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accident
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Killed last year in an automobile accident .
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After an automobile accident , Sayegh, had the red truck repainted.
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Case No. 8: 40 year-old woman sustained crushing compound fracture of two fingers in an automobile accident .
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Her neck was broken in an automobile accident 13 years ago.
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This young guy has an automobile accident - they take him to hospital - his wife breaks down and cries.
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Von Halem is recovering from an automobile accident .
industry
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The international automobile industry is a typical case where shortening the product development lead time is recognized as a valuable competitive weapon.
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I spent 50 years in the automobile industry .
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And in the 1960s the Government gave a tax holiday, which lasted 14 years, to the struggling automobile industry .
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For example, how are we to identify the automobile industry ?
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In the automobile industry , then, current methods contradict traditional wisdom.
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The technology of the automobile industry is also, of course, much further advanced than a technology of behavior.
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Global competition in the automobile industry has been driving out many of the smaller firms.
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Its acreage expanded quickly as a response to demand fuelled by the emergence of the automobile industry .
manufacturer
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In another of our cases, a large automobile manufacturer encountered a simple gas-tank problem different from that of the Ford Pinto.
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Detroit automobile manufacturers were once famous for doing every-thing themselves.
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Although, she thought, as she glanced at him, in truth she'd expected something other than this staid automobile .
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He also had started his own business on the side, building model automobiles for slot-car racing.
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He treated his automobiles almost as tenderly as he did his wife and three daughters.
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Now the automobile has become commonplace.
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Personal finances are also determined by the almighty automobile .
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The big automobile companies, for example, are moving to work very closely with fewer suppliers.
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Vintage automobiles, horsedrawn street cars and traditional marching bands pass alongside quaint old stores and cafes where ragtime music is played.