Word: neutrality
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...trolled across rocky shallows at the point. Suddenly, a monster hit. My rod gesticulated crazily. I jerked back to set the hook. The indignant invisible thing fought back and I watched line peeling out even as I tried to reel in. The judge threw the motor into neutral. I found then that I could make some grudging progress against the brute. He did not, however, jump...
...Berlusconi government, which Agnelli has supported, has officially remained neutral in the Telecom Italia deal, although a few ministers expressed satisfaction that the firm would remain in Italian hands, as have most of the Italian media, perhaps no surprise since most of the major papers are largely controlled by the main players in the deal. "Maybe the old-style is better," muses Galli. "But it seems to me that we've brought the king back." And the crown prince as well...
...point-blank whether his client committed the murder, the psychiatrist is supposed to do almost anything to avoid implicating his patient. Why? First to maintain that patient?s trust. Second, because people tell their psychiatrists they plan to do things they have no intention of actually doing. "In a neutral, controlled setting," notes Dr. Harding, "plenty of patients come in and say all sorts of things they?re not actually going...
...Sadly, there appears to be no magic stock or sector that's going to ride to the rescue. Unlike the crisis of 1997-99, which was limited to this region, the U.S. downturn leaves all economies stuck in neutral. On the principle of first in, first out, you could invest in the U.S. where the economy will likely rebound before anyplace else. Which American stocks make sense? The safest bets are companies whose products are always in demand, downturn or no downturn?pharmaceutical manufacturers, for instance, or big food companies...
...forged an alliance with EDF, financier Romain Zaleski and several banks. The consortium, called Italenergia, now controls 52% of the voting shares of Montedison. Initially, the new Berlusconi government, which owes Fiat patriarch Gianni Agnelli some thanks for his quiet but crucial support, indicated it was "neutral" on the deal. Last week, however, Italian lawmakers put forward a bill to reduce Italenergia's control to 44%. Italenergia quickly decided to water down EDF's voting rights in the alliance, apparently neutralizing concerns about French control. "The direct confrontation between Fiat and Mediobanca is something we have never seen before...