Big bets are a particularly bad way to approach decisions characterized by high uncertainty.
In times of high uncertainty, we all tend to focus more on risks than on possible rewards.
By contrast, new ventures solve problems with high uncertainty and to do that they have to search, not plan.
While commodities are generally quite responsive to macro events, gold has been particularly targeted by investors in times of intense stress and high uncertainty.
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Gold should therefore continue to profit from the persisting high uncertainty.
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And most importantly, a 4 degree C world is so different from the current one that it comes with high uncertainty and new risks that threaten our ability to anticipate and plan for future adaptation needs.
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Major indexes held on to slim gains until European Central Bank President Mario Draghi said Europe's economic outlook was subject to "high uncertainty" and that the central bank was trying "to do its best" to avoid a euro-zone credit crunch.
High uncertainty in credit markets has been caused by the Greek crisis, worries about the Italian and Spanish economies, and concerns about the effects of the debt agreement in the US. This is making it more difficult for smaller manufacturers with weaker balance sheets to acquire cost effective working capital to service orders on their books.
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Islamic scholars have interpreted it as ruling out activities containing a high degree of uncertainty.
The truth of the entrepreneurial life is a tornado of long hours, high risk and uncertainty.
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The Iraqi and Afghan wars, LaValle says, have forced men and women to operate in situations with a high level of uncertainty.
With uncertainty high, charities are pulling out all the stops.
"There is a high degree of uncertainty on the election outcome as large section of youth will be voting for the first time, " said Ibrahim Suffian, director at independent pollster Merdeka Center.
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Many economists estimate that real U.S. GDP will rise approximately 2.1 to 2.4 percent as the economy is still being plagued by stubbornly high unemployment and uncertainty over job growth, NRF said.
In terms of characteristics to look for, finding people who are comfortable operating with a high degree of uncertainty, and who will not be frustrated by changes, even at the last minute, is essential.
"There is a high degree of uncertainty on the election outcome, as a large section of youth will be voting for the first time, " said Ibrahim Suffian, the director at independent pollster Merdeka Center.
Given the high irreversibility of CCS investments, the high degree of uncertainty (technical, commercial, political, regulatory) and the operational flexibility to defer the investment, firms tend to be reluctant in making any investments in energy solutions.
Since corporations can no longer predict the future based on the past, uncertainty is high.
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An addictions specialist told the inquiry the dosage was "too high" given the uncertainty about Mr Nichol's tolerance level.
Those who are pessimistic cite high unemployment, economic uncertainty and rising living costs.
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This reflects a protracted period of weak external demand with consequent strongly negative effects on exports and increasing uncertainty about high-growth emerging countries.
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"There is a high degree of economic uncertainty and turmoil in the business market and this is impacting consumer spending, " said John Donahoe, the firm's chief executive.
Now, with economic uncertainty remaining high and municipal budgets shrinking, some cities have ramped up their efforts with enormous tax deals to win or hold onto companies.
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Along with the high anxiety, this uncertainty helps to explain the volatile political impact of the downturn: large numbers of people seem to be amenable to whatever explanation seems freshly plausible.
High unemployment and economic uncertainty make the situation worse.
That said, Barclays Capital analysts in London said in a note to clients on Monday that they saw a strong trend tendency in portfolio flows, warning of more outflows given the current high level of investor uncertainty surrounding the euro zone.
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The right set of emotions can even make up for bad numbers or technical uncertainty in high risk startups- whereas great numbers will rarely make up for a failure to make people feel the right way about what you are doing.
Now back to Obama and the administration's financial muddle that's causing a high-pitched level of uncertainty.
And many sellers strive to include a high fee to minimize the uncertainty of being an acquisition target.
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But the third precautionary technique, for both lenders and borrowers, is to hang fire while uncertainty is so high.
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