Yet despite these problems, British cities are right to approach the future with confidence.
One way to project the future with confidence is to look to history, when it was warmer.
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In that world, the immediate past and near future were usually similar enough to allow us to predict the future with some confidence.
It is time for us to look at the future together with confidence and hope.
With the devastation of World Wars I and II still fresh in European minds, and the continent hardly brimming with confidence about the future, Washington signaled in 1950 that American energy and attention were switching from Europe to the Korean peninsula.
By looking at large numbers of paintings that are universally believed to be authentic, Dr Farid hopes to be able to examine doubtful cases with confidence in the future.
Brazil, a country that wants to be the country of the future, with all the amenities and a stable economy, has seen its confidence dwindle.
"We begin 2003 with tremendous confidence in the future, " said Mr Weill.
"The Commission has full confidence in Italian democracy and... will work closely with the future government towards the relaunch of growth and job creation in Italy, " he said.
But this milestone should serve as a reminder to all Americans that the future is ours to shape if we move forward with confidence and commitment.
However at this time, in my view, it is simply not possible to make a call on the future direction of BlackBerry stock with any reasonable degree of confidence.
But despite the perceived dip in current prosperity, confidence in the long term future of Scotland's agriculture sector remained high, with optimism levels at their second-highest since the survey began.
And being with families like all of yours gives me great confidence in the future.
Celtic were toying with the visitors, whose confidence had utterly evaporated, leaving a question mark over the future of under-pressure Aberdeen manager Mark McGhee.
So let's look towards the future with a renewed sense of common purpose, a renewed determination, and, most importantly, renewed confidence that a better day will come.
This Sunday morning there are more questions than answers about the impact of the eurozone's rescue of Spain's banks on the confidence of investors and (sorry to be parochial) about the future of the UK's relationship with the European Union.
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