Those investors most disillusioned this year had probably fallen victim to the most pernicious myth of investment folklore: that professionals have crystal balls, telling them to switch into, say, cash just before a stockmarket dip.
Did they have a crystal ball that told them we never would have to worry about some madman in Iran, Iraq, Libya, North Korea or China?
Once you have this crystal clear picture of winning, share it with everyone in your ecosystem.
Now, I don't have a crystal ball, and as I've said, this is an unprecedented crisis.
And I think he hopes that it will happen soon, but doesn't have a crystal ball as to when that might happen.
But if anybody claims to have a crystal ball out there, that person is lying, says Mark Burnett, better known as the creator of Survivor.
As is the case with any new technology, we didn't have a crystal ball to see how people would use the iPad when it first launched.
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Its weakness is that, as its name implies, you have to have a crystal of the protein in question and by no means all proteins are amenable to crystallisation.
The forces opposing Walker have made it crystal clear that they are willing to put their money where their mouths are and, more importantly, ready to show up at the polls in big numbers to express their feelings about what is happening in their state.
Stranded residents have been airlifted from Crystal Beach, Bolivar Peninsula and other communities in the Galveston area.
The team from France say the transparent crystal may have been used to locate the Sun even on cloudy days.
Several centuries underwater have rendered the Alderney crystal opaque, but Dr Ropars and his team are now examining it, and believe it may be Iceland spar.
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Most models have small liquid-crystal display screens built in, so you can see your shots immediately and discard the ones in which Aunt Zoey has her eyes closed.
The opulent 100 rooms and suites have canopied beds, crystal chandeliers and balconies with views of the Arno River for the most pampered principessas (not to mention the butler service).
"Now we have pills, now we also have Molly (the crystal or powder form of the drug MDMA), and I would say to the late 2000s, we also had the ecstasy rush, " Hall said.
The threat of further terrorism, fighting in the Middle East (with its repercussions for the oil price) and maybe a transatlantic trade war, conjuring up ghastly parallels with the 1930s, have all clouded their crystal balls further.
Meanwhile Crystal Palace FC have said that later this week they will unveil potential plans to move from their current ground at Selhurst Park to the national sports centre at Crystal Palace.
With the caretaker government in place by the end of May, he said, the body would have time to reach "crystal-clear understandings" on the nature of its relationship with the coalition forces that would remain in Iraq after the handover.
The drug is in the form of a white crystal powder and can have a hallucinogenic effect.
Well, we'll skip the crystal ball because we have so many other topics.
Over the years, celebrities like Neil Diamond, Elton John, Bette Midler, Paul Simon, Billy Crystal and Rod Stewart have all headlined his events.
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The storied crystal is claimed to have been able to accurately map the location of the sun -- even in cloudy sky -- within 5 degrees.
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Hydrogen was indeed found, but it is still unclear whether it is in the form of ice, or of some other hydrogen-containing compound, such as hydrated minerals that have water bound chemically into their crystal structures.
The Macallan Distillers, in partnership with crystal-maker Lalique, have created this one-of-a-kind bottle to benefit charity: water.
If you are not crystal clear on what you have to offer then how can I clearly see the value you will bring?
Indeed, one would have to possess one heck of a crystal ball to know when the nation will finally find itself with no choice but to adopt a single-payer system because the private insurers will no longer find it worth their while to remain in the business.
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The crystal bears, ducks and monkeys have a "shape that allows for various uses, " says Mr. Hayon.
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