Lyons added that the tough stance adopted to Lehman's by the US Treasury had encouraged John Thain, the chief executive of Merrill Lynch, to accept the takeover offer from Bank of America.

里昂斯还说，正是财政部对雷曼兄弟的的强硬态度促使美林证券首席执行官约翰·赛恩接受了美洲银行的报价。

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Firing people does not guarantee success: signs of impatience with new brooms like John Thain at Merrill are now visible.

解雇旧人(迎新人)并不能确保成功，对美林(Merrill)新官John Thain缺乏(进一步)耐心的迹象已经可见。

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This weekend, such a realization led John Thain to sell the century-old Merrill Lynch & Co. to Bank of America Corp.

本周末，这种认识导致John Thain将百年美林证券卖给了美国银行。

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Mr Brabham said he was inspired by the book Turn Right at Land's End by John Merrill, who achieved the feat in 1978.

BBC: Tom Brabham begins Great Britain coastline walk

He said he had been inspired by the book Turn Right at Land's End by John Merrill, who achieved the feat in 1978.

BBC: Tom Brabham prepares for walk around British coastline

John Merrill became the first person to walk the entire coastline of Britain, averaging 26 miles per day with 50lbs on his back for 10 months.

BBC: Tom Brabham prepares for walk around British coastline