The front-page newspaper expose that would begin his downfall was still 14 weeks away.
This past week, California Senator Diane Feinstein said she believes that case contributed to Lam's downfall.
Auto executives predicted that having to install seatbelts would bring the downfall of their industry.
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Then he was an aggressive perfectionist whose single-minded self-belief contributed to his Anfield downfall.
Was Stalingrad really he turning point that spelled the downfall of Nazi Germany?
Is it the downfall of the publishing industry for not properly marketing serious female writers?
In fact, there have been three separate reports examining the downfall of MF Global.
On a larger scale, it could also be responsible for the downfall of the entire internet.
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Think of Ivan Boesky, whose cooperation led to the downfall of Drexel, Burnham, Lambert.
Welsh felt that a poor start to the second half led to Boston's downfall.
Booth said it was a lack of accuracy which led to their dramatic downfall.
"Air-conditioning made Florida, and now insurance could be its downfall, " he told the conference.
The post-retirement economic downfall of professional athletes has been widely documented in recent months.
Vettori said the impatience of the Bangladesh batsmen had been the main cause of their downfall.
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She covered the financial sector during the 2007 recession, the downfall of Lehman Brothers.
The downfall of any content system is giving the user too many choices that are overwhelming.
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If dining out every night is your downfall, you need to put a plan in action.
The Eisner book, by contrast, implies that the protagonist's character is the cause of his downfall.
After his downfall winter sets in, the apples fall and the branches lose their leaves.
And their exuberance on the back of those victories appeared to be their downfall at Basseterre.
Oddly, Mr Aitken's downfall is reminiscent of the fate of one of his heroes.
All the same, the outlook was brightening even before Mr Milosevic's downfall in October.
But even Mr Karadzic's arrest would not mean the downfall of the Pale clique.
The sudden shutting of the overnight repo market to Bear contributed to its downfall.
But the fraud that caused his downfall has tarnished the country's reputation for financial probity.
As important as they are, such fundamental but simple questions can lead to the downfall of simplicity.
So were the company's links with the obscure off-balance-sheet partnerships that were subsequently to trigger its downfall.
The Banking Standards Commission report called him the "architect" of the strategy that led to HBOS' downfall.
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The downfall of these so-called stereoscopic displays is that, over time, they cause eye fatigue and headaches.
Ultimately, it seems unlikely that the no-hitter or the secret bullpen session indeed led to Santana's downfall.
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