So the fragility in one of the continent's critical countries is still there.

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Why have profits been so high, despite the fragility of the economy?

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We think the issue last week was not so much prices as the belief in fragility, particularly U.S. economic fragility.

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The new compilation Smart's Palace finally reissues the track alongside a dozen or so other Wichita rarities, bringing the beautiful fragility of Theron and Darrell's unsung masterpiece to the rest of the world.

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This is not a critique of government or the private sector so much as it is a critique of the fragility of our system and its institutions, and the power of symbols to combat this fragility.

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So the stress tests' methodological approach of averaging recent trading losses would exaggerate RBS's current fragility and vulnerability to loss - and in a sense would discriminate against it.

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It is a reflection of the resilience (fragility) of the entire system and its ability to withstand shocks and extreme events, or the so-called Black Swans.

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