They lead to devastation that can be irreparable, with an impact that lasts long after the dust has settled.
Or, after the dust has settled on yet another human tragedy at a garment factory, will it be business as usual?
And yes, when the dust has settled there are now fewer people working in retail than there were before WalMart (or Sears Roebuck).
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The dust has settled from the primaries and caucuses of Super Tuesday and the two Democratic candidates fought each other to a draw.
After the dust has settled and the scare now in the past, those same equities may now have to be repurchased at higher prices.
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Once the dust has settled we need to look at how this happened, what went wrong and how we can do it better next time.
Perhaps, after the dust has settled, Italy will join their number.
There will be plenty of tub thumping and sabre rattling but, when all the dust has settled and the conference season is only a memory, things will undoubtedly change.
Now that the dust has settled on the Jose Reyes and Heath Bell deals with the Miami Marlins, Jeffrey Loria and Larry Beinfest have aggressively set their sights on Albert Pujols.
They mark a symbolic and real step up in the escalation of a conflict, leading to devastation that can be irreparable and whose impact lasts long after the dust has settled.
The New York Times recently published a sprawling piece about the creation and subsequent demise of 38 Studios, a story now able to be fully told now that the dust has settled.
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Now that the dust has settled on Nikon's new D700 DSLR -- but hopefully not on that anti-dust 12.1 megapixel full-frame sensor -- we thought we'd toss together a few general impressions of the new mid-range pro camera.
Now that the dust has settled, everyone has had a chance to look at the offerings, and (amazingly) the review units are in the hands of the press and pre-orders are being for a mid-November release to the public, the question can be answered.
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While the recriminations will continue long after the dust has settled on this landmark result - England's only previous loss to an associate nation was against Zimbabwe in the 1992 World Cup, but they did not need to win that match - and, in truth, the night was as much about a brilliant team performance from the Dutch as the desperately lacklustre cricket England produced.
Now that the proverbial dust has settled on the Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
When the dust settled, I found that the Watch DOGS program has now become a part of the vernacular of the community in Central Texas.
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