There was always much more running and Shouting than actual fighting and on the few occasions that blows came to be exchanged, it was all over in the blink of an eye.

当时，虚张声势往往多于真刀真枪，只有在极少场合双方才棍棒相见，而且一眨眼功夫就会收场。

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Mr Fridson concedes that the difference between corporate-bond spreads and actual default rates is unusual and hard to explain: on the previous occasions when spreads have exceeded 800 points, the default rate was already 9.43% in 1990 and 5.44% in 2000.

ECONOMIST: Bankruptcies in America