The recent financial and economic crisis is a stark example of that. The pre-crisis period was characterised by the growing size, complexity and interconnectedness of financial markets, with subsequent detrimental effects on the global economy. In order to address the problem, regulatory measures are being taken to impose limits on the propensity of the financial sector to create downside risk.
With a heavy reliance on sterling trade, this was one way to resolve the dilemma and preserve the independence of the Bank, even if it stretched the meaning of the English used to its very limits.