The upside over the life of the bond, if any, comes from any fall in interest rates and, in the case of corporate or emerging-market bonds, from a contraction in the credit spread that is, from the perception in the market that borrowers are more likely than they were to repay investors when the bond matures.
That change in perception is providing more momentum for some cities that were already moving away from six-lane highways and suburbs dozens of miles apart, to a series of urban centers connected by light rail and other mass transit systems.
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In Britain the perception that class is fairly fixed could become more damaging if income inequality continues to rise and social mobility to slow.
But the quality that ties all of Stirling's work together is something that only the greatest architects possess: the unique ability to think volumetrically, to conceptualize and visualize all of a building's components and relationships simultaneously in all three dimensions, reorganizing and reinventing those relationships to create brilliant spatial progressions and shifts in perception and experience that elude more ordinary talents.
In an attempt to deflect the perception that he was fleeing a sinking ship in a million dollar lifeboat, Skilling insisted he never would have abandoned Enron had he known what the future would hold.
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Do you think that that means that impressions of the economy are now secondary in this election and that the changing perception of Romney after the last debate is having a greater impact on voters?
He said he had had no differences with President Bush over the objectives of U.S. policy in the area, but that the perception of a conflict made it difficult for him to be effective in the job.
"This must be in fact and in perception an African-led endeavor that is done at the request of the Malian government, and I think that is well under way now, " Ham added.
The Pacers were upset earlier in the series about the perception that Shane Battier was guilty of a dirty play when he kneed Pacers center Roy Hibbert in the midsection on a drive in Game 1.
Senior Eurocrats argue that public confidence in free markets has been shattered by the perception (carefully stoked by some politicians) that the crash is, in essence, a crisis of Anglo-Saxon financial capitalism.
Interviewer beware: behavioral economists have warned us well and good that we suffer from perception bias, in which we seek information that confirms our initial perceptions.
In essence the perception is that before the Fed raises interest rates it will first end and probably begin to unwind its asset purchases.
Britons have been boozers and scrappers for centuries, but self-destructive behaviour today in part reflects the perception that their lives are not worth much.
Bearing in mind the popular perception that Islam marginalises women, I mentioned the example of Alison and asked Farooq whether he could imagine a woman doing his job.
When challenged over whether they were impinging on the judiciary's independence, the politicians took refuge in the defence that the "perception" is widely held within their community so ought to be addressed.
The perception that in some areas police had lost control of the streets was the most important reason disorder spread, it said, adding that flooding the streets with officers was what ultimately quelled the disorder.
So I don't think it was a surprise that the family is appealing the case because it was always a perception that whoever loses in this case, the decision will ultimately go all the way to the Supreme Court of Pakistan.
The risk of that happening appears slight, but the warning reflects a perception both in Jakarta and overseas that things could take a dramatic turn if order isn't restored.
Unfortunately, for people like myself who believe that there is a compelling business case for protecting the environment, data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration today showing that U.S. GHG emissions dropped a whopping 5.8% in 2009 will likely reinforce the perception that profligate pollution is good for economic growth.
In the US today, there is a widespread public perception that Obama and his party colleagues in the House and Senate have gone on a spending spree when what the deepening economic recession requires is frugality.
And the perception in LA is that the Dodgers are moving toward operating like a small market franchise.
"There is always a perception in the marketplace that if something happens to the founder, the company will be in trouble, " Loy wrote.
Some witnesses before the committee suggested the police might play a role in assessing whether donors' perception that they may be under risk was based on reality.
They had the summit in July then the perception was that they all went on holiday, leaving question marks over the markets which has now cost them dearly, she said.
Some are willing to pay a high premium for Coca Cola on the perception that, in good times and bad people the world over are going to keep drinking Coke.
"Doing something like this runs a huge risk of entrenching in investors' minds the perception that Apple has become a value company, " said Anant Sundaram, a professor of finance at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth who personally owns Apple shares.
Of course in the long run it makes plenty of sense for Facebook to offer Home for iOS. But the mere fact that Home is not available for iOS right now adds to the perception that Apple is no longer in the forefront of what people want.
Xinhua news agency, China Daily, Global Times and other state mouthpieces see Apple boss Tim Cook's apology for any misunderstandings that had led to the perception that Apple's attitude was arrogant in its dealings with Chinese consumers as better late than never and call for an end to "double standards" and privileges for foreign companies in China.
The perception is that, in most cases, sufferers have no one to blame but themselves.
With Tuesday's primary results, she has nothing in her arsenal to feed the perception that her campaign should continue.
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