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How much bad news will pampered European and American voters take?

A muzzled press and a lack of independent consumer-rights organizations help suppress this sort of bad news.

If you've tried this bad news diet I would love to hear how it worked out for you.

That's bad news for Arjen Robben and Joe Cole and I'm struggling to see how they will earn a regular place in the team.

For the narrowly defined interests of the market, such an attack would be very bad news, casting great uncertainty over the supply of oil.

Manet senior had never been impressed by his son attending drawing classes, so this bad news was the final straw.

As if there wasn't enough bad news coming out of LA lately for the Spurs -- and, for that matter, the rest of the Western Conference.

After Liao was given the bad news by his supervisor, he said he immediately went to a hospital for a second round of tests.

So let me finish up with some good news, and maybe a little bit of bad news.

So far, stocks have shown amazing resilience in the face of bad news, and a stubborn refusal to put in a major correction of 10% or more.

You know, I'm a big believer in breaking bad news to a guy when you're in bed with him.

To some people, Christianity seems to be a set of rules and rituals, a faith filled more with bad news than good news.

If I receive bad news or someone makes a particularly hurtful remark, I'm definitely going to feel the sting of the poisoned covered spear.

For the western world, the "Arab spring" threatens to be a classic case of good news and bad news.

Yeah, what's the matter now? We've had so much trouble with this case already. Don't tell me there's more bad news.

I had the strong impression that what I had accumulated was simply bad news that nobody wanted to hear.

England's win at cricket was the only crumb of comfort in a week of consistently bad news for British sport.

His wife of 29 years, Signy Hayden, 52, says, 'I feel he really cares about what I have to say now, and he won't blow up if it's bad news. '

This is bad news for Asia's export-led economies at a time when their domestic consumption is still not enough to compensate for a US slump.

But he said he remains ready to pull back out at the first sign of bad news.

We could tell from his face that he had bad news for us. 'Looking a little sorry he told us that there was no meat or fish left.

when tom found out his brother had flunked in every subjects, he don't want to tell that bad news to his parents.

But the bad news is that it is still unclear how much more adjustment will occur, or what its impact on bank behaviour will be.

Bad news for the old, large investment banks could mean two or three more years of sluggishness for the global economy, Shen predicted.

He would not say the U. S. would tip into a recession, but the IMF made plain that it was braced for more bad news.

Preparing for a meeting with a patient in which you are going to be giving them bad news is almost as important as actually giving it.

So I picked up the paper, it was more bad news. More hearts being broken or people being used. Put on my coat in the pour in' rain.

He tried to conceal the bad news from his wife , lest she worried .

Status Offline Fact is, , she's just got bad news and was taking it out on you two.

but the attitude toward bad news earnings forecast tends to be less pessimistic or relatively optimistic.

None love the bearer of bad news. - SOPHOCLESHow does a project get to be a year late? . One day at a time.

Over the next 12 months we're going to get a lot of bad news and towards the end, we'll start getting a bit of good economic news.

and that there were times that she was hard to control emotionally. There's talk of temper tantrums at bad news clippings.

Such a run of bad news looks like an argument for a policy rethink.

Mr Bard 'pooh-poohed the idea of her doing anything rash . . . he was simply not interested in bad news of any kind, ' Miller wrote.

He must have had some bad news for him to be so quiet.

But a little family planning might be the best measure of an environmentalist and another baby boom could be bad news for the planet.

But this was a blooper: it would be a bit like giving America bad news about its security in the Pacific region on December 7th.

I'm sorry to hear this bad news. So I believe that it is a misfortune for a flaunt wealthy man especially students.

Perhaps the only good news was the lack of any new bad news.

The opening day of the conference brought with it a cascade of bad news.

"Whether or not the black cohosh findings are bad news for women depends on how you look at it, " said Newton.

The bad news was that this supply route is also fraught with pitfalls, from arduous delays to bribes and extortion.

Bill: Good morning. I'm sorry to have to call you in here like this, but there's been some bad news from Head Office.

When I brought the bad news to my host Mother, who had been taking care of me, she did not look upset for a second.

The king got angry when he heard this bad news. He took out his sword try to kill the prince.

Sometimes if it's bad news, the person will say, "Well, I hate to break the news to you, but. . . " and then they'll tell you.

