Ask Jon Corzine if leverage is a killer when you make a serious mistake in judgment.

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Graham nearly loses his life to this malignantly cunning killer in a frightening, chilling chase that holds you in thrall.

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The idea of security as a killer app, if you will, of security driving silicon, and utilizing features in silicon, we have a way of which can really effect not only the P and L and the income statement of McAfee, but that of Intel, as well.

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Despite everything you learned in business school, hoping or planning for the outcome is a deal killer.

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Dr. SKRAPEC SYNC: Right now if there is a criminal like a serial killer or bank robber, they are able to print in the code, 'cos each face you make has a particular code, a number for the eyebrows and a number for the nostril.

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You could specialize in pay-per-click (PPC) advertising, or make a killer social media manager.

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In addition to the general intermediary role of helping you manage your other portables, Tognazzini postulates "killer applications" that are not only mere go-betweens, but also puzzlingly trivial.

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