They saw economic turmoil around the world and thought the century was theirs to dominate.
Economic turmoil is a leading factor in some nations struggling with supply in 2012.
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This economic turmoil has given many companies fewer safeguards against bankruptcy, staff reductions and diminished budgets.
Now, in a time of economic turmoil for its neighbors, it stands tall, comparatively speaking.
That has begun to change and not only because of economic turmoil in the south.
The government of Slovenia, beset by economic turmoil and allegations of corruption, has fallen.
Dr Connolly also warned that IVF could become a victims of the economic turmoil in Europe.
It is what the Irish people wanted after three years of political upheaval and economic turmoil.
Oil shocks, almost always a function of devalued dollars, have historically triggered calamitous economic turmoil.
Unfortunately, several other worrying factors are adding to the economic turmoil afflicting Europe at the moment.
But the main topics on Lien's agenda were no mystery: East Asia's economic turmoil and Taiwan-China relations.
This could trigger a full-scale war, with missile attacks, radioactive fallout, economic turmoil and massive refugee flows.
He was taking a huge risk amid great economic turmoil that saw scores of his countrymen fleeing homewards.
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And right now, at a time of economic turmoil, the president is proposing big changes with unknown consequences.
It may be hard to prove in court that losses stemmed directly from poor underwriting, not economic turmoil.
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Carrefour, a French hypermarket, has been in Asia longer, but is continuing to expand through the economic turmoil.
Krawcheck was brought in to solve a problem during economic turmoil, which would become a pattern for her career.
There is a real possibility here that European Christmas phone season may have been derailed by the economic turmoil.
Opening the bill's second reading debate, Mr Darling told MPs the current economic turmoil owed much to regulatory failings.
But traffic within South America is holding up well, despite the economic turmoil.
Despite the economic turmoil, over-optimism persists at many banks, countries, and regulatory bodies.
Of course, there were many causes of the economic turmoil that ripped through our country over the past two years.
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In the worst economic turmoil that we've faced in generations, Las Vegas has been at the eye of the storm.
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He said it was important to "ensure residents continue to receive important frontline services during this time of economic turmoil".
If elected, will left-leaning Estrada follow Ramos's liberal economic policies, which have helped the country weather the current economic turmoil?
It was those valuable assets that allowed her to hold steady this past year despite the economic turmoil facing her country.
As the company is modestly profitable on an operating basis, it should be able to ride out the current economic turmoil.
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The government of a country suffering economic turmoil and growing lawlessness is presented on television, and radio, in a glowing light.
Fed officials say that, if global economic turmoil looks likely to endanger America's economy, they are ready to cut interest rates.
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