• Seductive stuff, especially when read in August in a Tuscan villa or on a Mediterranean beach.

    ECONOMIST: Why don't rising incomes make everybody happier?

  • The central bank is highly sensitive to criticism, given some big blunders in the past, especially when it raised rates in August 2000, way too soon.

    ECONOMIST: But already there are tensions over tighter money

  • But in the summer and especially during the Buddhist Obon festival in August, Towa's island of Suoh-Oshima is overrun with visitors, many of them returning locals.

    CNN: WHERE IT'S GOOD TO BE OLD

  • But critics have accused the firm of neglecting maintenance as it funnels oil revenue into government social programmes, especially after an explosion in August at the Amuay refinery, the country's largest, in which 42 people were killed.

    BBC: What now for Venezuela's economy?

  • In more recent years and especially since Tim Cook took the reins as CEO in August 2011 that has started to change.

    WSJ: Apple Working On a Less-Expensive iPhone

  • The service was heavily promoted in Europe, especially the U.K. Real Network's Rhapsody service announced in August that it had lost 50, 000 of its 800, 000 subscribers during the third quarter, blaming credit card defaults and the lousy economy.

    FORBES: Digital Media

  • So did the Bush administration's apparent willingness to overturn state's rights long a Republican article of faith in order to mollify its right flank, especially those who are still seething over Mr Bush's decision in August to allow limited stem-cell research.

    ECONOMIST: Oregon's law comes under fire again

  • This was especially noticeable after the bank surprised the markets in August.

    ECONOMIST: The Bank of England's next step

  • Such feelings were tamed by the West's sympathetic response to an earthquake in Sichuan Province in May 2008 that killed 70, 000 people, and by the decision of Western leaders (Mr Bush especially) to attend the Olympic games in Beijing in August that year.

    ECONOMIST: America and China

  • Given that Washington has yet to agree on a resolution for dealing with the debt ceiling and the uneven pace of economic growth, it would not surprise me to see more choppiness in the market, especially as we approach the August deadline for raising the federal debt ceiling.

    FORBES: Is The Market's Slump A Concern?

  • But if this trend in private bank money creation continues, it does augur for higher rates of monetary inflation, especially, as Chairman Bernanke suggested at Jackson Hole in August, if aided and embedded by a reduction in the rate of interest the Federal Reserve pays banks on those excess reserves.

    FORBES: Monetary Watch October 2010: Banks printing money again, QE II in November?

  • Young August got his values, though, especially his pride in African-American culture, from his mother, a cleaner.

    ECONOMIST: August Wilson

  • Higher prices in COF have meant lower ratings for the stock, especially since Capital One Financial has been trading in bear market territory since early August.

    FORBES: Selling Pressure Hitting Credit Card Stocks

  • Mr Salmond emphasised further that there was "no room for complacency" within the Scottish body politic, especially in the light of the fact that Scotland's claimant count rose in August.

    BBC: Alex Salmond's Plan Macb

  • But the market's overall difficult mood since the turbulence of earlier in August, coupled with light volume, helped skew price swings especially ahead of the Fed report.

    FORBES: Magazine Article

  • As a result most especially of President Obama's ill-advised decision on August 13th to embroil himself in the debate over the mosque, millions of Americans are now opposing its construction in proximity to some of our most hallowed ground.

    CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: The 'end of the beginning' on Shariah?

  • Consumer complaints were significantly higher in the peak summer travel months of June, July and August when planes are especially crowded.

    NPR: Full Flights, Small Seats Make Passengers Grumpy

  • It had many economists worried about a double-dip back into recession, especially after economic reports for July and August, the first two months of the third quarter, showed sharp declines in auto sales, home sales, and consumer and business confidence.

    FORBES: Bernanke Had To Brag About It, What He's Doin'

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