One year ago, the U.S. economy looked fragile and on the edge of depression and consumer spent 5% less at these retailers.

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Latvala's lead of almost 40 seconds always looked a fragile one with the Finn expected to lose handfuls of time to his nearest rivals as a result of being the first driver to tackle Sardinia's sand-topped stages.

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War jitters have rattled what looked like a fragile recovery of optimism about the economy after several glum years.

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The earth looked so beautiful and so fragile.

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It was a fragile situation and the HMOs looked like they had succeeded in blocking the bill.

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