Now, the banks are in hot water with regulators and face hundreds of civil suits--a fine mess all around.

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In sum, a fine old mess for Robin Cook, Britain's ever-so-ethical foreign minister, who, as a young member of Parliament, railed against the islanders' eviction when it came to public notice in 1975.

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Apple was in a fine old mess 10 years after Steve Jobs had left.

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The last Planet of the Apes movie in 2001 did fine financially but it was a critical mess that failed to relaunch the franchise for Fox.

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Indeed, this is a place where you can be inspired about the possibility of a world where organic farming and alternative energy sources help to salvage the fine mess we have made of the planet .

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