It is an incredible turnaround for an industry that looked to be on the ropes.
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For firms that have both been on the ropes such numbers seem to offer great comfort.
With HTC and RIM on the ropes, the other contender of note could have been Amazon.
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The Reds had the Giants on the ropes in the division series, then dropped three straight games.
Its market share in 2010 and 2011 was artificially inflated because its competitors were on the ropes.
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Just five months later, Countrywide and its crafty and tan leader, Angelo Mozilo, were on the ropes again.
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It's also no coincidence that these ploys are proliferating at a time when the IRS is on the ropes.
First Burns had Martinez pinned on the ropes, thumping right and left hands at his opponent's head and body.
Technically, gold and silver market bulls are now on the ropes and need to show some good power soon.
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Adebayor was just off target with a desperate lunge from Emmanuel Eboue's cross but Arsenal looked increasingly on the ropes.
That includes six Republican incumbents who are on the ropes and an open Florida Republican seat that is leaning Democratic.
As the fourth round ended, Martinez was on the ropes in his own corner, trying to communicate with his trainer.
Ever since Romney threw his hat into the ring Team Obama has had him on the ropes, a problem Eastwood understands.
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In one of On the Ropes' most uplifting scenes, struggling teenager Noel Santiago wins his qualifying round at the Golden Gloves tournament.
And that is why the old-school, Gladwell approach is on the ropes.
And they will be disappointed not to have extended their run having had Middlesex on the ropes at 78-5 on Friday afternoon.
President Barack Obama appeared to be on the ropes after the beating his party took in November and his under 50% approval rating.
"It was almost like a boxer that knew he was on the ropes, because it was just a matter of time" said Jackson.
Thompson, whose campaign seemed to be on the ropes, had said he needed a strong showing in South Carolina to revitalize his prospects.
And while Brett routinely offered them vocal support, particularly when they were on the ropes, none of them received his services as a coach.
Richards' perfectly judged kick-off bounced once in the in-goal area and then out of play, putting Warrington on the ropes from the opening seconds.
The banks were as broke as the auto industry, Lehmann Bros went belly up, AIG was on the ropes, the investment banks were dry.
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The marathon session seemed to favor the challengers, if only because U.S. Solicitor General Donald Verrilli spent most of his time on the ropes.
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With the News Corp. chairman on the ropes, his rivals are feeling emboldened, and some of them are even feeling some nice financial tailwinds.
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There is little sign of that either, although the opposition parties do have the governing coalition on the ropes over several corruption and campaign-finance scandals.
President George W. Bush wants the American business community to know that while capitalism may be on the ropes, it's certainly not out for the count.
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The crumpled Gomez was subjected to a series of hits on the ropes, leaving the referee with no option but to call a halt to proceedings.
With the government claiming ETA was on the ropes, the group was known to have wanted to pull off a spectacular to show that it still counts.
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