But he knows that his famous pedigree cannot sustain him for ever, and that failure will mean a long fall.

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Towards the end of the year, the first post-Daim budget can be expected to prompt questions about how long Dr Mahathir's pump-priming can sustain him.

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In the event there is a suspension coming for Suh, it is the right year for him to financially sustain it.

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The uncertainties and caregiving responsibilities they face are often overwhelming, but the Buchanans say they believe that choosing to sustain his life and bringing him home was best for Ryan.

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Ghosn has his work cut out for him just trying to sustain the turnaround he waged earlier this decade at Nissan and trying to rebuild sales and profits at Renault.

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He also used some of the funds to pay personal expenses such as mortgage and car payments, and to pay an associate to introduce him to potential investors to sustain his Ponzi scheme.

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That way, Feldstein reasons, the mortgage business will sustain GMAC's profitability, while allowing him to kick proceeds from the automotive financing division back to GM (nyse: GM - news - people ).

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He's never been able to sustain any kind of a run-up over 50 percent, and that's a real problem for him.

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