But during the last drought in the semiconductor business, Philips shut down the partnership and the research facility in its industrial home of Eindhoven and almost exited the chip business entirely.
Gates isn't a one-at-a-time kind of guy (see: "The (Almost) Exit Interview").
And in Arbuthnot's case, I'm reminded of St Augustine's bleak vision of human life as being like a bird that flies for ever through darkness and is then suddenly - all too briefly - illuminated as it enters the dining hall of a castle and then, almost immediately, exits, back into the night for ever.
The only portion of the Canadian assault that did not go as planned was the advance of the 4th Canadian Division, collapsing almost immediately after exiting their trenches.
She eventually edged onto the stage, her bare back to us, shuddering and heaving and, finally, just before exiting again, almost casually picking up a tambourine.
In her YouTube documentary "Simply Complicated," Lovato revealed she almost overdosed months after exiting rehab.
"You almost have to exit PCs and printers to have any new business that even moves the needle," Mr. Daryanani said.
In his annual letter to shareholders in 2003, he compared complex derivative contracts to hell: "Easy to enter and almost impossible to exit".
On Sunday, facing the Dallas Cowboys with both teams at 3-5, thEagleses reached their nadir, their quarterback injured, their season irretrievably lost, their coach almost certain to exit.
TXT also declared that it would exit almost all of its commercial finance businesses.
