According to Eichenwald, preceding the investigation Whitacre was scammed by a group in Nigeria in an advance fee fraud, and suggests that Whitacre's losses in the scam may have been the initial reason behind his embezzlement activity at ADM.

The Soviets mounted a public relations campaign against the western policy change and communists attempted to disrupt the elections of 1948 preceding large losses therein, while 300, 000 Berliners demonstrated urged the international airlift to continue.

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Unlike some other Conservative by-election losses during the same parliament, tactical voting by Labour voters can have played little role in the result, as the Labour candidate at the preceding 1992 general election had secured only 6 % of the vote.

However, the 7th Flieger Division and the German 22nd Air Landing Division had taken losses during the preceding campaign, and were now understrength.

The damage to S & L operations led Congress to act, passing the Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981 ( ERTA ) in August 1981 and initiating the regulatory changes by the Federal Home Loan Bank Board allowing S & Ls to sell their mortgage loans and use the cash generated to seek better returns soon after enactment ; the losses created by the sales were to be amortized over the life of the loan, and any losses could also be offset against taxes paid over the preceding 10 years.

During the hour-long session, members share their experiences of the preceding week, discuss their weight losses or gains, and share ideas and strategies for the week ahead, during a session called ' IMAGE ' ( Individual Motivation And Group Experience ) Therapy.

After having struggling for the preceding two months to take control of it, on the commencement of the battle, the British 47th ( 1 / 2nd London ) Division succeeded in clearing the last German-held sections of High Wood, sustaining heavy losses in the process.

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On September 8, 2005, the Canadian Department of Finance issued a white paper suggesting that the trusts had cost it at least C $ 300 million in tax losses the preceding year, with provincial governments possibly losing another $ 300 million.

The Spanish navy, put to sea in support of France during the War of the Third Coalition in 1805, suffered terrible losses at the Battle of Trafalgar, having been weakened by yellow fever in the preceding years ; in many ways this marked the nadir of Spanish naval history.

The German forces involved were primarily from three Waffen-SS divisions, all of which had already suffered losses during the preceding days.

International estimates suggest losses in the billions throughout the last decade.

Many shutdowns and job losses have plagued Gastonia over the past decade.

Atari had money, primarily from a series of successful lawsuits earlier in the decade followed by good investments, but with its Jaguar console struggling in the marketplace, losses mounting, and no other products to sell, Atari expected to run out of money within two years.

Colangelo had two stints as head coach during that decade, compiling a record of 59 wins and 60 losses.

The horrendous losses inflicted on Viet Cong units struck into the heart of the irreplaceable infrastructure that had been built up for over a decade.

While the human losses were relatively small, the war as whole had already entered its second decade.

Although Red Star experience with Bayern was bad, ( two sequential losses a decade earlier ), the club was dominated by optimism, mostly outspread by Red Star legend and director Džajić, who had announced a victory in Munich.

The Cincinnati Reds of the 1970s garnered more World Series appearances than any other team during that decade, with an overall record of 953 wins and 657 losses.

Over a decade of leading the side he finished with 218 games, 98 wins, 106 losses.

The decade of the 1940s is considered as one of the best eras in the history of the club, having won the titles of 1941 ( 44 points, 19 wins, 6 draws and 5 losses ; 75 goals scored ) and 1942 ( 46 points, 20-6-4, 79 goals ).

On December 15, 1967, Herald Examiner employees began a strike that lasted almost a decade and resulted in at least $ 15 million in losses.

After another decade of election losses, the Home Rule Party was disbanded after the elections of 1912.

* In some recent cold Arctic winters during the last decade, maximum total column ozone losses due to halogens have reached 30 %, but in warmer winters Arctic ozone loss is small.

But a combination of poor stock picking and failure to exploit the technology stock craze caused Robertson's funds to suffer steep losses at the end of the decade, prompting investors to withdraw cash.

The losses inflicted on the Jews of Poland during the fatal decade 1648-1658 were appalling.

The Asian currency crisis also made an impact, with Air Niugini posting financial losses during this decade.

While the open shop drive may have stalled the Carpenters ' growth during the decade, it did not cause the severe membership losses and wage cuts that other unions suffered.

The only failure of the decade was the boat-building enterprise ; initially small operating losses grew each year, until the line was sold to Chris-Craft in 1970.

Although the state experienced heavy manufacturing losses at the turn of the century and suffered from the Great Recession, it was rebounding by the second decade in being the country's 6th-fastest growing economy through the first half of 2010.

But to the cattlemen who had been facing bankruptcy from rustling losses and to the cowboys who had been faced with lay-offs a few years earlier, he was becoming a vastly different type of legendary figure.

By 1898, rustling losses had been driven down to the lowest level ever seen in Wyoming.

The British, although suffering considerable losses, noted the defection of the Marylanders, made a stand, then turned and attacked Morgan who became greatly outnumbered and had to retire.

During the summer he had tried to repair some of his losses at the track, and the bare trees reminded him that his pari-mutuel tickets would still be lying, like leaves, in the gutters near Belmont and Saratoga.

Whereas the maintenance rotary fund had in the past sustained losses considerably beyond expectations, the introduction of the cost-billing system plus other control refinements has resulted in keeping the fund on a proper working basis.

They reasoned that if all three families had a common ancestor, we should expect losses to happen at random, not only at the geographical margins of the family, and that the observed pattern is consistent with borrowing.

Also, Caracalla perhaps felt more comfortable about campaigning in the upper Main because he was not declaring war on any specific historic tribe, such as the Chatti or Cherusci, against whom Rome had suffered grievous losses.

They had suffered disproportionately great losses at Frigidus.

Lincoln had begun putting Reconstruction policies in place during the war, but Northern anger over his assassination and the losses of the war, led to demands for more severe policies toward the Southern states.

Ibn Idhari wrote that the name was suggested by Ibn Yasin in the " persevering in the fight " sense, to boost morale after a particularly hard-fought battle in the Draa valley c. 1054, in which they had taken many losses.

Atari has had significant financial issues for several years now, posting losses in the tens of millions since 2005.

In the autumn of 1998 large defaults on Russian debt created significant losses for the hedge fund and LTCM had to unwind several positions.

Some only had about a thousand men at the time of Pharsalus, due partly to losses at Dyrrhachium and partly to Caesar's wish to rapidly advance with a picked body as opposed to a ponderous movement with a large army.

" Investigations into the phenomenon had occurred amidst great concern over the nature and extent of the losses.

The Athenians and Eretrians had succeeded in capturing and burning Sardis, but were then forced to retreat with heavy losses.

Former Browns QB Otto Graham ( left, with head coach Paul Brown ), who led the Browns to 4 AAFC and 3 NFL Championships, and is a Pro Football Hall of Fame member. While the championship losses sowed bitterness among Cleveland fans who had grown accustomed to winning, the team continued to make progress.

In previous years, the team had compiled a record of sixteen consecutive victories, but the 1974 squad opened the season with two losses.

However, the campaigns of the previous year had inflicted heavy losses on the Sassanids and they did not attempt another round of campaigns that year.

Special damages can include direct losses ( such as amounts the claimant had to spend to try to mitigate problems ) and consequential or economic losses resulting from lost profits in a business.

While they had not always been close, and Allen's marriage had often been strained, Allen felt these losses deeply.

In addition to these losses, El Salvador also had to face the threat of disease outbreak.

The Armada straggled home to Spain in shattered remnants, after disastrous losses on the coast of Ireland ( after some ships had tried to struggle back to Spain via the North Sea, and then back south past the west coast of Ireland ).