This is got to be the saddest day of my life. I called you here today for a bit of bad news.

One of the problems with communication in Ancient Greece was that the bearer of bad news was often executed.

after months of bad news for the U. S. housing market, perhaps a bit of good news could be coming.

This may be desirable but the bad news is that it seems to have been fuelled by fears for the eurozone's future.

It fell to my lot to tell him the bad news about his wife.

We decided to keep the rest of the bad news back from her until she was feeling stronger.

Trichet said the ECB had cut rates as it was "anticipating future bad news that we expect coming from the real economy. "

He had very bad news last night, but he came to the office as cool as a cucumber this morning as if nothing had happened.

But in the long run, it's bad news as Coke will have to pay more to build out its own infrastructure in China, he said.

Linda: Yes, but we've got to do it. You'll have to break the bad news to her.

Situation: Robert Foster, a mid-level manager, has just been called into the office of his boss Lisa Gerard, and is expecting bad news . . .

The bad news is: it is up to you to do something about it. -You really have to be in the driver's seat.

That's the good news. The bad news is that the Windows hardware makers and retailers generally are trying to nudge you to spend more.

But legislation was always going to be a case of bad news averted, not good news created.

The bad news has wings , and with the wind does go. The comfort is cripple , and comes very slow .

Haven't heard from me in a while? Not a good sign. I don't like to be the bearer of bad news.

This was bad news for my client, whose project was now being viewed by the CEO as another chunk of his "down time. "

Working with the doctor's offices to help patients stay calm, when they learn bad news would be a viable tool for Reiki.

Its finance chief, Bodo Uebber, said the weakness of the dollar and pound against the euro also posed bad news.

The bad news: by the time colleges get to their waiting lists, financial aid is often used up.

The bad news was that, oh yeah, the war effort really needed all of America's nylon for parachutes and tires and flak vests.

The bad news: You might have to be willing to wait for the one you really want.

Today I chatted with one of my friends who told me a bad news.

Teacher: I have to trouble you for a while, I need to tell you some bad news.

Earlier this month, Americans woke up to the bad news that their education system was just "average" in the developed world.

It would also be bad news for China's economy, which relies on bank loans as the main form of credit.

The bad news: Research shows graduating into a recession has the potential to negatively affect your earnings in the long term.

With so much bad news emanating from the nation's courts, it is a treat to see a court get it right for once.

A career soldier would have been nervous at going with such bad news to see the supreme commander of the nation's armed forces.

The bad news was that he wasn't what I'd expected. The good news was that I didn't freak out afterward.

W: Well, I'm afraid I've got a bit of bad news. My guys have just told me that tomorrow's meeting has to be called off.

She characterized the U. S. -China bilateral trade relationship as one of "good news and bad news. "

Then there is the bad news: None of these fine sentiments will matter unless a critical mass of countries unites around a real policy.

The bad news is that the various resolutions made this week by European Council will not be enough to carry us through the current crisis.

Dearest Lizzy, I hardly know what I would write, but I have bad news for you, and it cannot be delayed.

The bad news is that the United States continues to run a large and unsustainable trade deficit with China, she said.

One analyst said if Bear made no statement before the markets opened today investors would fear there was "more bad news to come" .

But the bad news is all my little five minute things have run over, so, anyhow, we'll adjust as we get there.

Were they frank with bad news and criticism (good) or did they deceive by trying to shade the harsh truth (bad)?

The credit crunch, weakening economic conditions and tighter visa rules add up to a terrible confluence of bad news .

Already, at least for Americans under a certain age, the post delivers only bad news or nuisances, from jury summonses to junk mail.

And let's face it, a lot of times it's easier to get bad news on the news than good news.

There was bad news this week, as Cesar has been ruled out for a month after suffering a left thigh strain during a practice test.

As if cash-strapped consumers didn't need any more bad news, it seems the weekly food shop is getting more expensive.

But in the year that followed, it seemed that what caught people's eyes was, more often than not, the "bad news" in our bilateral ties.

There was more bad news from the Fukushima plant today, as scientists confirmed they had found Plutonium in nearby soil.

The stock popped that day despite a raft of bad news, including the IPO-eve resignation of the head of the company's audit committee.

