Rather than attracting bargain-hunting buyers, the repeated asset write-downs chased buyers out of the market and encouraged more selling, creating a black hole of liquidity.

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Ma'a Nonu did the initial damage, creating the hole that saw Guildford stopped just short of a try on his Test debut.

BBC: Wales 12-19 New Zealand

Creating a transparent process that make application status clear, not a black hole process that turns off applicants.

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Mr Nesbo was a footballer, stockbroker and rock musician before creating his hard-bitten detective, Harry Hole.

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