Only a drastic reduction in its public debt will allow Greece to get back on its feet. Yet the ECB has hindered this solution by insisting that any write-down must be voluntary.

A romantic chap hoping to surprise his young lady with a bunch of red roses on Valentine's Day would have trouble hiding these behind his back. Unless, that is, he happened to be ten feet tall.

First, they add to the material’s strength (a patient with a broken leg should be back on his feet as soon as a week after treatment).