1.   In the same way that uncertainty breeds a flight to quality in the financial markets, being outnumbered in the political arena creates a flight to safety.

2.   Uncertainty can breed anxiety, experts say, which can lead to poor job performance.

3.   Uncertainty has bred an atmosphere of concern in some counties and crisis in others, in response to much the same threat.

4.   The economic uncertainty bred more political rows, even within the coalition.

5.   The uncertainty after Pearl Harbor bred anxiety that at times looks almost silly in hindsight.