I was really interested in discovering the underlying conditions that generate a scene.
In most cases, though, the underlying conditions are either imperfectly known or not known at all.
Fortunately, most people's anxieties simmer down to their earlier levels before long, and the underlying conditions are treatable.
Jeffrey Sachs, his former adviser, told me that "if the underlying conditions call for optimism, Nouriel would be optimistic".
The problem, quite simply, is that many of the underlying conditions that produced the eurozone crisis remain unaddressed.
But FTAK's success goes beyond the underlying conditions, as many farmers in Kerala have not fared as well.
"You are still seeing a lot of people collecting unemployment claims, so the underlying conditions are very poor.
Reporters and commentators around the world have tried to parse the underlying conditions: is this phenomenon economic or cultural, or both?
Based on preliminary data, asthma, cardiovascular disease, autoimmune disorders and obesity are the underlying conditions that most put people at greater risk.
As this reduction has mainly been achieved by the economic downturn, the underlying conditions for a low-carbon future are simply not in place.
The pace of upheaval slows and accelerates, although the underlying conditions — crushing debt up and down the food chain and all around the world — remain relatively constant.
