A generous cushion of "generic provisions", reserves stored up in the boom times, has helped.
Even removing the nearly two and a half years between Bloom Energy Corporation's DRS and IPO (851 days), the average was 132 days, still a surprisingly generous cushion from process start to finish.
The chairman of the Federal Reserve, Ben S. Bernanke, in a speech in Chicago, urged banks to continue to raise capital because the financial market turmoil underscored the need for "generous" capital cushions.
They're also pretty comfortable, with generous over-ear cushioning and a lightweight design, so they won't be a strain on the ears.
That business provides for generous employee perks, and cushions Mr. Bloomberg's $27 billion fortune.
But now Britain must manage without the easy credit and generous welfare that once cushioned the impact of competition.On January 26th the Lib Dem leader Mr Clegg demanded a big income-tax break for the "hard-working many", funded by hitting top earners or closing a loophole used by buyers of pricey houses.
After you descend below the streets of New York, your seat welcomes you with an ample, plush cushion and generous legroom (rarely available on Broadway).
Wasteful public works could be cut to make room for lower income-tax rates or a more generous unemployment safety-net, to cushion the impact of restructuring.Monetary madnessIf fiscal policy cannot be significantly loosened, that leaves monetary policy.
Creature comforts abound at the John W. Engeman Theater in Northport, which offers generous leg room, plump seat cushions and excellent sightlines that put practically every Broadway house to shame.
While countries like Britain, Germany, France or Sweden have a centralized government with powerful regulatory agencies to provide safeguards and with generous social welfare benefits to cushion life's blows, Professor Burke argues, the decentralized American system forces Americans to take their problems to court.
They can also rest easy that they're giving their children all they need at home: after all, the same high-profile job that brings scrutiny also brings the cushion of a generous salary, control over working hours, and a parent with (often) an Oxbridge education.
