At that moment I hated my mother, who was, as always, adept at slipping a knife under my shaky confidence and prising it loose.

As my shaky confidence rapidly gave way to confident desperation, I examined my options and found no new ones.

Another possibility was that the attackers were seeking to undermine Iraqis' already shaky confidence in the occupation authority's ability to maintain control.

Now, as the war drags on, higher oil prices and shaky confidence are dampening the pace of growth and job creation.

I wasn't badly hurt, but my already shaky confidence took a Learjet to Tijuana.

Administration officials are closely monitoring the markets' shaky confidence in Brazil.

If he can remain calm, his shaky confidence could suddenly solidify.

It also included the homer by Humphreys, who went to the plate with a .118 batting average and shaky confidence.

UMass was the tonic for Hofstra's shaky confidence.

Markets are braced for more gloomy news on the western economies with US data expected to confirm a poor outlook for jobs and shaky confidence.