Even if events unfold so benignly, however, Britain's discourse on the euro crisis remains alarming.
If events in the industry do resemble those of the late 1990s, the better analogy may be telecoms, not dotcoms.
If events take a similar turn this time, Mr Lewis reckons, OPEC will have to keep cutting its output for another year.
NATO's action may turn out to be quite different, but only if events take a turn for the better, and do so pretty soon.
If events of the past few months are any indication, there are lessons here for other content-driven companies to consider for their own online operations.
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Such pragmatism makes right-wing grandees worry that, if events have pulled Mr Cameron's coalition towards Conservative policies, a turn of fortune could yet lead it the other way.
Although the owners of websites like Kayak and Nextag may enjoy temporary victories if events play out this way, they will come at the expense of consumers.
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And, if events do turn sharply against Mr Milosevic and his allies in Belgrade, he might find an escape route through Macedonia to (relatively) Serb-friendly Greece a distinctly attractive thought.
If events are conspiring to put the US economy on a permanently lower path, that could be even worse news for the rest of the world than it is for America.
The aim is not to engineer outcomes -- that would be both impractical and inappropriate -- but simply to keep tabs on what is going on and, if events warrant, urge action or calm.
If events go as planned, the Curiosity spacecraft late on Aug. 5 will plunge into the thin Martian atmosphere at 13, 200 miles per hour and quickly brake by swooping back and forth in aerodynamic S-curves, much like the Space Shuttle.
If the events are momentous, they still need the impact of years and decades to be judged.
But if recent events are any indicator, the more important data points may be legal challenges and petitions to regulators.
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If these events have not led to the kinds of results that the prophets of cyber-doom predict, why would we expect that cyber-attacks would?
Here is how to think of it mathematically: If the events are not associated, the probability of this coincidence comes from multiplying the individual probabilities.
Not sure if these two events correlate, but even if they do, I remember that the market did not like Ronald Reagan, either.
Imagine if track had events such as these: the sack race, the one-legged hop, skipping backward.
There were concerns on Sunday of a repeat of these events if lawmakers had not come to an agreement.
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Scenario planners eschew precise predictions, instead mapping out possible ways that the future might develop if certain big events occur.
He notes you can wear swimwear to casual evening events if you toss a linen button-down shirt on top before leaving the beach.
Cable and satellite providers are currently barred from airing local sporting events if TV broadcasters face blackout restrictions because games didn't sell out.
In fact, we should no longer deal with these events as if they are emergencies, but start to see them as routine events, requiring standard, programmed responses.
White House spokesman Nick Shapiro said it is not uncommon for staff to take people who are cleared for tours to other events if there is space available.
It is not difficult to understand these events if you have lived a life in which you are the subject of extraordinary media attention -- extraordinary media scrutiny.
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But though there is hope of better weather ahead Coe confirmed there was enough maneuverability in the Olympic schedule to be able to rearrange events if they are blighted by wet conditions.
If enough internet events protesting SOPA happen in one day, I would think it would have to warrant media coverage, even if the networks are largely in the pockets of SOPA supporters.
The president said if past sporting events held here were anything to go back, crime and security would not be an issue, that Africa was ready to stage such a big event and that this was Africa's time.
But if the extraordinary events of the past day demonstrate anything, it is that investment banks are black boxes, and what really matters is not what sits in them but what their counterparties fear may be lurking inside.
And part of that means to filibuster if we feel that events warrant that.
These two separate events, if nothing else, underline the importance of a brand and how carefully it should be managed.
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