The stockmarket welcomed the changes, not because investors have developed alikingfor nepotism, but because the company at last appears to be facing up to its problems and because Mr Ford will be surrounded by some able lieutenants.
Mr Saakashvili's impulsive temperament, coupled in some cases with a blind eye to his friends' flaws, have created a worrying impression of both cronyism and alikingfora brusque, even bullying, style.
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