Investors who are worried, or who are at a stage in their lives when they simply can't handle another downturn, can always reduce their exposure by selling some of their stocks and mutual funds, or by switching from more-volatile stocks, such as small and midsize companies, to high-quality large-capitalization companies.
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No matter how good you are, if you can't handle a punch, there's no way you can improve that.
But insurers say they can't handle the potential effects of a big attack without government backing.
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But some of them (say, a small church or a walk-a-thon) can't handle noncash contributions.
She left me... said if you can't handle grilled cheese you have a problem.
And I think it will be three points if England play at a tempo the Slovakians can't handle.
And the number one device contacting us is still the Samsung Galaxy S2, which can't handle advanced video.
"The Web has dramatically increased the counterfeiting problem, and we as a company can't handle it alone, " he says.
"Our platform is not right for every business, especially smaller businesses that can't handle the traffic, " said Scoutmob's Tavani.
And, you know, some of them just, you know, can't handle the, you know, the stress and re-injure themselves.
"We have a few limbs that have fallen, nothing too big yet, nothing we can't handle, " said dispatcher Rick Heath.
But the Sidekick still can't handle the many pages that employ JavaScript.
Most are fighting long, vicious, emotionally draining legal battles, and despite his efforts at handholding, "Some can't handle it, " says Mr. Lyle.
They started an e-mail weekly newsletter, and since they started, their CEO said they can't handle the amount of inquiries they're getting.
I've finally learned that and now I say to them, to paraphrase one of Jack Nicholson's characters, "you want me...you can't handle me!"
When you have a lot of excess fat, it generates so much free fatty acid, the liver can't handle it, so it stores it.
But, as Lombok showed, he can't handle all of them simultaneously.
While they clearly can't handle the additional traffic, airports are reluctant to give up the rents and landing fees that keep their runways and facilities in decent shape.
"If you have a client who can't handle pain but expects a 12% yearly rate of return, you know you're going to have a conversation, " Mr. Grande says.
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At least for now, this is the only method of procuring the software (should cut down on support issues, we hear), but it's not like you can't handle that.
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"That need remains unfulfilled and they can't handle it, and so they turn to trying to become famous as a substitute for the satisfaction for this basic need, " he said.
We've got some Marines who have been over there a fourth and fifth time, and there comes a point where the family says you know, we just can't handle this anymore.
For some airlines, longer scheduled times for flights reflects the reality of inefficiency in the nation's air travel system, which often can't handle the volume of planes without delay, especially when bad weather hits.
"Either Sarah Palin is leaving the people of Alaska high and dry to pursue her long-shot national political ambitions, or she simply can't handle the job now that her popularity has dimmed and oil revenues are down, " DNC spokesman Brad Woodhouse said.
I've spent the last 20 years teaching journalism and writing classes at a selective public university, and the majority of my (bright) students put me in mind of Jack Nicholson's line to Tom Cruise in "A Few Good Men": "You can't handle the truth!"
But if children can't handle competition when it's necessary, or take some criticism, or never strive to be better because their parents inadvertently programmed them to believe they are already the best even when they're not, then they are in for some serious shocks and bumps down the road.
According to the projects' site, however, it can't quite handle carbonated beverages in its current state.
Carly actually disappointed with her cover of "All I Want for Christmas Is You, " suggesting maybe she can't really handle upbeat tunes, performance-wise.
Sure, it's hard to imagine a reason for most people to pick up a DMP-B15 over a cheapish Blu-ray playing laptop -- the thing is monstrously thick, and can't even handle a traditional laptop-style screen orientation, only everything but -- but the hardware is reliable enough for kids to handle on the road, and the single-use makes it a good home Blu-ray player for plugging into that second HD-starved TV.
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