Assuming price stability and limited government, we expect growth to rebound after a recession, recouping at least part of the lost output.

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Yet Mr Bush's trip to the region addresses stability in only a limited way.

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Even previously sceptical Europeans and hostile Russians now concede that such defences (assuming they stay limited) could add to security without upsetting stability among the bigger powers.

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World Bank President Robert Zoellick jumped into the fray on Monday, suggesting in a Financial Times commentary a limited return to the gold standard to provide stability to the markets.

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And thanks to the euro area's stability and growth pact, Germany has limited room to stimulate its economy using fiscal policy.

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The new ECB scheme has a chance of playing this role, because, unlike the European rescue facilities like the European Stability Mechanism, the purchases are not limited in advance.

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In fact, until this year Kimberly-Clark pretty reliably offered investors the things giant consumer-goods producers in mature markets have historically provided: Stability through downturns, plush capital-return policies to make up for the limited growth potential, and no big surprises.

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Price increases are limited to circumstances based on the imposition of new Consensus Policy or extraordinary expenses related to security or stability threats, and now require Commerce Department prior approval.

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Mr Cameron told the House of Commons there had been some "limited progress" among eurozone countries towards integration, and that it needed a "working banking union" to ensure stability.

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