Word: tailspinning
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WATKINS: I think it's the value system at the top. [Cooper and Rowley are nodding.] It's very important that the leaders set the tone. Remember the Tylenol-tampering scare? It threw the company into a tailspin. [But] the chairman of Johnson & Johnson came in, supposedly, and said, "I just looked at our value statement. We have got to do the right thing. We are pulling every bottle of Tylenol off the shelves worldwide." It cost them $300 million to do, but they set the standard for tamper-resistant products, and in the long run he saved consumer loyalty...
...once-promising season has regressed into a tailspin for the Harvard men’s lacrosse team, as the Crimson was routed 18-4 by No. 11 Princeton Saturday at Jordan Field...
...will continue to grab big chunks of the top-end commercial market, where margins are as comfortable as a first-class seat. Meanwhile, low-cost operators like easyJet and Ryanair will siphon off budget passengers. And that's a squeeze that could keep Europe's big airlines in a tailspin...
Last season, Harvard followed up a heart-wrenching home loss to Princeton at the buzzer by descending into a tailspin and losing four consecutive road games. With this weekend’s games to be followed by a trip to Penn and Princeton next weekend, this year’s Crimson is seeking to avoid a similar fate...
...over Penn the night before, Dan Clemente hit a crucial jumper to put Harvard ahead of Princeton 67-66 with seven seconds left to play. But on the next trip down the floor, Wente hit an awkward, off-balance three-pointer at the buzzer, sending the Crimson into a tailspin. Harvard dropped its next four games and fell out of the running for the Ivy League title...