The company has grown spectacularly since their father, Fred, died, in 1967, and the brothers took charge.
It looks highly likely that first past the post will fail to do what it says on the tin even more spectacularly at the next election.
That advice from the banks backfired spectacularly when the Swiss franc soared in the wake of the global financial crisis of 2007-08.
One nation candidate Stephanie Banister bowed out early and spectacularly, after she told channel 7 that she didn't oppose Islam "as a country".
CPI targeting failed spectacularly in the last recession, allowing a deep, long-lasting slump.
As the World Service has pared back, Russia Today has expanded spectacularly.
In other words, the government thought it was on to a sure money-maker by introducing fees; in fact, because it could not control all the variables of the market, it was gambling with the nation's money and looks set to lose spectacularly.
Soon, we're on the roof, and Señor Rivas explains how the spine of Quito is the Pichincha volcano (which erupted spectacularly in 1999 and covered the city in ash), and how the churches of Quito are aligned.
Yet there is now confirmation that three scions of the spectacularly dysfunctional family are indeed to front a show called Pop Dynasty, in which they will seek out a similar clan and help launch them into the entertainment business that has made them such well-adjusted people.
While he may be inspired by the likes of Heston Blumenthal and Ferran Adrià, Faure brings another element to the table, his sense of theatre and showmanship, as those that choose one of the tasting menus get treated to the chef himself spectacularly preparing his mystical molecular recipes in front of them.
And while some chains are doing well, we should not be surprised if some fail spectacularly.
