Its structure becomes weak and unable to absorb any increases in uncertainty, inefficiency, and especially, shocks.
It is rooted firmly in our limitations and doubts, in our feeling lost in uncertainty.
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Yet in uncertainty lies the chance to make money, especially if you listen to the right experts.
In his mid-50s he found his ideas about how to make weighty decisions in uncertainty tested in a more personal way.
"What we are talking about is a reduction in uncertainty - we find we haven't changed the number enormously compared to AR4, " said Prof Vaughan.
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Instead, the main impact on Asia of the US sub-prime crisis has been a growth in uncertainty, the World Bank said in its six monthly regional assessment.
You must be prepared to accept lots of uncertainty in your annual returns and some uncertainty in the long-term return.
My particular pilot program may not work out. (I will keep you posted.) But I think the approach is absolutely correct in dealing with uncertainty in all forms.
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Uncertainty in Washington begets uncertainty on Main Street.
Even as Dr. King stood in this church, a victory in the past and uncertainty in the future, he trusted God.
And frankly, if the economy were to stall here in response to a protracted rise in oil, the uncertainty in the Middle East, or renewed problems in Europe, they might have a point.
Frenchkiss Records, a New York City label that has released albums by such indie acts as Bloc Party and Passion Pit, signed a deal with the Orchard in 2004 amid major uncertainty in the music industry.
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That's explained by demand keeping up in emerging economies, and political uncertainty in the Middle East.
Throw in the uncertainty of the fiscal cliff and the industry has got itself a recipe for additional downsizing.
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The problem lies in the uncertainty surrounding both its components: the future stream of dividends and the appropriate discount rate.
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The teams took shelter throughout the offseason in the uncertainty of the labor situation and lack of a CBA past February.
In the third quarter, economic uncertainty in developed markets and the sluggish market demand for notebook PCs and monitors is expected to dampen overall demand.
Several factors have conspired to push risk assets even higher including extraordinary support by the Bernanke Fed, relative calm in Europe, and diminished political uncertainty in Washington.
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He said monetary easing in emerging markets and reduced policy uncertainty in advanced economies were behind his firm's more-upbeat view for risk assets in 2012 than in 2011.
While these discussions are often a useful forum for diplomacy, it is fair to say that these conversations can sometimes be stilted, characterized by predictable presentations rather than a spontaneous back-and-forth in which uncertainty can be expressed.
"It's not clear what's going to cause them to increase their spending in the short term, given the uncertainty in the economy, " said Dell's chief financial officer Brian Gladden.
"In normal levels of uncertainty, we're wallowing in it like happy pigs, because you need that uncertainty to find bargains, " he says.
In general, there will be extreme volatility and uncertainty in most asset classes across the board.
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But in those same discussions, I also hear lots about uncertainty in the future.
"I'm confident in our business, but there's so much uncertainty in today's market, " says Pham.
Economists say that India is the only country in South Asia to be directly affected by the economic uncertainty in East Asia.
Charles Nedoss, senior market strategist with Olympus Futures, said despite the furious rally in gold, he believes there is enough momentum and uncertainty in the global markets to continue to support prices.
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Since the terror attacks in the US on 11 September, there has been unparalleled uncertainty in the aircraft industry with an estimated 20, 000 jobs disappearing worldwide.
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