State and municipal finances are in even worse shape.

We're at best ignored and maligned and abused, at worst, by negligent regulatory agencies, pernicious zoning and lax governmental accountability.

The timing, from the point of view of crisis management, could not have been worse.

In each case, Patel succeeded.

At best, Syria will emerge from the current conflict with a decentralized or federal state at worst, the country will go the way of Somalia.

But risk takers have every incentive to try their luck again, knowing that, at worst, they will be bailed out.

At worst, however, it creates an image of arrogance that can only undermine the credibility on which central banks authority rests.

There were economies of scale and scope, and financial firms typically like the idea of a one stop (or, at worst, a two stop) shop.

In Egypt, things look far worse at the moment.

In any case, he deserves every conceivable support.

In each case, there was a need to ensure transparency and accountability.

Poor policy choices, on the other hand, will at best delay recovery and at worst do permanent damage.

As central banks venture farther into uncharted territory, advocates argue that at worst they will do no harm.

For Russia, this could mean (in the best case) tens of thousands of refugees or (in the worst case) the arrival of armed militias on its territory.

Thus, those of us who value Georgia s historical ties with Russia are called, at best, archaists, and at worst enemies of Georgian independence, as if Georgia would become a Russian colony if we ever came to power.

But to frame the issue in this way is, at best, to engage in delusion. At worst, however, it creates an image of arrogance that can only undermine the credibility on which central banks authority rests.

In any case, only the second interpretation is correct.

Either way, the region s future hangs in the balance.

On both counts, confidence is undermined, and a downward spiral is set in motion.

In any event, the Court found that the principle had not been infringed.

5. In the worst case, have the government step in, borrow money, and buy stuff, thereby rebalancing the economy as the private sector deleverages.

In these cases, women are often the victims.

In any case, the world will be watching.

In some cases, they and their cronies have stolen much of the national wealth.

In any case, the official reaction is overkill.

5. In the worst case, have the government step in, borrow money, and buy stuff, thereby rebalancing the economy as the private sector deleverages.

In the 1970's, the Palestinian attack on Israeli athletes at the Munich Olympics and attacks by groups like the Red Brigades galvanized world attention at the cost of dozens of lives.

In any event, the matter cannot rest where it is.

Either way, Syria is currently firmly in the loser s camp.

For this, mere correlation is sufficient.

Either way, victory is not around the corner.

But these statistics mask a glaring fact the average American family is worse off than it was three and half years ago.

Complete American withdrawal could lead to suspicion, arms races, and, in the worst case, wars among the countries of Europe and Asia.

We are at our best in our own neighborhood and at our worst, too.

Today s young children often see more of their grandmother than of their mother.

Every possible effort is made to staff the prison with female officers. In any event, the prison guards and ancillary personnel must be women.

At worst, the efficiency costs would be minor at best, the tax would discourage excessive short term speculation.

(n) China, on the other hand, did not share the view held in Europe and the United States of America that treaties generally continued during the Second World War, or were at worst temporarily suspended.

In Europe, they are excluded from employment by labor agreements and in some cases by minimum wage laws.

In any case, pillorying the clients is both a just punishment and an effective deterrent.

In any case, it only ever worked for the larger states.

In any case, the scope for tax increases is severely limited in an economy that is shrinking quickly.

The real issues, in any case, are distributional and reflect a shortage of policy instruments.

In any case, China s stellar growth record cannot be sustained.

In most cases, only tangible assets are referred to as fixed.