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But lately it has contributed to a string of spectacular economic shipwrecks.

Those endorsing expensing say stock options were supposed to align the interests of executives with those of shareholders but, instead, current accounting rules for options, which don't allow for expensing, have contributed to a string of corporate excesses that chased stocks to extravagant heights and hurt average investors in the process.

The new boss of embattled security group G4S has accused the company's former management of "undermining" the firm's values and contributing to a string of high-profile debacles such as last year's notoriously mis-managed Olympics contract.

The rescue plan allows the Treasury to buy troubled securities from financial firms in an effort to ease a deepening credit crisis that is choking off business and consumer loans, the lifeblood of the economy, and contributing to a string of bank failures.

At the meeting, Gore used a new NOAA report entitled "El Niño and Climate Change: Record Temperature and Precipitation" as ammunition in the Administration's uphill battle to convince a skeptical Congress to back its proposals to reduce greenhouse gases, which most scientists say are contributing to a string of recent record-hot years.

Mr. Epps, the one with hair, has contributed to a long string of films, including "The Secret of My Success" and "Top Gun".

They found that Groce's shooting was caused or contributed to by a string of serious police failures in both the planning and execution of their armed operation.

On Monday, some players described how the string of wins contributed to a sense of complacency that settled over the team.

But persistent drug-war violence and a string of embarrassing corruption scandals have contributed to a lackluster result.

Ms. Mutter performed with a reproduction of a Baroque bow (but without the traditional gut strings) in the first half, which contributed to a buoyant sound.

The record-breaking warm day on Thursday likely contributed to the string of violent acts--and no one had been charged in any of the incidents as of 8 30 a.m.