Labour will "wither away" if it "turns inwards" following its crushing election defeat, a senior member of the shadow cabinet will warn.
It was an era before the slave trade came to America, and thus it was free of its crushing, insidious consequences.
Vivendi Goes To Pieces 08.20.02 The company is on the ropes, willing to unload just about any asset it has to allay its crushing debt.
This has led President Museveni of Uganda to say: "Africa does need development assistance, just as it needs debt relief from its crushing international debt burden.
Chesapeake, which borrowed extensively to finance its expansion spree, has been forced to unload $12 billion in valuable oil and gas fields over the last year as it tried to pay off its crushing debts.
For Vivendi, a joint venture with Liberty in which Vivendi holds a majority stake would bring it some much needed cash and, along with it, short-term relief from its crushing debt.
If TPI can ever rid itself of its crushing debt burden, everybody agrees, it can produce petrochemicals of good quality at competitive prices.As it happens, Thailand has recently become a net exporter of petroleum products.
The company has embarked on a restructuring that has allowed it to raise funds to service its crushing $4.9 billion in debt (compared with $980 million in equity).
But as Amazon, founded by chief executive Jeff Bezos in 1994, has grown remorselessly, it has come under greater scrutiny over its crushing impact on the high street and the minuscule amount of tax it pays.
It touted America's unchallenged military arsenal, its crushing military budget, and the unabashed willingness to play the role of global policeman.
Rural village life in the mountains may seem romantic and noble to urbanites, but those who experienced its crushing poverty and daily deprivations are less sentimental about letting it go.
