They could not smell the putrid mud that covered the ninth ward of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina passed, or the stink of subprime mortgages leaching their poison into the financial system.

他们没有嗅到卡特琳娜过境之后新奥尔良州九号选区中腐泥的味道，也不曾闻到次级贷款渗入财政系统中那些毒素的恶臭。

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The board of film rental firm Netflix has adopted a "poison pill" strategy to ward off a potential hostile takeover bid by activist investor Carl Icahn.

BBC: Netflix takes poison pill to ward off Icahn takeover

ABN's poison-pill approach of handing LaSalle over to BofA was a clear attempt to ward off the advances of the consortium, since RBS is keen to get its hands on the Chicago-based subsidiary.

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