There is still great uncertainty about the nature and extent of the support that governments will end up offering to their banks.

ECONOMIST: Rebuilding the banks

The real question is the extent to which Mr Weidmann has the support of the German government.

ECONOMIST: Charlemagne

"Not all will do so and to that extent of course I make it clear that the NHS is there to support women in their clinical needs whatever their other circumstances may be, " he told MPs.

BBC: Labour demands help for women in implants scare

The two are really part of the same problem, as installation costs depend to some extent on how good the supporting structure has to be to support the weight of the cells.

FORBES: The Solyndra Report and the Real Benefits and Problems With Their Technology

Lord Browne of Laydton pledged Labour's support for the bill "to the extent it seeks to reform our outdated libel laws".

BBC: Defamation Bill

Local media, including Jonathan Swift in the Examiner, and Daniel Defoe, provided unconditional support for the investment company to the extent that Isaac Newton and thousands of ordinary citizens invested and lost.

ECONOMIST: Letters

Of course the coal industry can also rely on support from representatives of coal producing states and, to a lesser extent, those representing the 20 states that generate at least 49% of their electric power from coal.

FORBES: Magazine Article

He worries that the extent of the problem will tempt America to paper over losses and keep sickly lenders on life-support, as Japan did.

ECONOMIST: The credit crunch