be dead in the water

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if something is dead in the water, it has failed, and it seems impossible that it will be successful in the future. So how does a government revive an economy that is dead in the water?

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residents and families--they will be dead in the water. Training Tomorrow's Top Managers by Nursing Homes The consensus is that without support from the record labels, the gatekeepers to popular music, any technology would be dead in the water. Online music all the rage at Internet World Conference by Fisher, Sara / Los Angeles Business Journal ``All might do well in their exclusive runs, but if they don't get that Oscar nomination, they will be dead in the water,'' predicted box office analyst Robert Bucksbaum, president of Reel Source, Inc. CATCH THEM IF YOU CAN PRESTIGE FILMS JOCKEYING FOR AWARDS ARE OPENING ... by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA) More results

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residents and families--they will be dead in the water.

Training Tomorrow's Top Managers by Nursing Homes

The consensus is that without support from the record labels, the gatekeepers to popular music, any technology would be dead in the water.

Online music all the rage at Internet World Conference by Fisher, Sara / Los Angeles Business Journal

``All might do well in their exclusive runs, but if they don't get that Oscar nomination, they will be dead in the water,'' predicted box office analyst Robert Bucksbaum, president of Reel Source, Inc.

CATCH THEM IF YOU CAN PRESTIGE FILMS JOCKEYING FOR AWARDS ARE OPENING ... by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)

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