I am not looking for sympathy, but rather warning you what can happen when a country runs out of options.
With these core holdings you are not looking for tidbits of information to trade on but rather warning signs that the company has significantly lost its competitive advantage or runs the risk of bankruptcy.
"Our proposals apply to ratings, rather than warnings, though it might be worthwhile to discuss whether they should apply to both," said Chantal Hughes, a spokeswoman for Mr. Barnier.
Despite the rather grim warnings of a return to conflict which have emerged over the past year, such a development remains very unlikely.
The FCO said it was responding to the "generalised threat" rather than warnings of a specific attack.
BBC defence correspondent Caroline Wyatt said this first annual talk by the new chief of the defence staff contained rather blunter warnings than many had anticipated - Gen Houghton said the UK must both fund and use its armed forces properly.
We need to start warning slow players directly, rather than warning groups that include people who aren't playing slow.
The CEA should take this popular response seriously: it's not a warning that their show is about to hit the wall, but rather a warning that they have failed to make understood what the show is about.
