He notes that the company has missed financial forecasts for five years in a row.

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But 150 have been below the floor for more than five years in a row.

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The airline has reported annual losses for five years in a row and has seen its market share decline.

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The airline has been struggling with a cash shortage and has reported losses for five years in a row.

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Kingfisher, controlled by liquor baron Vijay Mallya, was once India's second biggest airline but has reported annual losses for five years in a row.

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The company suffered a dismal top-line performance, with same-store sales declining five years in a row before turning up, ever so slightly, so far in 2010.

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Nothing surprising about that: India has been the top recipient of remittances in the world for 15 of the past 23 years and the past five years in a row.

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But the German business-confidence index in January was at its highest in over five years, whereas the French equivalent has been flat for three months in a row.

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