A visiting Martian looking at the chart might well conclude that but for the stimulus things would have been much worse, and that conclusion would be justified.
Indeed Hamas is gaining on the West Bank, the other bit of Palestine currently run by its bitter rivals in Fatah, the more moderate Palestinian faction.Moreover, Hamas's leaders may well conclude that time is on their side.
Sadly, they may well conclude that speaking out on unpopular topics is best avoided.
Look at the numbers and the trends, and you might well conclude that it is.
Asia's reformers, or their successors, may well conclude that, for the time being, enough is enough.
Political analysts say voters may well conclude that he would be too distracted to hold the presidential office.
Readers of this book may well conclude that the golden age of journalism has come and gone.
FROM THE WAY Silicon Valley talks about banking, you might well conclude that the industry was ripe for oblivion.
Yet after reading Gajdusek's story, one might well conclude that his sexual appetites superseded his commitment to science, and be left wondering what, exactly, Gajdusek accomplished.
He may well conclude that Mr Trimble has, for the time being, travelled as far as he can in devolved Northern Irish politics.
Granted, after a complete discussion of all of the issues, one may well conclude that Russia overreacted, Georgia needs Western support and so on.
