The Knicks are gone now, leaving a trail of broken glass in Miami.

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Without effective strategies to deliver on the promises that led to expectations, speeches leave a trail of broken promises and unfulfilled hopes.

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Some managers leave a trail of broken and disillusioned people behind them that never recover from getting run over by the manager.

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But, mindful of a trail of broken promises by recent Argentine governments, the Fund refuses to budge until its long list of preconditions is met.

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In 2012, history shows a trail of broken promises and gridlock that make President Obama appear small and wholly incapable of leading the American renewal we desperately need.

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Navistar claims that Deloitte, their auditor for nearly one hundred happy years until they were ignominiously fired in early 2006, lied, deceived, was utterly incompetent, and left a trail of broken promises.

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The tranquillity of the coastal trail is occasionally broken by the sound of oncoming foot traffic, the enthusiastic chatter sprinkled with Spanish, French and German, as well as British and North American accents.

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" And then one of the top questions in the government reform category was Warren Hunter in Brooklyn, who said: "How do you expect people in this country to trust you when you've repeatedly broken promises that were made on the campaign trail, most recently the promise to have a transparent health care debate?

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