Now Detroit is a shadow of its former self, and so is broadcast television.
While it's back up and running today, it is only a shadow of its former self.
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But if Kingfisher survives in tact, it will undoubtedly be a shadow of its former self.
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The Caricuao zoo in Caracas, Venezuela's capital, is a shadow of its former self.
Mason's mother Lisa said Mr Gotts' severe depression had left him a "shell" of his former self.
And as the economy changed, a lot of people wrote off Cleveland as a shell of its former self.
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Big retailers like Montgomery Wards disappeared, and even Sears has diminished to a ghost of its former self.
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The company, after all, was a true pioneer in mobile phones, even as it has become a shell of its former self.
The Social and Economic Council became a mere shadow of its former self.
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Digg, once one of the shining stars of the social media world, is now a sad shell of of its former self.
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Raffles, too, has become a smarter ghost of its former self a rather tacky tourist haunt serving Singapore Slings by the sickly pitcher.
This Indian airline is now officially a shadow of its former self.
Photos of Saddam Hussein in captivity after being fished out of his hiding hole showed a frail afflicted man, a shell of his former self.
In 2002, Mr. Wey, without admitting nor denying wrongdoing, was fined and briefly suspended by the National Association of Securities Dealers, a former self-regulatory organization.
His once forward-moving economy is a shadow of its former self.
When bringing Madrid's Teatro Real up to 21st-century standards, its designers opted for a neutrally modern auditorium with the exterior a pale imitation of its former self.
Although Lloyd's in its present incarnation is a shadow if its former self, its geographic reach and the range of policies that it can offer are still formidable.
When no buyer emerged, Hearst unplugged the presses, tossed most of the staff, and morphed the P-I into an online operation that is a shadow of its former self.
But despite making peace with the sound of his former self, Marr firmly rejects the suggestion that his return to Manchester was part of any kind of nostalgia trip.
But other than those two brief moments, she is a shell of her former self, with Paltrow given far less to do and a far less rich character to play.
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Though brewing is a shadow of its former self here, local leaders are newly mindful that the industry, which used huge volumes of water, attracted other businesses that still remain vibrant.
The Philadelphia press corps, which is a shadow of its former self but which is still possessed of professionalism and talent, did a thorough job of covering the story from its inception.
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"We burned off quite a bit of inventory due to the cash for clunkers, but the demand side is still a shelf of its former self, " says Matt Lloyd, chief investment strategist at Advisors Asset Management.
Chris, estranged from his family and his former self, works as a night janitor in a bank and falls into the clutches of a vicious high-school acquaintance (Matthew Goode) who has always envied him and now wants to use him to knock over the bank.
At 29, Robinho, a man who boasts 90 caps for Brazil and once a key figure for the likes of Real Madrid and Manchester City, now looks a shell of his former self, as evidenced by the fact that he is now usually a fixture on the substitute's bench and has made just two starts since November.
In excerpts of the book Chambers described his former-self as a "walking junkie" who took more than 300 different combinations of banned substances.
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