And now that the worst of the Japanese economic crisis seems to be past, it should also halt its credit-guarantee programme.

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The ECB therefore needs a credible guarantee that it will be recapitalized should such losses materialize.

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Should they wish it, however, they could certainly guarantee that they were not.

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"Age Concern Cymru and Help the Aged in Wales have argued for years that the state pension is too low and that it should be set at the level of the Pension Credit guarantee, " he said.

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It has also lifted its blanket guarantee on deposits, which should encourage bigger customers to switch to the most reliable outfits.

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What is to guarantee that it starts within six hours of when it should start?

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It should be obvious after this year that the stock market is no guarantee, another reason to take a closer look at life insurance.

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"I can't guarantee that the doctors will decide that there should be no changes at Epsom, but it does now look as if we have a better chance of avoiding the scale of change that looked on the cards a couple of months ago, " he added.

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Last week it warned it would not be able to guarantee the safety of foreign embassy staff after 10 April, and that countries should begin evacuating their diplomatic staff.

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