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21in the balance — If something is in the balance, the situation is uncertain and it is not clear what is going to happen. The future of the company is in the balance while the takeover bid is being examined …
22regard — 1 noun formal 1 RESPECT (U) respect for someone or something (+ for): She has so little regard for him, she is unlikely to follow his advice. | hold sb/sth in high regard (=admire and respect them very much): a teacher who is held in high regard… …
23touch-and-go — /tʌtʃ ən ˈgoʊ / (say tuch uhn goh) adjective 1. hasty, sketchy, or desultory. 2. precarious, risky: a highly touch and go situation. 3. uncertain; hard to predict: *For the first four years it had been touch and go whether they would not go… …
24gold — /gəυld/ noun a very valuable yellow metal ● to buy gold ● to deal in gold ● You can buy gold coins at certain Swiss banks. ● He has a licence to deal in gold. COMMENT: Gold is the traditional hedge against investment uncertainties. People buy… …
25touch and go — uncertain, dangerous situation It was touch and go as to whether she was going to survive after the car accident. Digest 20/2002 precarious or uncertain; something disastrous is expected to happen one moment and then is averted the next The… …
26Business and Industry Review — ▪ 1999 Introduction Overview Annual Average Rates of Growth of Manufacturing Output, 1980 97, Table Pattern of Output, 1994 97, Table Index Numbers of Production, Employment, and Productivity in Manufacturing Industries, Table (For Annual… …
27Economic Affairs — ▪ 2006 Introduction In 2005 rising U.S. deficits, tight monetary policies, and higher oil prices triggered by hurricane damage in the Gulf of Mexico were moderating influences on the world economy and on U.S. stock markets, but some other… …
28biblical literature — Introduction four bodies of written works: the Old Testament writings according to the Hebrew canon; intertestamental works, including the Old Testament Apocrypha; the New Testament writings; and the New Testament Apocrypha. The Old… …
29Info-gap decision theory — is a non probabilistic decision theory that seeks to optimize robustness to failure – or opportuneness for windfall – under severe uncertainty,[1][2] in particular applying sensitivity analysis of the stability radius type[3] to perturbations in… …
30United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… …
