This is a different situation than for other precious metals, Meader said.

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This is a different situation altogether.

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This is a different situation.

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This is a very different situation from gene test for rare inherited diseases where most everyone who has the bad gene will get sick.

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This is a very different situation from what prevails in the rest of the economy, where investors are constantly being surprised by developments like product recalls and trading losses.

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What is known is that this is a situation very different than Chernobyl or Three Mile Island.

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Seriously, folks, this is a freaked up situation on so many different levels.

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But this time the situation is different, said a spokeswoman.

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"If there is an improvement in the offer, then this would be a totally different situation, " said Georg Denoke, Mannesmann's spokesman.

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In many ways this situation is no different from our teenage years when a kind adult had a major impact on our life.

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"He is 38 years of age, has played six years here and this is his last chance to play in the European Championships - so it's a completely different situation, " he added.

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