A few weeks later, Neil e-mails me with more bad news, this time even closer to home.

She was shocked when she heard the bad news, but now she has got rid of it and begins to take care of him.

Amcham's survey is bad news for corporates and HR managers, who have likely become used to being able to hire talent with relative ease.

This will set out the broad outline for the fiscal retrenchment that lies ahead and get the bad news out on planned tax rises.

The bad news is that this recession fully matches the early part of the Great Depression.

When bad news is announced, she thinks at once that this could happen to her.

'It was his heart, 'said the doctor, who arrived a little later. 'Did he have any bad news suddenly?

"The bad news just seems to keep coming out of America, " one trader said.

The next day the farmer drove up and said, 'Sorry Chuck, but I have some bad news, the donkey died.

A judicious person weighs facts carefully, he would not feel dejected for bad news and exult over unpredictable auspicious.

Some banks would have liked to act more aggressively before now, but were restrained by a desire not to be first with the bad news.

But these measures did not spike most dramatically when there was bad news about the labour market.

In the west, such a dramatic decline in sales would be seen as very bad news for the overall economy.

All the recent talk about the faltering economy certainly seems to fall into the bad-news category.

My latest bad-news boyfriend had just suggested I get silicone implants; suddenly, I was ready to supplant him.

However, she was a bad news for the sudden impasse - Fan Xiliang dead, corpses filled the city feet.

And yet, all the bad news came with a surprising upside.

But, despite all this bad news, the president gets emotional from nuclear development.

The bad news made us more anxious for the matter.

John browses through the book but his mind goes blank, with his brain occupied with the bad news about his girlfriend.

The company can organize online publicity campaigns to try to limit the harm done by negative comments or bad news. Mr.

The bad news is the same: that BYD's plans to be a mass producer and exporter of electric cars has yet to get off the ground.

" Bad news , Vernon , " she said . " Mrs. Figg's broken her leg. She can't take him. " She jerked her head in Harry's direction.

There's a look about him that telegraphed bad news.

It is time for you to stop and accept this bad news: he is not attracted to you.

It would be a kindness to tell him the bad news immediately.

There was more bad news; the sail date had been delayed yet again to 31 October.

"Mr. President, " said the four-star general, barely to contain himself, "There's good news &bad news. "

Remember if it's more than a quarter of a turn short, they will get mark down as double toes, which would be bad news for them.

The bad news is that deliberate practice isn't fun and was consistently rated as the least enjoyable form of self-improvement.

The bad news today is that there will be quite a bit of math.

There was also bad news on the trade front, with China's exports falling 17. 5 percent in January from a year earlier.

Furthermore, the decline in manufacturing capacity is probably only the beginning of the bad news.

The case for a bear market rally in the next few weeks looks strong, provided the market can avoid more bad news on the credit front.

When robert learned the bad news, he sat down and started to blubber.

Though this is bad news for the American and British economies in the short term, it ought to be good news in the long term.

Bad News Breathing Uneasy Those nasal strips athletes wear to boost their performance may not be up to snuff.

John: Bad news travels fast. I called my mother to tell her about my car accident, but my aunt had already told her. Bad news travels fast.

Like a vicious circle bad news breeds more bad news, and so at the moment the prospect for the near future is for more of the same bad news.

At the bad news, we couldn' t help crying. We were sorry to have lost such a good friend.

The last thing he needed right then was more bad news about his son.

'I would like to see some bad news, to see how the market would take it, ' Mr. Sachs says.

The bad news: Most of that extra wealth lies with the already-rich, widening income inequality beyond that suggested by official figures.

The situation is so dire that any bit of bad news would easily cause another collapse in the markets.

One of the few kernels of bad news was the number of long-term unemployed.

Give the bad news: present the bad news as a logical outcome of the reasons given; do not apologize!

I told Jessica what happened, but I had to sugar coat it. She doesn't like to hear bad news.

But here's the bad news: The wisdom of crowds turns out to be an incredibly fragile phenomenon.

Stocks have soared so high in such a short period, the skeptics say, that an unexpected jolt of bad news could send them suddenly downward.

A sharp tightening of monetary policy is normally seen as being bad news for equity investors as it takes the steam out of stocks.

