Word: brokenly
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...tasks of ferreting out problems in the companies which they were picked to operate and fix them. Each one expressed optimism about accomplishing their goals only to face the need for government intervention to prevent collapse. Not one of the three simply acknowledged that his company was too badly broken to be fixed by its own devices...
...against the Bulldogs.“In the 4x100, freshman Chuma Ogunwole was sick and tore his hamstring,” Geloneck said. “We messed up the handoff, and were disqualified.”Rookie Jon Dingus also sat out on the sidelines with either a broken or stress-fractured foot.“I think it’s important to remember that a lot of people on our team are freshmen and sophomores, so we’re a young team,” Geloneck said. “[Yale] had a lot of experience...
...strategy announcement came days after U.S. Navy SEAL snipers killed three pirates who were holding Richard Phillips, the captain of the container vessel Maersk Alabama - the first U.S.-flagged ship to be seized off Somalia. The last-resort military rescue plan was put into action after ransom negotiations had broken down. (Read a brief history of the Navy SEALs...
Taken together, the Suleiman team is hoping that it can do to Lebanon what American mayors such as Rudolph Giuliani did for American cities in the 1990's. Employing a "broken window" theory of governance, they are hoping that by restoring law and order to the basic parts of public life, they can create an appetite among all Lebanese for law and order in all aspects of government...
Some creditors seem to think the company's assets could be worth more if they were divided up in bankruptcy court - an option opposed by Michigan's Democratic governor and congressional representatives, who are putting pressure on the Obama administration to keep the company from being broken up in bankruptcy...