As Wright Penn flutters nervously, Costner gives her nothing, letting her die on the vine.

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Philanthropy without scale and sustainability is like any other bad business that will simply wither and die on the vine.

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Then, a few short months later, talks fell flat and it looked like the idea was going to die on the vine.

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Often automakers let vehicles die on the vine by not redesigning the car to keep up with changes in style, technology or performance.

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Some reports even suggest that as much as 90% of enterprise social networking projects either falter or die on the vine within the first 3-6 months.

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Did the critical information die on the vine?

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