Word: heeling
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...Ghosn is a globalist--Lebanese heritage, French education, Brazilian passport--who earned his spurs as an aggressive turnaround artist at Michelin, the tire company, and then Renault. To bring Nissan to heel, the 46-year-old used psychological leverage that nobody had ever bothered to exploit in Japan. "People within the company were convinced that Nissan was sick and could die," he says. "They knew it had to change, and they were willing to help...
...Union-RPI sweep is the first time the Crimson has stolen this series since February 1996. But the Dutchmen aren't the problem. It's the Engineers who have been Harvard's Achilles' heel for years...
...Crimson was done in by its season-long Achilles heel--defensive mistakes from an ineffective, inexperienced blueline...
This was mostly due to Northeastern's biggest Achilles Heel--rebounding. As in previous seasons, the Huskies' presence on the boards was weak. They picked up only 10 first-half rebounds compared to Harvard's 21 boards...
Rose is, in a sense, our tragic hero. He was the powerful Achilles whose heel was interceptions and whose death was in the greatest of wars--The Game...