And with a mandate from ownership to cut payroll, even their financial strength doesn't strike fear into opponents the way it once did.

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These hermit crabs strike fear into the hearts of seated airline passengers whenever they board, because their shells invariably bang into innocent shins all the way to their seat.

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Not to mention Me n. molesworth brave and feerless wot a noble BOY in his yellow blazer and his cap at a rakkish angle, a gift to Art with the lite of geenius gleeming from his glasses and an expreshun that strike fear into every teacher in the skool.

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Boehnish the Lion was brave but seemed to be prowling and growling, but never biting hard enough to strike real fear into Barry and his people.

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If that last sentence does not strike a small measure of fear into the hearts of foreign financial institutions, I would be surprised.

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