But Mr Brown has not presided over any cast-iron disasters or lethal scandals.
They feel betrayed and above all indignant over the shadow that has been cast over the history of the co-operative movement.
This free-fall in the value of the troubled bank can be largely attributed to a series of developments over the weekend which cast shadows over the financial sector as a whole and on Bank of America in particular.
Mr Kawakami's worries over status may have cast a cloud over a career that in every other way was extraordinarily successful.
The eruption of bipartisan ire over the failed financial bailout bill Monday cast doubt over the green energy industry that Congress would be able to pass anything until after next year's presidential inauguration.
The net is also being cast over markets in which freewheeling growth contributed to the crisis.
If the appeal had failed, they insist, a pall would have been cast over all document-retention policies.
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All things tech and gadgetry this week have fallen into the long shadow that Steve Jobs cast over the world of innovation.
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Nearly 230, 000 votes were cast over the 6-week period in a bracket-style elimination tournament that started out with 32 potential worst companies.
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Labour voters would not then have to agonise over whether to cast their votes for the deserving Mr Davies or to vote tactically for Mr Oaten.
As chairman Mary Schapiro prepares to depart from the SEC, a shadow is cast over the lagging implementation of the signature financial reform effort in recent years: Dodd-Frank.
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Undoing Google's entry into devices would remove the shadow of conflict that is now cast over its relationship with other Android licensees for benefits that are patently unclear.
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The show, staged at what must have been vast expense, featured brief appearances from a couple of Samsung executives before the stage was taken over by a cast of actors.
The irritations over Iran and Iraq are by no means the same but, in each, the French and Russians resent the shadow cast over their trade by American domestic politics.
The veil of secrecy that was cast over Bletchley led not just to the decay of the site but also meant an opportunity was lost for Britain's computer industry, Meacham believes.
"There is now a shadow cast over an important manifesto commitment and something which was in the coalition agreement, " deputy leader and shadow international development secretary Harriet Harman told the BBC.
It is arguably no better written than the last time around, with the film again coasting on its technical aspects and sheer chemistry of its cast over a story that makes little sense and feels rushed.
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Then, when the cat-calls continued, the extraordinary reality finally dawned on me: that the hypnotic spell which Sachin has cast over Indian cricket fans since first representing his country as a cherubic-faced 16-year-old had suddenly been broken.
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Concerns over the health of U.S. banks have cast a shadow over the recent recovery, and the stress-test results, showing most U.S. banks would be well-capitalized in the event of an economic downturn, helped allay some of those worries.
That means they have just over a year to cast, film, edit and market the movie.
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Recent newspaper reports appeared to cast doubt over the future of the Red Arrows.
The auditor general for Scotland, Robert Black, cast doubt over the agency's previous performance claims.
Some analysts said the trade figures cast doubt over whether exporters would be able to drive the UK recovery.
The trio will take over from the current cast - Stephen Tompkinson, Michael French and James Fleet - on 25 April.
Some economists cast doubt over this claim, but what is clear is that Catalonia's economy is, unsurprisingly, inextricably linked to the rest of Spain.
Det Sup Sukhbir Singh of West Yorkshire Police said Mr Webb's history of lying inevitably cast doubt over his version of events surrounding the tragedy.
However, one industry watcher cast doubt over whether that would happen.
Delve's decision to move to Melbourne will cast doubt over his Welsh international career as the Super 15 rugby season goes head-to-head with the Six Nations.
The switching of his investment has cast doubt over the future of Sauber's other driver this year, Japan's Kamui Kobayashi -- who has no major sponsor.
Wales boss John Toshack has cast doubt over Bellamy's future after refusing to be drawn into whether he would play a part in the Euro 2012 qualifiers.
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