Clearwire may be bereft of funds but its CTO Dr. John Saw has managed the company's technology efforts with aplomb.

FORBES: Masayoshi Son

This is not to say we will lose focus on revenue, or that our board meetings will be bereft of column and pie graphs.

FORBES: East Coast vs. West Coast: A False Distinction

Bereft of leverage, it can be pushed back to its bottom line by a clever opponent.

ECONOMIST: Modelling behaviour

Morning reports suggested that the Welshman may be relieved of his duties regardless of the result, with the Eastlands money men apparently bereft of patience and keen to employ someone they believe can give them a greater return on their vast outlay.

BBC: Man City 4-3 Sunderland

In short, Jordan, bereft of its famous ruler, will be cut down to size.

ECONOMIST: Jordan��s new king

His keen mind, his capacity to retain and make devastating rhetorical use of relevant information and his tenacity in pursuit of what he believes to be right for the country have made him a towering figure in a Congress that is increasingly bereft of individuals with such qualities.

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Now that it seems likely a comet has drawn a sharp line of charcoal between the two cultures, careful measurements should be able to show whether North America was, for a few centuries after the impact, as bereft of people as it has since been of mammoths.

ECONOMIST: Mass extinctions