Asked on 12 July exactly Materazzi had said, Zidane would only offer that it was "very personal" and concerned his mother and his sister.

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What I could get a lot of is people who are very, very concerned about the fact that the only way that the economy turns around -- with respect to jobs -- is if small businesses employ people.

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It is only about the medium term that I am concerned, very concerned.

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During a period of economic weakness, for example, a prudential supervisor concerned only with the safety and soundness of a particular institution will tend to push for very conservative lending policies.

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