But success in Japan is not a guarantee of a runaway success, as the GameCube proved.
The Chrysler 300 sedan is a runaway success, and other new and revamped models are doing well.
When it opened two years ago in the heart of Soho, Koya was a runaway success.
The book was a runaway success in multiple languages and many editions, and is still in print today.
In north-east Brazil, too, a sewerage system combining cheaper technology and community involvement has proved a runaway success.
The show, which features the Essex-south Wales romance between Gavin from Billericay and Stacey from Barry, has been a runaway success.
This has turned Mr Fogh Rasmussen's cap on tax and other fiscal adjustments, which he promised in 2001, into a runaway success.
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Hurricane Fly looked to have the hurdling world at his feet after a superb novice season, which culminated in a runaway success at this meeting 12 months ago.
The show has been a runaway success for the BBC, sparking a heartening interest in entrepreneurialism (thousands of people apply to take part each year) and giving business journalists like me a lesson in corporate interrogation.
In that vein, I had to force myself to accept the fact that our portfolio, in an ideal world, should break down as follows: one would be a runaway success, most would plug along without huge gains or losses either way, and unfortunately, some will die.
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Many will succumb to the harsh survival-of-the-fittest-and-fleetest business environment, a lot will be acquired by giant corporations, and only a handful will achieve runaway success on a global scale.
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