on the upside

In an era of globalisation, we became intoxicated with what cross-border linkages were able to deliver on the upside of a boom.

On the upside, this can be a time of massive and even momentous change for you, if you decide to just go for it.

These do not seem implausible "best guesses" of the growth outcome for next year. What are the risks, on the upside and downside?

And although there has been a gradual slowdown in exports, imports growth has surprised on the upside thanks to strong domestic demand.

"OPEC has for the moment been removed as a force for moderating prices on the upside, " said Barclays Capital.

Just as we could have a bubble on the upside we could have a spiraling down in house prices.

Flagging local sentiment about the economy could result in surprises on the upside in terms of the economy as well as corporate earnings.

It might not have been the kind of wild and crazy stuff that dream careers are built on, but on the upside, we had plenty of time to chat.

"We have seen very low volume on the upside and also marginally higher volume on the downside, which is also concerning, " he said.

Why not take a big risk if you win on the upside, but you don't have to pay the full cost (or any of the costs) on the downside?

On the upside, Wenger has added Emmanuel Eboue and Alex Song to his squad after they returned from the Africa Cup of Nations.

The fact that inflation has been slightly surprising on the upside reinforces the view that spare capacity has been declining.

On the upside? ? , the latest research suggests we need less of it as we get older.

On the upside, there is no taxation system to speak of. On the downside, there is no government to speak of either.

Overall, the set of data surprised on the upside and should be market-positive.

In essence, he notes, buyers rent property from bankers, in return for a gamble on the upside.

While much of Chinese growth is coming from investment in fixed assets, consumption is surprising on the upside, too.

You'll make the most money on the upside if you hop aboard the market shortly after it signals that it has hit bottom.

On the upside, Mr Ding added, Morgan Stanley has limited exposure to consumer credit issues that are hurting retail banks.

However, we believe that risks to China's overall growth outlook remain on the upside for 2008, not the downside.

On the upside, this problem can be resolved by automatically generating the XML wiring.

Second, it leaves shareholders with an option on the upside and, at current market values, next to no risk on the downside.

On the upside, we know that groups do things that individuals can't do quite as well---like sense emerging trends or threats.

Since then the country has consistently surprised on the upside, even if the pace of reform has been ploddingly slow.

Being long has unlimited potential on the upside but limited exposure on the downside.

Mr Oster says on the upside, an extra increase from the banks means less pressure on the RBA in future.

After range finding, "0000" displayed on displayer on the upside of right eyepiece indicates no laser, reasons may.

What is more, the risks to inflation were now balanced, whereas a month ago they had been on the upside.

On the upside: novelty and challenge, as uncomfortable as they can be, DO bring happiness.

On the upside, agriculture can also dispose of heat-trapping gases, by increasing the carbon content of soils.

This market was managed pretty erratically on the upside.

On the upside I know some people have benefited from it by adopting some beautiful baby girls.

Until recently, inflation risks were on the upside.

And in the graph above we see how China still has a long way to go on the upside.

I've put the stamps on the upside, right?

The case for this is that the private sector creates self-sustaining excesses on the upside and the downside.

On the upside, executives are rewarded only for value that they (and not the market or industry) create;