Stress test
stress test (noun) - stressing the system to see if and when it breaks (testing to determine the stability of a system, involves testing beyond normal operational capacity, often to a breaking point, in order to observe the results) (See Wikipedia and Bank of England stress testing for systemic risk (2005))a financial stress test (noun) - estimate how strong a financial instrument (stock, bond) or institution (bank, insurance company) if certain bad or worst case events or situations happen (for example, what happens if: the market crashes, interest rates go up, or oil prices rise?)
software stress test - tests that put a greater emphasis on robustness, availability, and error handling under a heavy load, rather than on what would be considered correct behavior under normal circumstances (See Wikipedia)
Geithner's stress test for banks
stress test for banks
a stress test to separate healthy banks from those that need assistance
investors have been taking bets on which banks might fail stress tests and be forced to sell more stock to the government further diluting shareholders.
bank stress tests cause more stress in the financial sector
preparing for a stress test
the US Treasury Department's plan for its as-yet undefined stress test
your doctor has prescribed an exercise stress test to monitor how your heart performs during activity
pass a stress test
fail a stress test
would your bank pass the Treasury's new stress test?
face a stress test
the euro will face a further stress test this week
the whole point of a stress test is to anticipate worst case scenarios
a comprehensive stress test
a carefully designed comprehensive stress test
we're going to require banking institutions to go through a carefully designed comprehensive stress test
a tread-mill stress test in the lab
during a cardiac stress test
a conclusive stress test
