These figures have fed fears among Labor parliamentarians that their earlier decision to change leaders could prove fatal at an election due next year.

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Hussey, who was threatening to come out of his shell, was now caught between two stools - and his decision to leave a Harbhajan top-spinner was fatal.

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Speaking of Giuliani, his decision to forgo the early primaries looked like a poorly considered, even fatal mistake last week.

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That verdict influenced a Long Island prosecutor's decision this year to drop negligent homicide charges against the truck driver involved in a fatal crash that killed Califano's husband.

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Sometimes, that decision to "watch and wait" results in children developing DKA and could even be fatal.

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Following a fatal accident inquiry at Edinburgh Sheriff Court, Sheriff Gordon Liddle said in his determination that a "different decision or choice by a number of individuals could have made the difference".

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