These changes clear the decks, taking risk out of the balance sheet and improving transparency for the market,

You can look at the stat sheet like I can. One thing jumps right off the page. I know they got 25 free throws, and we got four.

September 11 did not create the threat Saddam posed. But it altered crucially the balance of risk as to whether to deal with it or simply carry on, however imperfectly, trying to contain it,

That's a clear-cut sign that a slowdown in the real estate market has begun.

Telling the difference between transparent and invisible is an acquired skill. Until you've practiced, you can't make the choice between looking through and looking at.

There is a certain quantity of dubious caviar on the market. That necessitates an effort by importing countries.