WITH thunderclouds looming over the trans-Atlantic economy, it was easy to miss a bright piece of news last weekend from the other crucible of world trade, the Pacific Rim.
Over the next few days, attempts were made, but no one could find a way to resolve the issue looming over the project.
The housing crisis looming over much of the country seemed manageable; home prices had never reached stratospheric levels.
But by far the most worrying contingent liability looming over America is its growing exposure to residential mortgages.
Skywalker witnessed a stunning sight: the Chancellor, cornered, with Windu looming over him with his lightsaber blade extended.
But looming over the so-called Pact for the Euro was the gnawing question of whether the leaders are prescribing the wrong medicine for the currency's ills.
I counted nearly a dozen large cranes looming over construction sites along the beachfront Msasani Peninsula, a sprawl of resorts and restaurants catering mostly to Western tourists.