Such an outcome is perfectly possible, although investors will want to keep fingers, toes and everything else crossed before they commit their life savings to such a benign view.

ECONOMIST: The markets will reveal which is right

"I am perfectly certain that were we to vote to keep Section 28, the House of Lords would once again be speaking for the overwhelming majority of the British people, " she said.

BBC: Peers vote to keep gay ban

They've set free the coolest technology from behind the locked lab doors at IBM, Xerox and the telephone companies and aft of the machine-gun-equipped guards at America's defense contractors, all of whom had reasons of their own--perfectly valid at the time--to keep the cool stuff from seeing the light of day.

FORBES: Digital Rules

In practice, perfectly solid immigrants who earn the median salary and keep their noses clean will be kicked out.

ECONOMIST: Farewell, big society; hello, guest workers on sufferance

In the great marathon of startup life, teaching yourself to maintain perspective is an easy way to keep your sanity when things seem to be going less than perfectly.

FORBES: Perspective: A Powerful Tool for Entrepreneurs

The track rubbered-in very quickly, ramping up its grip - and the tyres held out perfectly, without any of the tyre nursing that usually helps keep fuel consumption in check.

BBC: Are Lewis Hamilton & Jenson Button set to collide?

Many millions of students pass through American public education and are perfectly well served, ready to go compete in that global marketplace I keep reading about.

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