If every cloud has a silver lining, then the bright side of the Great Recession may be fewer people dying from on-the-job injuries.

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Some of the fireworks resembled waterfalls, rainbows and clouds - which Mr Coffey said was "because every cloud has a silver lining".

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The moral of the story: Every cloud has a silver lining.

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Although much maligned, Emmanuel's call not to let a good crisis go to waste can be taken as a crass way of saying that every cloud has a silver lining.

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Every cloud has a silver lining.

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But every silver lining has a cloud and criticism of Sri Lanka having played too many one-day matches has been aimed at the board and Whatmore.

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