If the appeal had failed, they insist, a pall would have been cast over all document-retention policies.
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But Mr Brown has not presided over any cast-iron disasters or lethal scandals.
Nearly 230, 000 votes were cast over the 6-week period in a bracket-style elimination tournament that started out with 32 potential worst companies.
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Goldman Sachs reckons that FCPA violations typically cast a three-year cloud over a company under investigation, and that the overall cost can reach 9% of profits before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation over that period.
The probe has cast a shadow over the four-star general's distinguished military career, and delayed his appointment as Nato's next supreme allied commander, set for early 2013.
The trio will take over from the current cast - Stephen Tompkinson, Michael French and James Fleet - on 25 April.
Moody's and other debt-raters have cast a worried eye over the market, placing subprime deals on watch for a possible downgrade.
Gore could cast tie-breaking votes to settle disputes over electors.
Our correspondent says the large number of spoiled ballots - about 6% of the total vote, well over double the number of votes cast for the third-placed candidate, Musailia Mudavadi - has become a major bone of contention.
They feel betrayed and above all indignant over the shadow that has been cast over the history of the co-operative movement.
Nissen's inflammation theory could help Pfizer cast doubt over whether Vytorin or another competitor-- AstraZeneca 's (nyse: AZN - news - people ) Crestor--can live up to Lipitor's proven results.
Then, when the cat-calls continued, the extraordinary reality finally dawned on me: that the hypnotic spell which Sachin has cast over Indian cricket fans since first representing his country as a cherubic-faced 16-year-old had suddenly been broken.
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The dishonest part is the way in which today's self-anointed arbiters of "conservatism" cast these disputes over strategy in ideological terms.
Maki's effortless singing functions as the disc's centerpiece, while musically, her supporting cast plays it fairly straight-ahead and honest, neither over- nor underplaying.
Bertarelli's post-victory maneuvers have cast a cloud of ill will over the event, which this year offered the most exciting and closely fought races ever.
And Aids has cast a shadow over the life of this confident young woman - Crystal's parents, who were Ugandan, have both died from the disease.
But Barcelona's attacking brilliance cast a shadow over the mood of celebration inside Stamford Bridge - and they were back in charge of the tie before half-time.
The problem is, once you consider due process, you have to give it some meaning--and the meaning you choose will cast a long shadow over what the term means everywhere else.
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Hare will have the opportunity to cast his eye over the academy prospects when the Saints Under-19s play their counterparts from Leinster on Friday, 27 August, prior to a first XV fixture against Viadana at Franklin's Gardens.
Concerns over the health of U.S. banks have cast a shadow over the recent recovery, and the stress-test results, showing most U.S. banks would be well-capitalized in the event of an economic downturn, helped allay some of those worries.
During this life-threatening shoot, Herzog made cast and crew haul a steamship over a mountain to tell the story of an music fanatic who wants to build an opera house in jungle.
So there is a job to be done controlling over-utilization, and the insurers have often been cast in that role.
Over the next seven weeks, Sprint will phone-cast the eight games that are televised solely on the NFL Network, the league's cable channel.
Democrats have at least -- have a 105, 000 lead over Republicans in early votes cast.
Delve's decision to move to Melbourne will cast doubt over his Welsh international career as the Super 15 rugby season goes head-to-head with the Six Nations.
An older cast to the pictures that win awards can be discerned over time, but young-skewing and hipper movies are often compensated in the screenplay category (from Pulp Fiction to Lost in Translation).
Just as Major League Baseball is moving to shake off its steroid cloud under the warmth of spring-training sun, one of its biggest former stars continues to cast a shadow over the sport.
The dispute continued to cast a shadow over the match, despite England's tenacious display ensuring the series - with one Test to play - cannot be lost by them.
When you have a story as sprawling as Game of Thrones, with a cast that only continues to grow, and plot-lines sprouting up like magic beanstalks all over the place, the first episode of a season can feel a whole lot like tying up loose ends.
As chairman Mary Schapiro prepares to depart from the SEC, a shadow is cast over the lagging implementation of the signature financial reform effort in recent years: Dodd-Frank.
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