As if the omens could be much worse, Romania's record in European Championship finals is abysmal.
But its impact on markets could be even worse than a default, it could be a default on steroids: if it became accepted that membership of the eurozone isn't forever, huge doubts would arise about the true value of hundreds of billions of euros of contracts.
And the situation could be even worse if you live in a condo or home right on the beach.
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But even as people dig out their old books about that concatenation of accident, stupidity and miscommunication that caused the Great Depression, I want to throw in another thought: it could be worse than the 1930s if we let it happen.
If people live longer than the actuaries expect the shortfall could be worse.
And it could be worse for the Big Ten: Imagine if the two conferences hadn't backtracked on a planned long-term agreement to play nonconference games against one another.
If the economy is either extremely slow growing or if it takes a turn for the worse, these industries could be some of the first to feel the effect.
Yet if Spain is to meet its deficit target, the true figure could be even worse.
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"If that happens time and time again as they change jobs, they could be significantly worse off, " she said.
If productivity growth slows from its pace of the past few years, the results could be worse still.
If the embarrassment could somehow be dismissed as nothing but a blip in a meaningless fixture, worse came when they played a match that definitely mattered.
If disputes bog the process down, later batches could be pushed back further, making things even worse.
If events are conspiring to put the US economy on a permanently lower path, that could be even worse news for the rest of the world than it is for America.
If equities drop enough so as to be a drag on the US economy, then the situation could get worse.
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If policy makers opted for significant immediate spending cuts or broad-based tax increases, the result could be worse than the cliff.
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Yet if Mr Immelt is tempted to do something dramatic to save his skin, it could hardly be at a worse time.
So those are all steps that we could be taking to strengthen the economy, to provide us some insurance if the situation overseas starts getting worse so we can control our own destiny, keep this recovery moving forward.
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