They can also significantly reduce civilian casualties: a drone strike often replaces a big bomb dropped from a fighter jet.

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Maybe the biggest miss is this: Facebook was a big bomb.

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The company doesn't face an imminent debt bomb, having no big bond maturities until 2006.

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That's how many times the F-bomb got dropped by The Dude during Engadget fav The Big Lebowski.

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From its big French curve front fenders and shield-like radiator grill to its bomb-shaped headlights to its long back deck and tail lights on graceful stalks, in its humble way the '36 is as much a work of art as the Cord 810 or the Duesenberg SJ.

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The 49ers must work their way out of the hole: Young drops back to pass, dodges a sack and fires a bomb to Rice, who catches it, scrambles and is dropped in Bronco territory for a big first down.

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There is one big problem with this level of thrift: By reinvesting in the company, the brothers could be creating a tax bomb for their heirs.

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