FleetBoston did a strategic about-turn last year, when it decided to focus on retail banking.
That may take some swallowing, but Mr Wallace did do an astonishing about-turn on race.
But there was an apparent about-turn in a statement released through the England and Wales Cricket Board on Thursday.
Serbia may yet do an about-turn and steer itself resolutely away from Europe.
After repeated prompting from your reviewer (and the provision of Miss Lovett's address), Sonlight Curriculum suddenly made an about-turn.
Santander has staged an about-turn and will no longer withdraw its "free banking forever" account from 230, 000 small business customers.
Whether or not this about-turn helps to appease Congress (see article), its impact on Iraq is almost certain to be beneficial.
This is an about-turn, after the years of unstinting Pakistani support for the Taliban since it helped create the movement in 1995.
Their official reason for this about-turn certainly contains some of the truth.
And for good measure he threw in criticism of flip-flops in central-government policy, notably an imminent about-turn on tax exemptions for imported machinery.
This marks a stunning about-turn for John Mack, Morgan's chief executive, who must feel a bit like the Grand Old Duke of York.
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By contrast, Congress, driven not by ideology but by a cult of the Gandhi dynasty, is spared this dilemma witness the blatant about-turn by its leaders.
Such a swift about-turn would have been more difficult if interest-rate decisions had remained in the hands of a politician, sensitive to the opinion polls.
In an about-turn remarkable even for a provincial government expert at tacking with changing winds, Quebec said that it would, in essence, ignore the court's ruling.
The speed of the about-turn does little for Mr Thain's credibility, but this time it is not lunacy to wonder whether a turning-point has been reached.
In a sudden about-turn, Mexico's president, Vicente Fox, refused to promulgate a bill that would have legalised the possession of small quantities of drugs, both hard and soft.
Even Europhiles wince as ministers struggle to justify their about-turn.
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The Office of the Registrar General, which registered Rev Kambalazaza's ministry in June, has made an about-turn and de-registered it, saying it cannot operate using the word 'Catholic' in its name.
"From where I was in the first round last week, where I was still looking for a swing and the changes were feeling very uncomfortable, I've done a total about-turn, " he said.
It made an about-turn in its support for a controversial free-trade deal with America, which it had proposed when in power, as well as for the construction of an unpopular new naval base.
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The early loss of Simon Katich to Stuart Broad just before tea only served to emphasise the scale of England's about-turn in fortunes since the start of the final session on day three.
But the about-turn on three-month money made it look inconsistent, and the Northern Rock affair has damaged its public standing, even if the government and the Financial Services Authority, Britain's banking supervisor, were also at fault.
In an election sure to be about strength of voter turn-out, it may not, as conventional wisdom instructs, be all about the economy after all.
Lana, who was about to turn forty-six, had a full head of pink dreadlocks.
YIISA's closure also sends a clear message to Jewish donors concerned about the anti-Jewish turn that so many top universities are taking.
Those that would lose out most were those about to turn 65 - but with a higher personal allowance for everyone, the amount lost was "much reduced".
It sealed a remarkable 18-run win and signalled an about turn in the series which England went on to win 3-1.
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