At costume shops, for example, there's a run on Lady Liberty and Uncle Sam outfits.
There was a growing fear that foreign central banks would have a run on gold.
Diller had a run on Broadway in 1970, starring as Dolly Levi in "Hello Dolly!"
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Lloyds TSB was pushed into taking over HBOS in 2008, following a run on its shares.
He tells us his suppliers there are worried about a run on the banks.
It had caused a run on the fund five days earlier by signalling the revaluation.
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To make matters worse, the SEC investigation and fine have essentially caused a run on the bank.
The storm's well-publicized approach prompted a run on supplies in Boston-area stores long before flakes began falling.
In the worst case scenario, the new levy could cause a run on banks in countries like Greece.
Branches were replenished with cash overnight and police were deployed amid fears of a run on the banks.
But it seems the damage has already been done: a run on the banks now looking increasingly likely.
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The Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles, home of the Kings, is seeing a run on team apparel.
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Both the government of President Eduardo Duhalde and the IMF want to prevent a run on the banks.
The next day, to halt a run on the country's banks, the central bank imposed restrictions on withdrawals.
The government fears that disclosure of the fund managers' true condition will cause a run on the trusts.
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The banks shut for four days, after a run on deposits had almost exhausted the country's foreign-exchange reserves.
Of course that sparked a run on the company, whose stock price plummeted.
Now Germany has taken its own measures to insure deposits and prevent a run on any of its banks.
That triggered a run on Uruguay's banks, and a plunge in the currency.
That may have stopped the crisis from spreading and not caused a run on real estate prices and fear.
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During the anthrax scare, there was a run on Cipro, the Bayer antibiotic.
The biggest threat is that some event sparks a run on the banks - in either Greece or Spain.
Without it, the stalemate might have triggered a run on the Belgian franc.
The climax came with a run on the French franc in July 1993.
Meanwhile, the country's banks have been ordered to remain shut until Thursday, amid concerns of a run on bank accounts.
Perhaps it was excusable bravado, designed to prevent a run on the bank that would destroy Enron's ability to trade.
Some observers had predicted that efforts to renegotiate the bailout could lead to a run on Greek banks and deeper misery.
Transactions: There would be controls on bank transactions to stop a run on the banks with money being taken out of Cyprus.
Regulators deliberately keep a pending closure secret to avoid a mad rush to remove deposits--a run on the bank, if you will.
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