But things seemed to be going well recently.

Analysts who have worked their entire lives only on advanced economies have learned to bet on things going well, because for the couple of decades prior to the crisis, things mostly did go well very well.

When things did not work out globally, a regional solution might be possible.

It was all very well having elections until the wrong side won.

The bankers get the upside when things go well, while the downside risks are largely someone else s problem.

Things aren t going well in Afghanistan.

They get bigger returns when things go well and receive state support when fortune turns against them heads they win, tails we lose.

It didn't work out, did it?

Things have not been going well in Afghanistan, to say the least, and Pakistan looks ever more unstable.

Even if all goes well, we still can't finish before Saturday.

And why shouldn t they if things are as good as Trichet claims?

Palestinians will need help if things are to turn out right in Gaza.

The government did not set aside resources while things were going well, and now it does not have the fiscal space needed for an aggressive boost to public spending of the type that many other governments are attempting.

And so far, so good, at least on the real side of the US economy. Of course, US unemployment is rising, but if the American economy is in recession, it is the mildest recession ever.

It doesn t have to be this way.

They have to check in Hey, how's it going?

That was the principle. You there would be a nuclear conflagration about to hit us, and if you get under your desk, things would be OK.

So far, so good, but effective leadership is also communicated by actions and policies.

I'm going to be all right.

Is he alright?

Is she alright?

I'm not OK.

The baby is still fine.

China is Okay

Things are not turning out as planned.

In this post, blogger Karim Shafei explains how Cairo really works.

It would all have been all right if there wasn t a big but I was a quota girl.

Everything is fine.

Are you OK?

Is Tom alright?

Sami is going to be OK.

Zakia is not well.

For the moment, things are moving in the wrong direction.

Of course, not everything went against America.

If all goes well, India s economy should recover and return to its recent 8 average in the next couple of years.

The world expected something different in the post Cold War era to promote peace and stability.

If all goes well, new gas fields recently discovered in the Bay of Bengal will provide even more gas for China s Yunnan Province.

If, instead, it withheld spending, and simply copied or worked around others R D, it could survive perfectly well and might be better off.

Thumper Come on. It's all right.

She asked me if I was all right.

Are you sure you're feeling OK?

The American Consumer is Not Okay

So all is well.

Is everything all right?

In India, which is said to have a strong consensus for weak reform, things are moving far more slowly but always forward.