Any hope that Japan could contribute to a global upturn was dashed long before the latest government economic recovery plan, launched on February 27th.

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However, their hopes were not dashed for long.

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But such hopes are sure to be dashed, at least so long as Britain remains outside Europe's single currency.

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The Lib Dems have faced an onslaught of voter anger over the past year, over the U-turn on tuition fees and support for spending cuts - and saw a long-cherished dream of changing the UK voting system dashed, when the AV referendum resulted in a resounding "no" from the electorate.

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For years, the maps trotted out for investors have shown far too many dashed and dotted lines, rather than the solid ones they long to see.

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But the panel dashed the company's hopes, saying there wasn't enough long-term safety data.

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The weekly OBV has turned up from its long-term uptrend (line h), after breaking its short-term downtrend (dashed line) in early July.

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