In Ireland the problem is dodgy banks and the government's hasty decision in September 2008 to guarantee all their liabilities.

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The most sweeping intervention of all came from Ireland's government, where concerns about spiking credit-default swap (CDS) spreads, falling share prices and jittery depositors led the finance minister to announce, on September 30th, a blanket guarantee on the deposits and almost all the debts of the country's six biggest banks until September 2010.

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The difference between the normally lower futures price and the spot price is an insurance premium the farmer is willing to pay to guarantee himself the September price, when he can deliver his crop.

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But I guarantee you that in September we won't be having this conversation.

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But while an up-close look at a star might impress an advertiser in May, there's no guarantee viewers will care in September.

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The ICRC is the only international humanitarian agency left in the Wanni, after the UN and others pulled out in September, when the government said it could not guarantee their safety.

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It questions decisions such as the withdrawal of UN staff from the war zone in September 2008 after the Sri Lankan government warned it could no longer guarantee their safety.

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In September 2008 the collapse of Lehman Brothers prompted him to announce a blanket guarantee to creditors of Ireland's big lenders.

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