Further, our social propensity to assess worst case scenarios that likely is informed by this evolutionary tendency -- and prompts industries like insurance, reinsurance, and risk management -- fosters our sense that something bad is likely just over the horizon.
This shift has prompted industry analysts to christen this the "trade down" holiday season.
Wertham's withering indictment prompted industry publishers to implement a standard-setting Comics Code.
Hylsamex's latest plant closing, announced on Tuesday, prompted industry leaders to criticize the way that Mexico sets gas prices.
This has prompted industry chatter that data centres risk having regulations imposed upon them if they do not pull their socks up.
Microsoft's decision raised the stakes in the debate, prompting industry associations like the Association of National Advertisers to join the W3C standards effort this summer.
The steady rise in tax-subsidized health care has driven up medical costs, prompted industry to outsource jobs and forced millions of Americans to become uninsured.
The expense and complexity of getting liquefied gas projects built have prompted industry experts to warn that as demand for gas grows, supply may not be there to meet it.
The torrid summer of 2003 and the deaths and illnesses it caused, particularly in countries like France, where air-conditioning is relatively uncommon, have prompted industry analysts to forecast sharp growth in electricity use.
E1 BUSINESS DAY C1-16 Saudi Oil Fields in Decline Saudi Arabia's oil fields now are in decline -- prompting industry and government officials to raise serious questions about whether the kingdom will be able to satisfy the world's thirst for oil in coming years.
