So, two straws in the wind, pointing to the possibility of a new business model for quality journalism online.

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But consider the following straws in the wind, starting with defaults and ratings.

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For foreign investors waiting for straws in the wind, it became a symbolic issue, though investment flows into retailing are unlikely to be huge.

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But there will be straws in the wind soon.

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There are straws of sanity in the wind.

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