The foreclosure mills, as one would expect, were the first to spot the broken chain of titles.

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He finally got his chance when he saw her struggling to fix a broken bicycle chain.

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Mobile phones have now broken that tethered chain.

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The infinite amount of leverage ensures that it will eventually collapse under its own weight once the chain is broken.

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The survey results suggest that a key link in this chain may be broken.

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"Sadly the chain has been broken now for the Cherry Tree, there are only nine left and I'm devastated, " he said.

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That chain has been broken by MF (it really broke back in 2008 with Lehman, Bear Stearns, and AIG, but trillions of dollars temporarily delayed its continuing collapse).

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They also made several changes in the wake of NL MVP Ryan Braun having his 50-game suspension overturned based on the chain-of-custody being broken with this collected urine sample.

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Probably his next most familiar passage is his Broken Window Fallacy, whereby a broken window caused by a thrown brick would lead to a chain of new spending that would stimulate the economy.

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