The on-the-brink-of-insolvency company was begging Washington for a bailout.
Some may feel that his decision to leave the Championship for a return to the SPL - on the brink of a cash crisis - is a step down the career ladder.
The on-loan Celtic midfielder curled home a 35-yard set-piece on the brink of half-time to put Gus MacPherson's side in front.
The Bruins, who had led the series 3-1, were on the brink of elimination when Toronto stormed to a 4-1 lead in the third period.
At the time, the super-sized reptiles were common, but the introduction of wild goats, which ate the vegetation that formed their diet, and the hunting habits of passing sailors -- left them on the brink of extinction.
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And then as the financial crisis hit with its full force, America faced a hard and once unimaginable reality, that two of the Big 3 automakers -- GM and Chrysler -- were on the brink of liquidation.
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But the disruption caused by a major outbreak of fighting, could spell disaster for the half-a-million Somalis already on the brink of disaster.
French finance minister Christine Lagarde denying there were plans for an emergency EU bail-out fund to help banks on the brink of going under - but saying she wanted a level playing field among EU countries when it came to accounting rules.
Moreover, with both Europe and the United States teetering on the brink of another double-dip recession, policies geared towards bringing manufacturing home via tax incentives and other measures are more likely to become law.
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Brick-and-mortar retailers are on the brink of getting parity in the e-commerce-versus-real world shopping wars, but they still cannot afford to lose ground over the holiday season.
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Despite their eight-point deficit, the Rhinos created a sustained spell of pressure on the brink of half time, but Jordan Tansey spurned a gilt-edged chance to bring Leeds to within two points of regular season champions.
Daniel Paille scored the tiebreaking goal with 3:31 left in the third period after defenseman Johnny Boychuk got the Bruins even earlier in the frame and Boston put the Rangers on the brink of elimination with a 2-1 victory in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinal series on Tuesday night.
Whether United lack ambition or not, they are now in control of Group C and will travel to Bursaspor for the return fixture in less than a fortnight knowing that victory will leave them on the brink of a last-16 place.
Keith Dabengwa hit three fours en route to a score of 16 before Harbhajan trapped him leg before, reducing Zimbabwe to 138-9 and on the brink of yet another heavy defeat.
But Mr Ackroyd is especially good at conveying Poe's precarious state, ever on the brink of self-destruction.
This economy was on the brink of collapse -- you of all people remember where we were.
Davies eventually put his team ahead on the brink of half-time as he connected with Chris Burke's corner to send a header past Howard.
It was at this time that many large financial firms -- those left standing -- teetered on the brink of collapse, overwhelmed by the consequences of their irresponsible decisions.
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Marc Crosas replaced Cameroon midfielder Landry N'Guemo for Celtic on the brink of half-time in a tactical switch as the lethargic Premier League team looked for a change in fortunes.
Predictably, stocks tumbled when investors started to tremble on fears that the economy was on the brink of falling over the fiscal cliff, among them Coca-Cola (KO), Visa International (V), Disney (DIS), Amazon.com (AMZN), Apple (AAPL), J.
The potato starch gives the photographs a grainy, almost pixilated, quality, creating a romantic, old-world feel: fitting since many capture cultures on the brink of extinction through globalization or colonialism--something Kahn was quite concerned about.
Indian authorities say the sole surviving gunman in the attacks has told investigators that he was trained by LeT, which was banned following a 2001 attack on the Indian parliament that brought the nuclear-armed rivals to the brink of war.
The frantic search for an alternative treatment amid dire warnings that we are on the brink of returning to a pre-antibiotic era means the bacteriophage which was dismissed decades ago may yet have its day.
This sort of election-eve scandal is like a volcano on the brink of eruption.
She also got her wish for resolution authority over important non-bank companies on the brink of failure.
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Britain, the euro-area's other main export market, is on the brink of recession.
The Netherlands put themselves on the brink of qualification for the last 16 with a hard-fought victory in Durban over an impressively stubborn Japan side.
So think back to when Barack first took office -- our economy was on the brink of collapse.
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