But residents are already feeling happier now their homes are protected from potential flooding.

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But after both the Test and Twenty20 International series finished 1-1, and Zimbabwe won the ODI series 2-1, the home team is definitely feeling happier.

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As I discussed with Evan Davis on BBC Radio 4's Today programme, you seldom come away from Bank of England press conferences these days feeling happier than you did before.

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After viewing scenes that involved green trees, participants reported feeling happier and their exercise less difficult than when the same scenes appeared in black-and-white or red, suggesting that exercising in nature or simulated green spaces could be helpful for exercisers, says Dr. Micklewright.

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Companies were feeling slightly happier about current conditions, but gloomier about longer-term prospects, Ifo president Hans-Werner Sinn said.

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Two weeks after the dentures were removed, Ms Keating is on a liquid diet and feeling "much happier".

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People were happier as they approached the weekend, lending support for the concept of "that Friday feeling".

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