So will serious reflection, with its attendant uncertainty and anxiety, replace all that defiant hedonism?

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Gold will continue to see safe-haven investment demand amid the keener uncertainty and anxiety in the market place.

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Following the court decision, Egypt's interim military rulers declared full legislative authority, creating anxiety and uncertainty about the country's future.

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Though Biophysical advises patients to consult their own doctors in that event, there is always the anxiety of uncertainty to contend with.

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"In the industry as a whole, there's some degree of anxiety and uncertainty, " said Mr. Butch, reflected by outflows from stock funds in particular.

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There's a high level of anxiety and uncertainty.

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But here's a dirty secret about this loose style of travel: The flip side of adventure is a persistent, anxiety-inducing uncertainty.

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Along with the high anxiety, this uncertainty helps to explain the volatile political impact of the downturn: large numbers of people seem to be amenable to whatever explanation seems freshly plausible.

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Teach him to tolerate, without fear and anxiety, life's difficult ambiguity and uncertainty.

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Uncertainty leading up to the next election, and growing anxiety among diplomats and foreign observers of Bangladesh, suggest a hard, tense time ahead.

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Or are we overreacting, indulging in solipsistic anxiety when in fact the world has always been about uncertainty, chaos and fear of the future?

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