Mr. Greenspan has long paid close attention to bond spreads, and the narrowing of those spreads is more important than usual in the current atmosphere of uncertainty about Iraq.
This is a strange comparison, but one that says a lot about the current atmosphere.
How do you feel about the current atmosphere in Congress?
When we spoke, Bullard expressed his concern about the current atmosphere of ongoing negativity toward the Environmental Protection Agency.
In the current atmosphere it seems unrealistic to talk about questions of boundaries, settlements, refugees and Jerusalem.
"In the current atmosphere, you can't really talk about climate change with our brothers and sisters across the aisle, and some of our brothers and sisters on the same side of the aisle," he said.
I might not pack my suitcase immediately but I feel I should start thinking about it in the current atmosphere.
For film and TV writers, the current atmosphere is rather anxious as many worry about their economic future, said David Smith, associate professor of economics at the Pepperdine Graziadio School of Business and Management.
The current atmosphere is not conducive to making wise choices about the future.
I expressed a sadness about these things, and a sadness at the current atmosphere of fear and loathing on the tube which has been the inevitable result of the terrorist attacks upon London.
