Further, because human psychology over millennia never changes, the really large fund redemptions will come at the worst of times.

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At the worst of times, working with whatever data happen to be available, they resemble a drunk looking for his keys under the lamppost.

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It is a truism that the worst loans are made at the best of times, and America's economy is now in its 113th month of expansion.

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Apparently the frequency with which consumers are dining out has been on the rise since mid-2009, presumably since contracting during the worst part of the recession and stock market collapse, and the writers at The Fiscal Times think it may have something to do with cost.

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Or are we seeing at worst a necessary adjustment and reordering of an industry that needs to move with the times?

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Barry Doe, a contributor to Rail magazine, said at the best of times the intercity service between the capital and Cheltenham was "one of the two worst" in the country.

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