To some degree, diplomats say, the free rein Bedouins have in the Sinai is linked to a long legacy of instability in a critical part of the Middle East.
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Argentina is yet another country which has exchanged instability in its nominal economy, with a floating exchange rate, for instability in its real economy with a fixed exchange rate.
The BBC's Will Ross in Lagos says Okah may no longer be a headache for the Nigerian authorities but the threat of instability in the Niger Delta remains strong, despite a fall in the levels of violence since a 2009 amnesty.
Political instability in Germany at a time when the eurozone crisis is ongoing would have ramifications far beyond just the nuclear industry.
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Toyota also felt the hit of foreign currency translation, as the yen strengthened on heightened risk aversion as investors sought protection given instability in Europe and a declining U.S. dollar.
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As Devesh Kapur and Pratap Bhanu Mehta argued in a paper, political instability and a divided parliament - with the ruling coalition often a minority in the upper house - contributed to the slowing down of output.
With chronic instability comes a shift in loyalty from the company to one's own calling, skills and personal life.
It is easy to imagine the United States wanting to counter instability in the neighbourhood with a military or intelligence presence.
The key problems Europe faces are instability in the eurozone, a "crisis of European competitiveness as other nations across the world soar ahead, " and a lack of democratic accountability, Cameron said.
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Warring insurgent groups, such as the Ugandan-based Lords Resistance Army (LRA) and the Hutu-backed militia known as FDLR, operating in the eastern DRC are a main source for instability in the region, the agency said.
They warn of what 11 retired generals and admirals wrote about in 2007 - climate change becoming a 'force multiplier for instability in some of the most volatile regions of the world'.
Since then Nato has used its defensive role to justify a more proactive approach to "out of area" activities - arguing that instability in any part of Europe would constitute a threat to its members.
While gold has been seen as a safe-haven by many over the last couple of years, rallying in times of market instability, it is a violently volatile asset class.
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So in a sense the instability and tumult that we all feel today is getting back to normal.
Political instability has been a fixed ingredient in the Portugal story ever since talk of a bailout surfaced months ago.
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Further complicating hemispheric relations is a wave of instability in the Andes.
As the UN administration works on establishing standards of locally-run democratic governance and the rule of law, the last thing it wants is a return to the instability that was a hallmark of its first few years in Kosovo.
There is a great deal of instability in our country and volatility in the American electorate.
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So there's a fair amount of instability in the polling about the Democratic race.
The possibility of an Israeli pre-emptive strike is a further source of instability in an already volatile region.
Is there any risk, do you think, that this could lead to more instability, a reaction from the military in Egypt?
Hyman Minsky developed a theory of financial instability in the 1970s.
Consumers in these brackets are increasingly using cost-saving measures to save up as they face rising gas and grocery prices, as well as perceptions of increased instability in the job market, according to a recent study by SymphonyIRI Group.
Once, when there was instability in faraway regions or countries, we had a choice - to become involved or not.
Habibie has survived on the instability of the forces jockeying for a place in the new Indonesia--pro-democracy leaders, Muslim activists, students and the armed forces.
Our correspondent says that most people in Bangladesh are fed up of such strike action, and many fear the country may be in for a prolonged period of instability.
Nonetheless, Thailand's continuing instability cannot be a good advertisement for a role in an Asian recovery.
We are in a very precarious situation with global instability and very real threats that exist.
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Although both Fiji and Tonga have experienced severe instability in recent months, the latter seems to have a better idea of how to weather it.
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So the markets will have to digest not just instability in the third largest economy in the eurozone but a mood which rejects policies which are seen as driving Italy deeper into recession.
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