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The pursuit of volume seems to have dented the company's enviable record for reliability.

Meanwhile, Wall Street's culture of excess seems to have been barely dented by the crisis.

None of this seems to have dented Mr Fico's popularity ratings, which put him in a good position to win the election next summer.

We do not know how extensive the air attacks have been, but they clearly have dented the Libyan government forces' morale.

Being wrong is nothing to be ashamed of, and you need to show the other person that it has not dented your confidence.

Over the past couple of months, there has been a steady drip-feed of poor economic news that has dented hopes of a sustained recovery.

You'd think that all the criticism that had been flung at him might have dented his self-esteem.

Yet the sense of impunity long enjoyed by Russia's far right has been dented by the arrest of a man and a woman for the murders.

And yet the scale of Chinese ambitions does not appear to be dented.

They grew up in a protected environment and got easily dented - just like strawberries - by life's lightest knocks.

Uncertainty over healthcare reform and a dearth of funding for biotechnology companies since the crisis have dented revenue recently.

Those may cause serious disaster. Therefore, studying on ultimate strength and fatigue life of dented riser is of great significant.

Financial markets were slow to realise that Asian growth and hence the profits of some companies would be dented by an American downturn.

Americans' spending is likely to be dented much more by a fall in house prices than it was in 2001 by the stockmarket's collapse.

The missed delivery dates have set off payments of millions in penalties and dented the company's credibility with customers and investors.

So far, Treasury prices have been barely dented by the political vacillation in Washington.

HP's critics, however, claim that its boss has not done enough to arrest the sales slide, which has dented its share price.

Yet the ever-increasing supply of content tailored to every taste seems not to have dented the appeal of the blockbuster.

The bank was also squeezed by low interest rates, which dented the profits it can earn on its large base of customer deposits.

This also dented hopes that Dr Abdullah might lead a powerful opposition capable of holding the president to account.

And I'm sorry if I dented your bumper with my face and body.

Juve's Alessandro Matri netted the only goal of the game, leaving the Nerazzurri's title hopes left severely dented.

Well, the May consignment of canned fruits arrived at the destination rather dented and our users refused to pay for it.

But a string of leaks about attempted coups and botched operations against the PKK have dented the generals' image.

Some of the items are there for obvious reasons, like dented cans or corner-crushed boxes; others are a mystery.

To be snubbed in a parliamentary canteen seems as daunting as being put against a bullet-dented wall.

Over the months smaller strikes have dented economic growth and led to fuel shortages and school closures.

My poor car. The back is all dented.

President Lee, whose high popularity ratings were dented by the attack, is now enjoying a rebound.

Also look out for vibrations through the steering wheel, which may indicate a misaligned tyre or a dented rim.

Villefort remained silent for a moment, and dented his pale cheeks with his nails.

These have dented his reputation and sparked the allegations: one of rape, two of sexual assault, and one of coercion.

This dented his reputation and prompted the allegations: one of rape, two of sexual assault, and one of coercion.

Governments around the world are racing to protect their cherished, if dented, national champions.

This still dented employees' standard of living but without the humiliation of a smaller paycheck.

The growing optimism was not dented by news of a sharp contraction in the Japanese economy in the first quarter.

The routine 5-4 split in the Rehnquist court bothered him, because he thought it dented the credibility of the law in general.

You've dented it! You take it out without asking?

But the euro's arrival dented savers' home bias and deprived Portugal of its own central bank.

Suitable pressure can improve the ultimate moment of the dented riser under combined external pressure and ultimate moment.

ROSS: Look, I don't wanna make any trouble, okay, but I'm in a lot of pain here, alright? My face is dented.

But the credit crisis has dented confidence in the health of America's financial institutions and its model of finance.

Yet it has barely dented the numbers in the camps, where girls often become mothers in their early teens.

He vowed to press ahead even though the austerity measures dented support for his ruling Socialist Party.

The subsequent financial and economic crash may have dented the confidence of some economists in particular tenets of their discipline.

In a series of disjointed divisional offensives, the Americans suffered some 50, 000 casualties and hardly dented the German front.

CHARM bracelet festooned with trinkets, worn and slightly dented, hangs in the window of a pawnshop in Paddington, in west London.

But the Robin Hood campaigners have dented my confidence that they should be trusted with my cash.

Bill Sonneborn, head of KKR Asset Management, said that the group was positioning itself for a period of more dented growth in the area.

The things you didn't do Remember the day I borrowed your brand new car and I dented it? I thought you'd kill me, but you didn't.

The Christian Democrats concede that government decisions on the eurozone debt crisis have dented their popularity.

But, relations are unlikely to be permanently or severely dented.

Massive stimulus spending has barely dented the jobless numbers and has pushed the deficit to vertiginous heights.

into a really dented oversized tin can.

With President Chen Shui-bian's standing dented by corruption scandals, his party's performance is being closely watched.

'His reputation and the integrity of the Congress party have been dented. '

The hopes of spring are dented by a summer of roadside explosions, suicide-bombings and ambushes.

Ms. Dhara's near-death experience -- and rapid recovery after the antidote -- dented somewhat the priestly authority in the area.

Through your thought and actions the spokes of the wheels have become burnished, dented and bent.

Jim: I dented the rear fender. It's going to cost quite a lot to get it fixed.

