International Monetary Fund prescriptions of devaluation and bone- crushing austerity invariably make a country's economy worse.

FORBES: Fact and Comment

The International Monetary Fund is notorious for prescribing higher taxes and other bone-crushing austerity measures to developing nations that get into economic trouble.

FORBES: Fact and Comment

Wales scored all three of its tries against Ireland after line breaks by its jumbo-sized back division, including two bone-crushing runs by North.

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Opposing them was insatiable Alabama, the defending champions back in the hunt despite losing six players from their bone-crushing defense to the NFL draft.

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Despite its kneejerk reaction to a Sunday of bone-crushing hits and injuries, the NFL does not want its product to turn into flag football where the scores are an Arena-like 55-45.

FORBES: NFL Needs To Find Middle Ground In Drive To Reduce Game's Violence

They will take up snowboards, skis, motorbikes and snowmobiles and launch themselves high into the crisp Colorado air, delighting millions of viewers while trying to avoid bone-crushing face-plants in the snow.

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It's hard to resist a nationwide party, so you'll find the clueless mingling with the season ticket holders, which can lead to bitterness from both quarters when apathy meets with bone-crushing enthusiasm.

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Not only does the robot look Terminator-esque, but it's been designed to mimic the muscle system of a human (with bone-crushing strength, of course) and will be programmed with a semi-autonomous AI so that the android can learn new tasks, all of which is just a little too much like the Terminator for our comfort.

ENGADGET: Prepare to be terminated: The Kibertron