It is thus natural that if its biggest customer sneezes, Vale will catch a cold.

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The mobile phone market is so vast that when it sneezes, many catch a cold.

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Then an individual in Miami Beach or Los Angeles might catch a cold.

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And you have to know that when Intel and Seagate sneeze, Microsoft is going to catch a cold.

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One of them laughed and mumbled, "But then we might catch a cold, it is not worth taking a chance like that".

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If firms create fewer jobs, or even lay people off, consumption could catch a cold which would mean more saving and even bigger external surpluses.

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When Medicare sneezes, hospitals do more than just catch a cold.

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You need prolonged and close contact to catch a cold.

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People who have COPD can be more susceptible to such respiratory tract infections, and may experience exacerbations episodes of potentially life-threatening shortness of breath when they catch a cold or breath in air pollution or other irritants.

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It is still the case if America sneezes we may not catch influenza but we will catch a heavy cold.

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The platform was packed - not only with the fortunate passengers who had their Willy Wonka-esque burgundy and gold tickets, but also with steam enthusiasts who had braved the bitter cold to catch a glimpse of this majestic train.

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