| 1 | The number-crunchers probe the lenders about their exposures to potential bad debts. | |
| 2 | Jean' s stomach did a flip-flop, but he swallowed hard and nodded. | |
| 3 | We didn't brainwash them with Marxism nor seek to churn out armies of godless immoral barbarians. | |
| 4 | "If you want to disrupt countries, there are lots of easier ways to do it than to experiment with something so dangerous," he said. | |
| 5 | Some people are like Slinkies ... not really good for anything, but you can't help smiling when you see one tumble down the stairs. |