"These numbers, I fear, will rise as more information becomes available, " he added.
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"As the Bank of Japan targets 2% inflation, I think interest rates will rise gradually, " he said.
"But I'm sure we will rise to the occasion the way we have many times before, " Gates told a news conference in Krakow, Poland, where NATO defense ministers were meeting.
However, life is a lot easier for me if I assume that the sun will rise in the East tomorrow morning, that my phone will periodically ring with consulting clients, and that my bank will process checks that I deposit.
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This is why I feel an interest rate rise will come suddenly and not be dependent on actual inflation.
But I believe strongly that America's young people will rise to the challenge if given the opportunity -- and given a little bit of a push.
Anyone who makes money going forward could earn it in big-cap, mid-cap or small-cap stocks--even Internet stocks--but if interest rates rise further (as I think they will), you'll need more earnings under your belt.
Finally, I think banks will benefit when interest rates eventually begin to rise.
But I think Mr Romney will leave that to others and try to rise above the roaring.
As all this unfolds, I think it is nearly certain that the cost of health insurance will rise just as far as the market will allow between now and 2014.
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Identified, a book I've authored about the global rise of digital identification systems, will be out Summer 2013.
Supporters (and I include myself in that number) have been saying no, foreign wages will rise to US levels as foreign productivity levels rise to US levels.
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Raytheon has a sprawling campus near Newport that develops electronic systems for U.S. warships, and as you travel I-95 through the state capital of Providence you will see the high-rise headquarters of military supplier Textron looming above Westminster Street near the highway.
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Oh -- I think that what we will naturally see is a whole bunch of talented people rise to the top as they promote good ideas that attract the American people when it comes to jobs and investment and how to grow the economy and how to deal with our challenges.
We will rise and fall together. (Applause.) I absolutely believe that.
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If the seizure of Yukos results in a rise in pensions paid from oil proceeds or the selling of shares I will be truly amazed.
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With the rise of dollar pizza, "I'm worried that our slice will be equated with that slice, when it's a totally different deal, " said Pino "Joe" Pozzuoli Jr.
Personally, I think the game will hold steady, but if it wants to go back on the rise Blizzard is going to have to work on getting that casual base of players built up.
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