For companies, renegotiations mean uncertainty and possible interruptions of production and revenue.

So what are these interruptions that happen at the office that don't happen at other places?

It was sincerely believed, and supported by deep intuitive judgment, that interruptions in this upward trajectory could only be small and transient.

Interruptions to power and water supplies are daily occurrences up and down the country (for those who do have access to these utilities).

If that were not enough, Bush s threat of sanctions against Iran poses the risks of interruptions of supplies from one of the world s largest producers.

Oil provides somewhat less economic power than gas because it is a fungible commodity, and interruptions of supply can be made up by purchases on world markets.

As a result, businesses in Bangalore run their own bus services, contract with private suppliers for drinking water, and install generators to protect themselves from interruptions in electricity supply.

Europe also must re balance its energy relationship with Russia by investing in gas storage to deal with interruptions, diversifying supplies, and establishing a properly functioning internal market, with more interconnections between countries.

The Swedish Defense Research Agency has reported that out of 55 deliberate gas supply interruptions, explicit threats, or coercive price actions by Russia since 1991, only 11 had nothing to do with politics.

According to user reports, the messaging app first reported interruptions in service on October 5, which mobile service provider Yemen Mobile attributed to technical issues, though local experts fear it may be intentional.

The Ifo Business Climate index, which, though based on a survey for Germany, is regarded as Europe s most important economic activity indicator, has been falling with few interruptions since the autumn of last year.

And we have a lot of managers in the world now, and there's a lot of people in the world now, and there's a lot of interruptions in the world now because of these managers.

But private capital flows have proven to be volatile and prone to sudden interruptions, as exemplified by the Asian and Russian financial crises of the late 1990 s, or more recently by investors pulling out from infrastructure sectors.

Because in other places, you can have interruptions, like, you can have the TV, or you could go for a walk, or there's a fridge downstairs, or you've got your own couch, or whatever you want to do.

Even though it is no longer a global superpower, Russia s vast oil and gas reserves make it an energy superpower, and Putin seems intent on playing that card. Oil provides somewhat less economic power than gas because it is a fungible commodity, and interruptions of supply can be made up by purchases on world markets.

It had become an article of faith that the value of both types of assets only goes up in the long run, and that it is foolish to try to time the market. It was sincerely believed, and supported by deep intuitive judgment, that interruptions in this upward trajectory could only be small and transient.

In the 1990s, by contrast, Argentina's GDP per capita grow by 25 from trough to peak only to lose this entire income gain over the past four years. Until late last winter, Argentina's problems seemed merely an unpleasant but temporary bump, in the same way that the 1994 1995 Mexican tequila crisis or the East Asian crises of 1997 1998 proved to be only temporary interruptions, not watersheds.