Despite a decent knowledge base, established brands and a captive domestic market for consumer electronics, the big five have failed to bear the pain of a global downturn in the market for chips.

ECONOMIST: Japanese business

In Thailand, as elsewhere, the next stage of Asia's depression will see growing pressure on western lenders to bear more of the pain of a slump they helped create.

ECONOMIST: Still sick and gloomy, now rebellious

Will following these steps prevent you from incurring the pain of a market correction or, worse, a bear market?

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However, he said his officials were working closely with Treasury to implement a replacement scheme in 2011, but that the quarry industry would have to bear the pain of the EU decision in the intervening period.

BBC: Quarry industry

Can you imagine a modern day Mamie Till Mobley, wracked with pain but filled with resolve to show the nation so they could bear witness to what hate did to their child?

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