As the subprime crisis showed this year, it is hard to tell which banks and investors are at risk until the bad news comes out.

Linda: The good news is that the Smiths have come by to pick up the dog. The bad news is, you won't be able to adopt the dog.

The latest bad news arrived Thursday, when Avon said it faces a pair of Securities and Exchange Commission inquiries.

There was a marked difference in the updated scores of optimists depending on whether the reality was good or bad news.

I still remember the morning when he called me with the bad news.

Bad news for short-term applications; good news as a way of focusing in on what needs to be improved.

The bad news was that only canvas rotation and zooming supported GPU acceleration.

But a European collapse would still be very bad news for American banks and exporters.

Hicks , though, maintains that he will be in charge of Liverpool for the long term, which would be bad news for Parry.

In the short run, all this is bad news, particularly if the DPJ draws the wrong lesson and shelves discussion of a consumption tax.

Investing in stocks of individual companies can be very risky. Bad news can quickly cut their value.

I heard the bad news at work yesterday, but I decided not to say boo to my coworkers because it might merely be a false rumor.

When I went into the classroom , those classmates that don't like me told me a bad news that I failed the maths.

In it, he envisioned splitting the company into three separate parts: Good News Corp, Bad News Corp, and Toxic News Corp.

But if your friend has some very bad news - what's the best way for you to react?

His mother was ill. This bad news made him sad.

The bad news is that your were in a very serious accident, and I'm afraid we had to amputate both your feet just above the ankle.

There seems to be no end to the bad news still awaiting Greece.

I am sorry to tell you about the bad news. These days my wife and I are both sad and scared at home.

The bad news for America is in part the result of good news elsewhere.

The Bad News: The vast amount of toxins in our environment create a real challenge for your body's built-in detoxification system.

May the face og every good news and the back of every bad news be toward us .

In an autocratic regime like Dubai, bad news acquires an extra coating of sugar with each step it takes up the hierarchy.

This can be bad news for the workers in the shut assembly plants, but ends up being pretty much a wash for the economy as a whole.

She didn't have the heart to break the bad news to her daughter.

The bad news may be out of your hands, but if other people are also affected, you can probably do something to help them.

There is no way to sugarcoat it - the latest jobs report is bad news for a country struggling to find a way out of a deepening recession.

She looked as if she'd had received some bad news.

When it comes to green tech, it's easy to dwell on the bad news.

I just don't have the heart to tell him the bad news.

That poll suggests investors are already braced for a good deal of bad news.

She went up in the air after hearing of the bad news.

How should I break this bad news to his mother?

As Jennifer scrambled to get ready, her husband, Jerry, called to her with further bad news: The snow was coming down hard.

History suggests that such a combination should be bad news for government bonds.

But the upshot was the same: fewer trout, and confirmation that oestrogens are very bad news for fish, even at low concentrations.

Too much of this means higher triglycerides and LDL, both bad news for your heart.

That certainly sounds like a strong contender for the bad-news slot.

Qu Yuan's exile at the way successive heard die -off and break the bad news after and despair, bang, rolling into a torrent of Jiang.

My mother once told me that bad news was just good news in disguise.

It may sound strange, but the best-case scenario is when the company itself reports the bad news.

It fell to me to break the bad news to her.

If you don't pass on enough information, even if it is bad news, they will fill the gap with something else, probably worse than the truth.

A side note about delivering news, bad and good: When bad news comes, get it all out in the open at once.

and a recessionary economy is bad news for a company dependent on advertising revenue.

But 2011 was such a dismal year for European equities that many investors must hope that the bad news is already in the price.

The bad news: Fierce competition means your odds of landing one of these jobs are poor.

The bad news caused her to be sad.

In this programme, I'll be talking to a colleague from BBC Learning English about she reacted to her friend's bad news. . .

The bad news is their color roughly matched that of the ham.

If Britain's bin wars did reflect immovable traits in the national character, that would be bad news for the big society.

I don't have the heart to tell him the bad news.

That is bad news for King and Britain, as the bank will have little freedom to ease the economy's transition by lowering interest rates.

Bad news for the high street has become good news for the bank balances of UK shoppers this Christmas!

The bad news: though you can negotiate a cap on the fees, the VC will require the company pay for all the fees Bum deal?

