For instance, production of the F-22 fighter was prematurely terminated in 2009 even though it meant losing 25, 000 jobs in an already weak economy.

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For instance, Pentagon estimators based their F-35 projections on how similar fighter programs have fared in the past, and thus ignored the various efficiency features and sustainment enablers built into F-35 that did not exist in earlier programs.

FORBES: Massive Cost Estimate For Fighter Program Is Misleading

The union has refused to give Chrysler the same health care concessions it gave General Motors and Ford Motor (nyse: F - news - people ), for instance, because of the deep pockets of its German parent company.

FORBES: Chrysler For Sale?

For instance, all four units have some role on the F-35 joint strike fighter.

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Detroit has other appealing products in the pipeline: General Motors ' (nyse: GM - news - people ) Cadillac SRX and Chevrolet Equinox crossover vehicles, for instance, and Ford Motor 's (nyse: F - news - people ) Five Hundred and Futura sedans.

FORBES: The Big Three Could Lose Their Incentives

For instance, when we had the opportunity to sell India the upgraded F-16s, we chose not to do that.

FORBES: Governor Perry's Bad Night

For instance, between 3 a.m. and 4 a.m. in John F.

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