity to make choices where they spend their money but already in the Autumn statement we've seen a large slug of money going to councils for roads, " he said.
He did attend a number of training sessions in the autumn but was then not selected in Paddy O'Rourke's initial panel.
It may not be able to do much more than elect a new president whose first job would be to dissolve parliament and call elections at the earliest in July, but much more likely in the autumn or perhaps spring.
Shadow chancellor Ed Balls refused to be drawn on whether Labour would back a fresh round of strikes in the autumn, but said he believed the TUC had acted "in a very responsible way" over the pensions talks despite "inflammatory statements" by government ministers.
The 32-year-old won 55 caps after making his Test debut in 1998, but found himself overlooked for the autumn Tests in favour of younger players.
The government postponed a nationwide badger cull in a last-minute decision last autumn, but approved pilot culls in Gloucestershire and West Somerset to begin in June.
Vettel made a slow start to the 2012 as there were eight different winners in the first eight races, but a run of four straight victories in the autumn set him on the way to his title triple, while Red Bull retained the constructors' title.
"The decline predicted by Piomas is slightly less in the autumn and slightly more in winter, but broadly speaking there's good agreement, " said Dr Giles.
Ryder and Chaplin seem to have screen chemistry (which is more than can be said for her recent stint with costar Richard Gere in the sappy "Autumn In New York"), but that alone can't save this aimless, meaningless film.
The Scottish government is planning a referendum in autumn 2014, but the SNP said it would keep the Queen as head of state.
But in neither case are things as bad as they were in the autumn of 2008, when Lehman fell and no bank seemed safe.
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More detailed spending plans are expected in the autumn, but as Brussels braces itself for a year of tough budget negotiations, what could this mean for billions of pounds of EU payments to farming communities and structural funding for the poorest parts of Wales?
Those weren't, of course, his exact words in his Autumn Statement, but they do sum up his grim message.
Moreover, the price of oil usually falls in the autumn, after the summer surge in petrol consumption has abated but before winter brings higher demand for heating oil.
The photo was taken in winter or autumn, or maybe at the beginning of spring, but certainly not in summer.
In his radio phone-in last week, he indicated that he would prefer to choose a state secondary this autumn but that there was "huge competition" for places in London.
It was meant to be in the shops this autumn, but the shipping date has slipped to Christmas.
Local people will be asked for their views once the plans have been submitted but it is hoped work will start in the autumn.
The introduction of higher tuition fees had seen a drop in applications for autumn 2012 - but university leaders had anticipated that demand would recover.
And Edwards isn't someone who bestows compliments lightly but 14 tries in 11 internationals before Wales' autumn Tests is proof that he is world rugby's most exciting and lethal finisher.
Summer is peak tourist season, but planning a wine tour in the spring and autumn means avoiding the crowds and observing either the first leaves and shoots or witnessing the harvest, with grapes hanging ripe and heavy on the vine.
But in his quest for independents Mr Gore may be snubbing those who could labour for him in the autumn.
But this followed a sharp cut in rates in the autumn of 1998 in the wake of Russia's financial meltdown.
Dylan Hartley, Shane Geraghty, Courtney Lawes and Ben Foden were all in the squad for the autumn series but enjoyed mixed fortunes.
The beach is buzzing in the summer but as the long hot days fade into autumn, the five-mile stretch of nearly white sand empties.
It may not happen immediately, but that is what the figures suggest - that sometime in the autumn, maybe sooner, the country will need a full-blown rescue.
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