Beyond the whims of the market, Barrick was also a victim to regulatory restrictions.
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But even the communications sector is not immune to the whims of the public markets.
When you borrow money you subject yourself to the often cruel whims of the capital markets.
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The uncomfortable truth is that there is no accounting for man's follies or nature's whims.
Granted, this is government by fits and starts, hobbled by the whims of voters.
It's the sound of electronics being bent to the fickle whims of a human.
The unions have complained the staff are subject to the "whims of head teachers".
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The chance whims of pop culture can unexpectedly thrust a heretofore obscure place into the spotlight.
Interest rates on mortgages, bonds, and other long-term debt are not set by the whims of fairies.
On the other hand, small businesses will remain vulnerable to the whims of their credit card companies.
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Conversely, if you choose to do nothing, you toss your portfolio to the whims of the market.
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"We are, of course, much less prone to weekly or monthly whims than the Street, " Goddard says.
Transport in our modern-day economy is far too important to be left to the whims of politics.
Commodities have become an investment class: declines in their prices may simply reflect the whims of speculators.
People are reliant on the whims of leaders and technocrats to determine a fair compensation for their labor.
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Moreover, Netanyahu cannot debase his office by subordinating his schedule to the whims of a mere presidential envoy.
Yet the further Inditex moves away from home, the trickier it will be to cater to instant-fashion whims.
It had taken him years to wring the human element and its capricious whims out of his operation.
But they do so based on their expectations of future trends in supply and demand, not on whims.
But the effect was increased dependence of Microsoft and its sometimes arbitrary whims.
It was a final grand gesture befitting an entrepreneur known for theatrical whims.
More importantly, gold is not tied to the whims of a central bank.
The changes are designed to reflect investor needs and not fears or whims.
Maybe, just maybe, the internet streaming company will revive some other shows lost to the whims of television executives.
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The Democrats are the party of a weak, floating dollar, subject to the whims of an unaccountable Federal Reserve.
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Rule-making would still require judgment, but it would be less subject to the whims of the people in power.
The members are elected every two years, keeping them very accountable to the sentiments (and inexplicable whims) of their constituency.
It should never be at the whims of the companies who hold this information whether to share it or not.
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That is precisely why it is important to shield the business of regulatory policymaking from the latest whims exciting congressmen.
But they agree that interest rates should reflect the fundamental forces of thrift rather than the whims of central bankers.
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