They will be even more miffed if they're over-ridden on financial grounds when mere tens of millions are at stake.

BBC: Looking ahead

They argue that the prospect of being over-ridden by a vote in the House will help ensure the concerns of backbenchers are not ignored.

BBC: The year ahead in Parliament

Berlin's iconic Tacheles arts centre has been cleared after decades of bureaucratic wrangling over the debt-ridden building.

BBC: Authorities shut Berlin's iconic Tacheles arts squat

Thus when Toyota took over the strike-ridden NUMMI plant in California from General Motors in the 1980s, the previous intractable labor disputes vanished.

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He was a master at defusing rows caused by over-promising salesmen, the premature release of bug-ridden software or the downright arrogance that Oracle can sometimes demonstrate.

ECONOMIST: Oracle

And that means stress for people already on weight loss programs and opportunity for companies like Weight Watchers (WTW) seeking a share of the money spent by guilt-ridden holiday over-eaters the morning after their New Years Eve binges.

FORBES: Weight Watchers Leaders Fed With Passion

Called the "Father of Development" for revitalizing the debt-ridden economy he took over from Sukarno.

CNN: Suharto

Or is that too difficult to deal with while kvetching over having to stand on bare (and therefore possibly germ-ridden) tile in a magnificent hotel shower?

CNN: Review: Neuroses with a beat in 'Wild Man Blues'

Meanwhile, London's successful bid for the 2012 Olympics -- despite a rumbling row over costs that shows no sign of abating before the torch is lit and complaints that the project has ridden roughshod over the wishes of local residents and businesses -- will ultimately mean the creation of Europe's largest new urban park in 150 years.

CNN: London leads climate change fight