The bank, under the guidance of its top executives, Ferozi and Sherkhan Farnood, a world-class poker player, had begun to founder, in part owing to the collapse of the property market in Dubai.

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Class-action suits for negligence had begun in three provinces.

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By then, however, the class had lost much of its early momentum and begun to adjust to the customs and priorities of the House.

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