My Black raise heck when he saw the dented fender. He endlessly blamed the other drivers.

Tight credit markets, dented consumer confidence and high gas prices all conspire to reduce demand.

Political and security issues have further dented already weak business in Thailand and India.

Some of those incidents were merely a wing mirror breaking off or a dented bumper.

The debacle has severely dented the reputation of Margaret Jackson, the Qantas' chairman.

A series of scandals over the past year has paralysed the Congress party-led government and severely dented India's appeal to investors.

This, along with about $600m set aside to pay a British tax on bankers' bonuses, dented Goldman's second-quarter earnings.

The essential bond of trust is, at best, dented.

John dented up the car in an accident.

A good rice harvest and lower international prices for fuel and other commodities have already dented inflation.

Both moves dented commercial confidence at sensitive moments.

The high-profile accidents have not dented the enthusiasm of the big chemicals multinationals for investing in the Chinese market.

Taiwan's once robust reputation as a reliable and safe exporter of food has been dented.

Despite recent frugality, consumers have barely dented their debt load.

The first issue facing financial services firms is trust, he says, something which has been badly dented over the past few years.

But America's mark is dented by the lack of competition in its network industries, such as telecommunications and utilities.

More seriously, customer confidence in domestic milk brands like Synutra has been badly dented.

As I searched for work, my positive thinking was further dented.

Second, demand was dented by a sudden surge in oil prices earlier this year.

Simply check for bulging or dented cans, and inspect the remaining food packaging.

There under the hedge was his motorcycle with one badly dented fender.

Lower demand from a troubled US economy has already dented China's export figures.

but I'm in a lot of pain here, alright? My face is dented.

Dubai's woes may dent the odd bank, but aggregate corporate earnings will barely be dented.

Recent devaluations of some Latin American currencies have dented their profits.

My husband must have been in a good mood yesterday, he didn't bat an eyelid when I told him I'd dented the car.

Indeed, most wealth managers say high leverage severely dented Asians' wealth during the 2007-2009 market carnage.

This dented Labour's hopes to present a reviving economy to the electorate.

Risk appetite has been dented as yield premiums on corporate bonds rise sharply and stocks fall.

Allegations of that kind scarcely dented David Beckham's reputation, for example, and Mr Terry himself has shaken them off before.

The battered, scratched and dented rifles and other guns elsewhere in the museum have the same effect.

Do u remember the day I borrow ur brand new car and dented it ? I thought u'd kill me. but u didn't.

bent nails; a car with a crumpled front end ; dented fenders.

Big-name European funds have also had their portfolios dented.

The back of the car was badly dented in a collision.

Morale has been dented by a succession of economic shocks.

The damage was very noticeable, but the driver never bothered to repair the dented side door.

Dented egos - of both sexes - may also play a role.

Jack dented up the car in the collision.

They have grabbed media attention by doing so, but have not dented Mr Obama's lead in the polls.

In the past, when U. S. drivers cut back, that has dented global demand for oil and depressed prices.

The thing dented, and crumpled to the cavern floor.

Remember the day I borrowed your brand new car and dented it?

Some worry that the government's decision to alter the contract has dented India's appeal to oil firms.

Last month's power cuts have also dented confidence.

Q. I'm tired of having my car dented and knocked about on the street and want to use my front garden for parking.

That such efforts have failed has dented the ECB's image.

The missile hit the carrier but only dented the hull.

The back of the car was badly dented in the collision.

The caustic remark dented her ego.

The driver dented up his bus in the accident.

The crash has dented confidence in China's rail industry, which may affect the country's ability to sell its rail technology abroad.

This is on top of the broken handle, cracked sink top, dented fridge, and other holes in the wall he has also made.

There are three trucks on No. 1 deck with window panes broken, mud guards dented and antennas bent.

This week that faith was dented.

The impact dented our car's fender.

The global recession has not dented the demand for higher education abroad, especially in English-speaking countries.

When you shipped the goods last time , many tins were dented because of poor packaging .

Australia's hopes of reaching the knocking-out stages were badly dented after June 14's 4-0 defeat by Germany.

The downturn has dented other aspects of CSR, too.

In this paper, finite element method was used to study the ultimate strength and fatigue life of dented riser.

The worry is that the global economic crisis has dented confidence in the future and intensified gloom about the present.

My face is dented.

I'm afraid I've dented the car.

It has also dented their market: Wall Street laid off 240, 000 people in the 18 months from the middle of 2007.

The company floated on Aim in 2006 at 85p, but two profit warnings last year severely dented the price.

As a result, some funds saw massive redemptions last year that dented the confidence of many executives in the sector.

Last year the Kremlin dented Mr Luzhkov's political machine by firing his police chief.

The move dented mainland property and banking stocks listed in Hong Kong and drove the Hang Seng index down 1. 2 per cent to 28, 501. 10.

the change of the length of the dented region have little effect on ultimate strength;

Experimental Research of Cleaning Capacity Enhanced by Dented Plastic Twisted tapes

Research on Factor Effect on Life of Dented Pipeline

consumers and businesses could spend less because their confidence has been dented;

Ultimate Strength of Dented Panel Under Axial Compression

Nor has the public sector's dominant position been dented by the government's spurious privatisation programme;

Soft, can be scratched or dented easily

pipe dented on both ends