Offenders know a slap on the wrist or a sternly-raised eyebrow is the worst they face, and when the economy is buzzing again, no one wants to throw sand in the gears.
At worst, they face the prospect of courts declaring illegal what they had thought entirely legal, and of their companies being taken from them.
In five years, these companies will face the worst series of patent expirations ever.
The planes, he says, must be 150% stronger than the worst forces they could face during a flight.
Mr. HASSAN ADENFARAH (Action Against Hunger): This is the most worst drought that we face now for the last 30 years.
According to a number of recent articles, this ubiquitous and all-powerful bug is the worst crisis ever to face the world's information systems.
The worst performers will likely face declining enrollments and budget pressures, but I suspect that their governing boards will be slow to recommend dissolution.
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Analysts are already using such big scary metaphors to describe the challenges facing the drug industry in five years, when drug makers will face the worst series of patent expirations ever.
This suggests that the government may win as many as 100 of the 179 parliamentary seats, up from 94 in 2001, and that the Social Democrats face their worst result since before the first world war.
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You may think your daily commute might be bad, but drivers in Brussels face the worst traffic jams in the world according to the annual Traffic Scorecard compiled by traffic and navigation service provider INRIX in Kirkland, Wash.
Being set upon by a mob has to be one of the worst occupational hazards anyone can face.
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In the face of the worst liquidity crisis in U.S. history, the Fed allowed the monetary base to contract by 6% from November 1929 to October 1930, thus precipitating the Great Depression.
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It is no political mystery why the German chancellor, Angela Merkel, has taken such a hard line on a Greek bail-out and hinted that the worst-behaved countries should face expulsion from the euro.
Headlines in Europe this month have highlighted the continent's worst, and most ill-managed social problem: the treatment of millions of Romanies who face at best discrimination and at worst persecution.
To be sure, graduates still face one of the worst job markets in decades, with unemployment at 9% nationwide.
Take your open door one step further, accepting all ideas (even the worst of the bunch) at face value and encouraging team members to share them.
"In the worst case, the government would face a liquidity shortfall and, for example, could not pay wages or pensions, " said David Hauner, a strategist at Bank of America.
These could see the worst performing 10% of staff face being fired after a year if they fail to improve, new delivery methods for services, and ministers given the power to choose who runs departments.
It was the last batter he was going to face and he threw his worst pitch of the game in that situation.
Colombia international striker Rodallega was the worst offender, appearing to push his face into the Birmingham defender's after the pair squared up following an aerial challenge.
On his left flank stand America's white working-class voters, who face stagnant wages at best and protracted unemployment at worst.
That's the second-worst six-month decline in history, but resillience in the face of bad news is what some bottom-watchers have been looking for.
Not only do commuters in Southern California inhale the worst year-round particle pollution levels, but Riverside drivers also face the highest rate of fatal auto accidents per capita, and Los Angeles drivers spend the most time sitting in traffic.
Other people explained that the lack of an inspirational politician or party, coupled with the realization that the worst is yet to come, has made them alarmed how they can face each day.
In the beginning of this face-off, it seemed reasonable that I give Pi the worst possible odds.
And yet they face students who may be so jaded that we just assume the worst in people.
Ms. SUSAN YANG(ph): My name is Susan Yang, and the worst gift, in plural, I would have to say, are probably are those of--although I love chocolate and candy--those are probably the worst kinds of gifts because it's just temptation looking me in the face every day.
At worst, it brings to mind a hustler who thrusts their card aggressively in your face with barely a hello uttered, all the while scanning over your shoulder for someone more important.
Besides the ethical issues in buying counterfeits there are very practical applications: buy a fake Rolex and the worst case scenario for the user is having the time wrong, but go skiing in a faux North Face and you might freeze to death.
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The shooting was the worst of its type at a US military base, and if convicted, Maj Hasan, 41, could face the death penalty.
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