One of the unsuccessful proposals had been to strip and sink the carrier for a diving site, put forward by Torbay-based dive group Wreck the World.

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As a result, employees who work for these leaders have available to them a model of grace under pressure, and the wherewithal to dive in and help move the company forward.

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However, after the reactionary dive, the markets tend to recover swiftly as people recognize that the world will move forward and that the sun will indeed come up tomorrow.

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