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The ban strikes at the heart of the business model for big audit groups and goes much further than expected in restructuring the industry.

Fonda has identified a problem that strikes at the heart of the American meritocratic educational ideal.

But a merger would entail heavy job losses at a time when Ver. di is marshalling strikes at every large German retail bank.

The phrase "fairly presented in accordance with US GAAP" strikes at the heart the role accountants played in the crisis, say experts.

Numbers aside, social media strikes at the heart of what luxury brands offer: passion.

The drop in sales at Honda shows the price it has had to pay for the spate of strikes at affiliated suppliers during the past two months.

The blow to the chest can trigger ventricular fibrillation if the blow strikes at exactly the wrong time in the heart's electrical cycle.

The recent wave of strikes at automobile parts suppliers comes as a shock because Chinese workers were so tolerant for so long.

The best news from this match was the return of Gilardino, who broke his goal drought with two strikes at the Stadio Franchi.

Strikes at large multinational companies are rare in China, where independent union activity is usually suppressed by the government.

Unlike many other common cancers, melanoma strikes at any age, occurring in younger as well as older patients.

The enemy strikes at our heart.

the lightning strikes at my command!

Honda has settled the strikes at its other two factories as well.

The recent strikes at Honda China and the pay raises (suicide bonuses aside) at Hon Hai Precision reflect a tightening labor market.

This year, strikes at Hyundai and Standard Chartered have caused widespread disruption.

Workers are, however, acutely aware of strikes at other factories from reports in official media, blogs and internet chat forums.

Lee Ewell strikes at his own children.

Contraband trade strikes at the root of legitimate government.

The able general avoids his enemy's strength and strikes at his enemy's weakness.

The suicides among workers at Foxconn and the ongoing strikes at Honda and other foreign-owned factories are cries for help.

The serendipity of the SPEAR is that it often strikes at vulnerable points on the bad guy, and you weren't even going after them.

Strikes at India's manufacturing and service companies rose 48% in 2008 from the year before, India's Ministry of Labor says.

Mr Cridland said a wave of 1970s-style wildcat strikes at oil refineries and power stations was "atypical" .

What strikes at a first reading is its vividness and terseness.

Since 1995 Boeing has suffered three strikes at its unionised factories near Seattle.

Recent strikes at three Honda suppliers in Guangdong resulted in 20-30 per cent wage rises.

Considered a good table fish, it strikes at flies, Baits, and lures. It reaches a weight of 4 lb (1. 8 kg).

If a disaster strikes at night you will need a candle.

A string of strikes at Japanese-owned vehicle parts makers last year also showed the growing boldness of younger workers.

Feel the Fire burning in my veins, the lightning strikes at my command

Strikes at an Heron with all his bodies sway,

it is a crisis that strikes at the very heart and soul