Word: outweighing
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...fact that Northern Rock has never really been in serious danger of going bust throughout this crisis scarcely mattered amid the clamor to withdraw funds. "When people hear the words 'emergency' and 'bail out,' then concerns outweigh those statements saying 'the bank's solvent,' " says Nic Clarke, a banking analyst at Charles Stanley in London. "It doesn't really matter if the rationale is right or wrong - they're voting with their feet...
...really care how their teams win. They aren't moral universalists; they don't care about being fair to the other guys. In the abstract, fans oppose cheating. They may even oppose cheating by their own team, since the team could get caught, thus eliciting penalties that outweigh any potential gain. They may also fear the psychological penalties: if your team wins but people think it cheated, it's harder to do a victory dance around the office watercooler. But fearing the consequences of cheating is a far cry from opposing it because it's wrong. When the refs...
...really care how their teams win. They aren't moral universalists; they don't care about being fair to the other guys. In the abstract, fans oppose cheating. They may even oppose cheating by their own team, since the team could get caught, thus eliciting penalties that outweigh any potential gain. They may also fear the psychological penalties: If your team wins but people think it cheated, it's harder to do a victory dance around the office water cooler. But fearing the consequences of cheating is a far cry from opposing it because it's wrong. When the refs...
...jitters among savers? "When people hear the words 'emergency' and 'bail out,' then concerns outweigh statements saying 'the bank's solvent,'" says Nic Clarke, banking analyst at Charles Stanley in London. "When it comes to their life savings, when they've got the choice of seven or eight other banks in the High Street where they can walk next door and deposit funds and consider them safe, the majority will do it. It doesn't really matter if the rationale is right or wrong, they're voting with their feet...
Barker has been conducting research on non-life saving transplants, such as those for the hand or face, since 1994. He said all of his analysis has led him to believe that the benefits of a face transplant for the facially disfigured outweigh the negative aspects, regardless of whether or not the patient is already on the immunosuppressant drugs...