Change is abrupt and painful, and the fixes take far longer than did the breakdown.
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But many Democrats say the Sanders-Boxer approach is too abrupt and would harm the economy.
The recent increase in highway deaths is an abrupt reversal of fortune, and it follows a 26 percent drop in traffic fatalities recorded between 2005 and 2011, which was largely credited to safer cars, stricter state DUI and seatbelt laws and, specifically as far as younger motorists are concerned, licensing procedures that placed increased restrictions on teen driving.
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Since the launch of the euro, moreover, Italy's debt managers have managed to extend the average term of its borrowing to almost seven years, locking in then-prevailing interest rates and ensuring that less of the outstanding debt is subject to abrupt rate increases.
The aftermath of the Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan is a warning against abrupt departures, leaving ill-resourced governments behind.
Most commodity analysts believe, however, that such an abrupt reversal is very unlikely.
Such an abrupt change is hard to explain by demography alone, however.
His brand is built on his abrupt personality as well as his expertise, so if he suddenly became 'nice' it would ruin it.
But all three of these panelists agreed that when the turn occurs, it is likely to be abrupt, leaving vast numbers of baby-boomer bond investors exposed.
Ariane de Bonvoisin, who pitches herself as an expert at helping people handle abrupt change, is busy these days.
The script is full of reversals and abrupt dislocations and, halfway through, the movie springs a huge, jaw-dropping surprise.
One explanation for the abrupt change of mood is that weaker demand in the currency zone's main foreign markets have at last started to hurt the economy.
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Because of the very large amounts of capital tied up in homes, buildings, power plants and industrial and transportation equipment, gradually transitioning to a capital stock that emits less carbon dioxide is much less expensive than an abrupt change.
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For a drugs firm renewal is even more pressing, given the abrupt nature of patents' expiration.
The technology world is abuzz today with news of the abrupt departure of a key executive at Microsoft.
With the growing recognition that major natural events can have abrupt global impacts, this project is a timely opportunity to assess the sensitivity of modern society to extreme natural threats.
Goodwin's abrupt departure from the PBS show is a setback, but she can take comfort from the fact that U.S. News treated her as a legitimate pundit this week by quoting her prominently about Lyndon Johnson.
An abrupt end or substantial curtailment of QE2 is more likely to roil the financial markets and threaten renewed economic weakness that is a slight increase in the target Federal Funds rate.
One theory is that the exchange-rate movements were so abrupt because currency dealers find it hard to raise credit, just like everyone else, and that this has cut the volume of transactions.
However, understand the risk, that there is no information on why the CEO decided on such an abrupt departure.
Both Hastert and Foley are Republicans, and Hastert is trying to weather the scandal triggered by Foley's abrupt resignation September 29.
The velocity of money is falling at the same time money growth has come to an abrupt stop.
Yet it is a lot easier to cope with slow, inexorable change than the abrupt kind, especially if you get to watch other countries change first.
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Another especially important consideration for SUVs, according to Shenhar, is accident avoidance, including the effectiveness of the braking system, how nimbly the vehicle can be steered around obstacles in an abrupt lane-change maneuver, and how secure and forgiving the handling is.
The other thing is all the macro figures are subsiding and we started this year with China doing an abrupt halt in the lending lasting the days of January.
This would serve two purposes, Feroli says, "it would help thwart the 'cliff effect' of the Treasury purchases coming to an abrupt halt later this summer, and it would address concerns that the Fed is becoming too dominant a participant" in mortgage markets.
The abrupt termination of CEO Carol Bartz in September roiled the ranks, especially since there is now no permanent CEO and senior executives have been heading for the exits.
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China's economy is protected by its current-account surplus and vast reserves, but its banking system would be hurt by an abrupt withdrawal.
That is a reason for the Reserve Bank to nudge up rates early, rather than to be forced into a more abrupt tightening later.
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