Concentrating debt auctions on fewer, pre-announced dates risks them falling on days when the markets are in a bad mood.

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No wonder they're in a bad mood all the time.

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On the occasion where Miller was in a bad mood, he would slowly sip a neat Old Grand Dad.

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If I have posted to the world that I am in a bad mood, you might try to cheer me up, or at least think twice about bothering me.

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It is fair to point out that there were no fireworks over the Bosporus, either: after all the bad-tempered haggling, Turks were not in a mood to rejoice.

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Graniss reminds us that our emotions can get the best of us not only when we are in a bad mood but also when we are in a good mood.

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In a rare misjudgment of the public mood, Lula laughingly lamented his bad luck to be leaving just before the largesse arrived.

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No prizes for guessing why: with all the bad debt on bank and company balance sheets, few are in any mood for major credit expansion.

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