In business, entire industries once thought to be inevitable have faded.
Chloe's was just past her hairline, so even after it faded, she'd be left with a large hairless section.
That could be Margaret Thatcher, acquiring an equally faded Britain ten years later.
While the summer dreams of a Sprint merger may have faded, it remains to be seen how much damage will be done to the stock.
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Whether that spirit of goodwill can be kept alive when the afterglow has faded and Britons wake up to headlines about their worsening economic problems and a coalition government in deepening disarray remains to be seen.
The idea that a young woman must be a virgin when she marries has generally faded in many segments of Bulgarian society during the last 50 years.
Italian director Paolo Sorrentino, who directed Sean Penn as a faded rock star in This Must Be The Place, is in the running with his film The Great Beauty.
The question is: Will rank insubordination on a scale arguably not seen in a military commander since MacArthur faded away nearly six decades ago be rewarded by still higher office?
The Great Gatsby has faded into a fuzzy memory only to be revived by the new Leonardo DiCaprio movie.
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For U.N. purposes, the Dialogue of Civilizations faded away in early 2005, only to be replaced that same year by the current Alliance of Civilizations.
After all, lots of people used to be scared witless about flying, but that issue has largely faded.
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Dr. Das explains that editors at scientific publications commonly request researchers enhance faded images of western blot tests so they can be duplicated in their publications.
The worst seemed to be over in April when a rally got under way, but that faded over the summer.
That faded in 1997 when Congress passed a law dictating that new devices must be approved by the "least burdensome" method possible.
Brocia may be worldly but he is no James Bond, with his wire framed glasses, faded black shirt, corduroys, and unruly salt-and-pepper hair.
The global economic recovery appears to be firmly in place and concerns of a double-dip recession, deflation, and other bogeymen have faded.
The Doors' fame has hardly faded even though they're one of the few groups not to allow their music to be used for commercials, a source of great tension among surviving members.
In November, France called for defensive weapons to be provided to the opposition, but Paris's support for a broad change to the arms embargo has faded recently.
Lehman Brothers Holdings (nyse: LEH - news - people ) -- or acquire the firm outright -- faded after South Korea's financial regulator said on Monday that the state-owned bank should be cautious over any investment in the brokerage house.
Hopes that the Korea Development Bank would provide a cash infusion to Lehman Brothers Holdings -- or acquire the firm outright -- faded after South Korea's financial regulator said on Monday that the state-owned bank should be cautious over any investment in the brokerage house.
But unless the Internet turns out to be a fad, we're guessing we will see them on the Forbes 500s before too many years have faded away.
But as a back-up the Rochester researchers are also considering a magnetic technique that would be able to detect iron particles left over from the original ink, even in places where the pigment itself has faded away completely.
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