But all that counts for nothing in the new Indonesia, where having close connections to Suharto has become a kiss of death.
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Opponents of the project argued that a rival airport could be the kiss of death for KLIA, which opened in 1998, caters for around 25m passengers a year and aspires to be a regional hub.
None of these signs is the definitive kiss of death for a bank, but the more evidence of this kind you see, the more likely it is that your bank is struggling.
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Of course, if you deal with the IRS on a regular basis, you know that using a paper app is the kiss of death: be prepared to wait four to six weeks for processing.
Mr Wolfson, now comatose and probably close to death, was given a kiss of life and recovered.
"There are a lot of candidates who get completely run down, and they have to take a week off - and that's the kiss of death, " says Richard Ben Cramer, author of What it Takes: The Way to the White House.
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Sir Hartley found himself named as a likely future prime minister, a prediction bestowed on many politicians that is usually the kiss of death.
But, whether I think she should stay or go, the wheels definitely seem to be in motion to replace her and lowering guidance for the year a few short weeks after the Investor Day could be the kiss of death for her tenure.
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