In the first place, because we are a highly financialised world economy, in which the destabilising role of finance - when it goes wrong - is in proportion to its highly stabilising and dynamic role when it works right.
Trott, who made a double century in the first Test against Bangladesh last month, missed out on a place in the World Twenty20 squad and has also been omitted from England's squad for the forthcoming one-day internationals against Scotland and Australia.
The divide over agriculture threatens to undermine Doha because the developing countries, which object most strongly to the trade-distorting subsidies provided to farmers in the industrial world, were such reluctant participants in the first place.
Hartlepool, along with Whitby and Scarborough, was the first place in Britain to be bombarded by the Germans during World War I.
While the country has slipped to seventh place in the league of world GDP, the capital is first, or second to New York, in most of the rankings of great cities.
The U.S. also fell out of first place in the overall 2006-2007 World Competitiveness rankings and now holds sixth place, with a composite score of 5.61 out of a possible 7.
So Kahn flew a red protest flag from the stern of his racing yacht and forced his son Samuel (Shark) Kahn to forfeit a first-place position in the Mumm 30 World Championship in Toronto last September.
And so the best thing to do is to keep pro-growth economic policies in place as the first step to making sure we're the most powerful economy in the world, and I think that means keeping those taxes low.
However, with Australia losing in this year's first round, Hewitt is committed to regaining his place in the world's top 10, starting with a successful run at the French Open.
Probably the first place we'll see confirmation of new activity is in the world's stock markets, a competitive business in their own right, as explained in our special section, edited by Deborah Orr, beginning on page 38.
This year, Buick tied for first place as the most reliable car in the world.
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The only thing that will endure, and let the world know you were here in the first place, is the impact you had on other people.
With France in an anxious mood about its economy, social model and place in the world, the possibility of surprises in the first round remains very much alive.
But it would be too much to hope that Asia's resilience might be sufficient to carry the rest of the world along, preventing a downturn in the first place.
On this day, the One World Trade Center workers were lowering in to place the very first ring that would support the spire, or antenna, of the tower.
What is the deepest place in the world's oceans, where film director James Cameron made the first solo trip to on March 26, 2012?
The world cup event took place in the city for the second year - its first time in the UK was 2003 - on a course seen as one of the world's best.
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The decision on the hosts for the 2010 World Cup, the first to take place on Africa soil, is expected to be made in May 2004.
Denmark published its first architectural policy in 2007, making it possibly the only place in the world with a country-wide architectural vision.
He is keen for regular first-team football to help secure his place in the Netherlands squad for the World Cup in South Africa.
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Spain may have reached a World Cup semi-final for the first time - their fourth place in 1950 was after a round-robin stage - but they will surely need to improve if they are to defeat in-form Germany in Durban on Wednesday.
Mantle had led the Yankees to a first place finish and a return to the World Series while the Jensen-led Red Sox finished in third place 13 games behind the Yankees.
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US-based Anheuser-Busch is the world's third biggest brewer, behind SABMiller in second place and first place InBev, a Belgian-Brazilian business.
And the only overseas-based player guaranteed his place in De Villiers's first squad, to be named on the weekend of 16 May, is World Cup-winning captain John Smit.
The reasons for this are two-fold, and well known not enough health-care workers are trained in the first place, and too many of those who are trained then leave for better-paid jobs in the rich world.
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With virtually a professional regime in place, Birrell has guided his side to the 2007 ICC World Cup for the first time although they lost to Scotland in the recent Trophy final in Dublin.
She has missed out on qualification for the World Championships taking place in China this month because she was ill for the first qualifying event and didn't take part in the second because of exams.
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Ugo Monye, dropped after the first Test defeat, returns on the right wing, with world player of the year Shane Williams starts in place of Fitzgerald on the left.
One break was also all that was required in the third set to seal a success that was Britain's first since September 2007 when they beat Croatia, in Tim Henman's final match, to book a place in the World Group.
First, you spoke a moment ago about the moment of opportunity in the Arab world, the historic change taking place across the region.
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