This much is clear, however there is little confidence in Bush's economic policies.

Volatility is down, confidence is up, and risk aversion is much lower for now.

Much has been achieved since 2001, although much remains to be done before Afghanistan can look forward with confidence to the future.

Confidence is a vital element of life, for nations and civilizations as much as for individuals.

These are concrete signs that will provide much needed confidence in the transitional process and its leaders.

At that point, the sanctions coalition will most likely disintegrate amid a much broader loss of confidence in US leadership.

Adoption of such measures in the Asia Pacific region would do much to promote confidence and trust among Asian countries.

But confidence, like blood pressure, must be balanced the problem starts when you have too much or too little of it.

At this juncture, concrete actions would do much to restore confidence between the sides and advance negotiations on the priority areas.

But Europe s track record does not inspire confidence that the next round of tests will be much more rigorous than the last.

Success grew partly from confidence building in the first years, but also owes much to the favorable international environment up to 2008.

Finally, Bush s strategy already faces challenges at home. Few Americans and therefore few US lawmakers have much confidence in Bush s leadership on Iraq.

Success breeds confidence, and confidence brings progress.

The problem was not a lack of confidence that the Spanish government would fulfill its promises, but too much confidence that it would, and that this would reduce growth and increase unemployment from its already intolerable level of 20 .

It is confidence that if trouble arises the government will support the banks that gives confidence in the banks and, when some governments are in a much stronger position than others, the implicit subsidy is larger for those countries.

We are convinced that it will ensure the much needed financial transparency and accountability and boost the confidence of the donor community and private contributors.

But Europe s track record does not inspire confidence that the next round of tests will be much more rigorous than the last. Raising capital is expensive.

As the Nobel laureate economist Kenneth Arrow argued in 1972, much of the economic backwardness in the world can be explained by the lack of mutual confidence.

With so much excess capacity in real estate, confidence will not recover to its pre crisis level anytime soon, regardless of what is done to the banking sector.

It is much more expensive and caters to the more affluent segments of the Pakistani society or to those who have no confidence in the State provided system.

The Confidence Game.

The Confidence Game

Waiting until 2013 to implement these restructurings, as German Chancellor Angela Merkel proposes, will destroy confidence, as it implies a much larger haircut on residual private claims on sovereign borrowers.

We cannot place great confidence in such studies, because this kind of overall life satisfaction judgment may not reflect how much people really enjoy the way they spend their time.

Debating the Confidence Fairy

The Market Confidence Bugaboo

Winning the Confidence Game

And we have sent with them our brother, whom we have oftentimes proved diligent in many things, but now much more diligent, upon the great confidence which I have in you.

Winning the European Confidence Game

OF CONFIDENCE BUILDING MEASURES (CBMs)

Preventive dialogue and confidence building

The US was founded in part on mistrust of government, and a long tradition traceable to Thomas Jefferson holds that Americans should not worry too much about low levels of confidence in government.

We have sent with them our brother, whom we have many times proved earnest in many things, but now much more earnest, by reason of the great confidence which he has in you.

The European Central Bank has provided a monetary lifeline that has provided much needed liquidity within the financial system and helped the government to stem the crisis of confidence created by the banking collapse.

This should give confidence to investors.

Their self confidence can be infectious.

Confidence is the ingredient of hope.

This process builds accuracy and confidence.

Please, have confidence in young people.

We have confidence in that partnership.

At the very least, there is a crisis of confidence, and, at worst, that lack of confidence is well deserved.

They increased patient confidence and nurse happiness.

Self confidence is the key to success.

Nor does Greece s default history inspire confidence.

So our confidence is not shaken, yet.