The Yes side triumphed in 1997 referendums on devolution in Scotland and Wales, but those votes took place at a time of rising economic self-confidence, with a popular new prime minister, Tony Blair, backing their cause.
Producers' justified rise in self-confidence nudges their prices skyward, but they may run head-on into the ultimate reality check: national market resistance.
"The domestic political climate is more complicated than before," he said, noting the rise in self-confidence that has accompanied China's economic surge.
The country star, making a rare club appearance to introduce her latest album, "New Day Rising" (Mercury Nashville), projected enough self-confidence and loony charisma to pass as a female reincarnation of the King.
The fall of Communism led to more prosperity, renewed self-confidence, rising impatience among the sons to try out their wings—until George W. Bush, like Wilson, began to believe that American arms could usher in world freedom.
The fall of Communism led to more prosperity, renewed self-confidence, rising impatience among the sons to try out their wings — until George W. Bush, like Wilson, began to believe that American arms could usher in world freedom.
And I cannot begin to express how rewarding it to witness employees self-confidence rising as they receive recognition for contributing ideas that really make a difference.
Nonetheless, their self-confidence rose substantially because the depression seemingly confirmed their prediction of the inevitable collapse of capitalism.
This 46-story tower may be the most muscular symbol of corporate self-confidence to rise in New York since the 1960's, when Modernism was in full bloom, and most Americans embraced technological daring as a sure route to social progress.
