Mr Bosley also took some blame, perhaps unfairly, for the city's response to the Great Flood of 1993, which inundated the white suburbs shortly after he took office.

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Unfortunately, the value of these banking relationships has been too easily discounted or even dismissed in recent years as banks have unfairly borne the brunt of blame for the financial credit crisis.

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That brand cannot now be bulletproofed even if Boeing were inclined to offer up GS Yuasa as an easy sacrifice to stakeholder demands for someone to glibly blame, especially as Boeing has itself been accused, however unfairly, of cutting corners to avoid future delays.

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