Is it a new impatience or nervousness on the part of investors and managers?

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The Islanders showed no signs of nervousness or that the moment was too big for them, despite the lack of playoff experience throughout the roster.

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Some may be the predictions of the Congressional Budget Office and others that tumbling off the cliff will throw the economy into recession, or the evident nervousness of financial markets.

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Are you confident that it will get extended, or is there a genuine nervousness that this might expire at the end of the month?

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In recent days there has been renewed nervousness about terrorist attacks, actual or suspected, in Denmark and the Netherlands.

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Also, feeling rushed when getting to the site by getting lost, not finding parking easily, or not allowing enough time to arrive, can all increase nervousness, says Kim Heitzenrater, director of career and leadership development at Sewanee: The University of the South.

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But tinkering with it by allowing emotional nervousness to result in delayed entries and premature exits, or emotional confidence to convince you that this time is different and seasonality can be ignored, may work in some years.

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