Good news and bad news An artist asked the gallery owner if there had been any interest in his paintings currently on display.

The good news is that this problem has been solved; the bad news is that it has been solved differently by each vendor.

The influence coming from the bad news in the B-share market can't lead the company to fall into the financial crisis.

But chastened honchos at companies like Intel would be happy to blame bad news on a souring economy if they felt a need to do so.

Despite a few years of rising raw-materials prices, many traders remain bullish in part because of further bad news about supply.

While that's good news for the country's economy, it may sound like bad news for you as a tourist.

The remark "the only good news story is a bad news story" is sometimes quoted by cynical journalists.

You guys all you do is. . . all you guys give us is bad news.

Uh . . . I am very sad to hear this bad news. 'm Really sorry you must be very sad it.

This will inevitably mean bad news for the banks when some of these loans eventually turn bad.

"That's the bad news? " asked Malborn incredulously. "I can't wait to hear the terrible news. "

I would hate her when I was lovelorn before. , hating her kindles . I would be happy when I heard of bad news of her.

Most analysts nevertheless expect a few days or a few weeks of more bad news in Asian markets before things get better.

I think it would be a kindness to tell him the bad news straight away.

Oh, thank God. We all felt frightened by the bad news about him.

Hearing the bad news , the poor woman began to cry .

The bad news is that it wrapped around the axle and threw the car down an embankment, head-on into a tree.

The nurse looked at my charts and told me there was good and bad news.

The bad news, of course, is that the opinions written from the majority position are what actually become the law of the land.

No corals, no sea urchins and no who-knows-what-else would be bad news indeed for the sea.

Keeping stock in the hands of company employees helped keep the stock price from a dramatic drop when the company announced bad news.

The bad news, not surprisingly, continues to be very bad.

He concealed the bad news from his mother because it is the Mother's Day today.

She looked as if she'd had some bad news.

The moment he got into the office, he told us the bad news.

But it's not all bad news for Apple fans, Farmville, the revolutionary farming simulator, will be the app to have for the iPhone.

Let me introduce Pippy in the style of a good news bad news joke.

Sometimes, when you have to tell someone some bad news, you had better to beat around the bush.

Good news: the only damage was a tree fell on some losers car. Bad news: that loser was me.

The bad news is that because database refactoring is so new that there are only a few initial tools available to you.

The bad news is they were all photocopies, so we didn't make a dime in revenue.

"We haven't seen convincing signs that the yen will substantially weaken and that's bad news for the Japanese economy and share market. "

The bad news: the majority of pediatricians do not follow them and hence deliver suboptimal asthma care.

Since any species that could visit us would be far beyond our own technological level, meeting them could be bad news.

Shareholders had hoped Apple's results would be a high point in a market otherwise marred by bad news.

She was always smiling and positive, even on days when Michael was very ill or received bad news about blood counts.

"There's good news and bad news, " Sealed containers of nuclear waste have been dumped in the sea. the divorce lawyer told his client.

But last Friday there was more bad news: the economy lost 4000 jobs last month.

BAD news from Baghdad inevitably seems to follow the good.

The good news is, because of the bad news, Beijing can keep this game up for as long as it has the cash to inject into the banks.

The move by Lonely Planet is just the latest in a string of bad news to hit Australia's tourism industry and some of its global brands.

"The bad news is Iran is capable of making a nuclear bomb. The good news is they have to drop it from a camel. " --David Letterman.

So far the markets have taken bad news in their stride, easily digesting the problems at two Bear Stearns hedge funds.

"As the market goes up, it's going to move higher on bad news, " says Stack. "The bad news isn't going to go away. "

The doctor said, "The bad news is I couldn't't reach you yesterday. "

That would be popular with passengers but bad news for the protected national airline, Air Moldova.

But what seems to be bad news may in fact be good.

"Well, I don't like to spread bad news, " said the sheep, "but they're fattening you up because they're going to kill you, that's why. "

And I have bad news for the United States: Rebalancing won't be the relatively pain-free process some in Washington hope.

The bad news is that Hong Kongers were nearly at the bottom of the pile in Asia-Pacific when it came to pay increases, above only Japan.

She said so because she wanted to prepare her father for the bad news.