Yet far more important than the direct impact on production will be the impact on business and (especially) consumer confidence, and hence on spending.
"Sir Declan Morgan's recognition that there are perception issues and his desire to restore public confidence is especially welcome, " he said.
Another problem is the waning confidence, especially abroad, in the ability of Suharto's government to make the tough decisions needed to turn the economy around.
It begins with parents who are instilling in their kids not only a love of learning, but also the self-confidence and especially the self-discipline and work ethics that are at the heart of success in school and success in life.
Sitting on the fastest-rising public debt relative to GDP of any large developed country, Britain is especially vulnerable to a loss of confidence by bond investors.
Byrd helped boost New York's confidence, too, especially against an Atlanta bullpen that led the majors with a 1.94 ERA and was tied for the best opponents' batting average at .208.
Mr Blair's confidence in Mr Mandelson especially infuriated Gordon Brown, the chancellor of the exchequer, who believes he might today have been prime minister if Mr Mandelson had not betrayed him by throwing his support behind Mr Blair in the succession battle that followed the death of the party's former leader, John Smith, in 1994.
And the company expressed confidence in its future, especially in its new line of server products.
An agreement to hold talks on nuclear confidence-building measures is especially heartening.
Winchester notes a key difficulty in predicting market movements, especially this year: the fickleness of investor confidence.
Investor confidence should never be presumed, especially if there are more municipal defaults.
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Last month I wrote here about the deep loss of confidence in our major institutions, especially in big business, banks and government.
And so confidence in the Vietnamese economy, especially among Western investors, is tumbling.
One staffer who recently left sent around a group e-mail that was especially striking in its tone of grace and confidence.
Supervisors on both sides of the Atlantic concluded that the bank's heavy reliance on wholesale markets (very short-term loans from companies and other banks) left it especially vulnerable to running out of money when confidence collapsed.
Since confidence is shot, business investment seems especially unlikely to help on the home front.
In 11 out of 14 countries, for example, confidence in parliament has declined, with especially sharp falls in Canada, Germany, Britain, Sweden and the United States.
But that clarity is good clarity, especially at a time when individual investors have low confidence in Wall Street and few options to find fixed-income returns given the low-interest-rate environment.
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Such self-confidence is new among poorer Afghans, especially girls.
But the 2002 and 2003 champion lost focus early in the second, with her forehand especially error-prone, and Silva grew in confidence as the set progressed, saving a break point to move to 4-4.
"We've come back from deficits before, especially in the second half and we showed belief and confidence in each other's abilities, " he said.
This is partly due to the state of fragmentation in the opposition ranks, especially among the exile groups, which do not inspire confidence among fence-sitters.
While deepsea drilling came under scrutiny after BP's tragic Macondo well accident this summer, Petrobras executives have expressed confidence about the prospects of the industry, especially off the coast of Brazil.
But a government bail-out would surely weaken confidence in America's financial system, especially as the government is also trying to stabilise the housing market and has an unspecified commitment to support the country's investment banks.
The economists conclude that this effect can operate in some conditions, especially when high fiscal deficits are already causing a crisis of confidence, as in Greece.
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And partly because of the hope and expectation that sufficient confidence has returned to economies with weakened banks, especially those of Spain and Italy, that those with big deposits in such banks will not immediately ask for their money back (even if the Cypriot levy could one day turn out to be a very painful precedent for them).
Soloists Anthony Huxley and, especially, Chase Finlay took to the stage with a style, confidence and projection that reveal stellar fire.
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It gives me confidence I can step it up when I need to, especially after losing to her a few months ago.
For manufacturers, that message is especially important during an inquiry or a recall as it can maximize consumer confidence in every brand the company still has on the market.
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As the outlook for the US brightens versus easy comparables last year, we could see a confidence for retailer stocks tick higher as the holiday season gets underway, especially following the announcement of J.
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