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But German confidence has begun to crumple under the weight of an increasingly outdated and rigid economy, which was once the envy of Europe.
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It would certainly be hugely damaging for the ICC, and for global peace and justice, if the council were seen simply to crumple at threats from the latest thug-in-a-high-place.
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Contestants tear apart and restuff their vehicles with hundreds of thousands of dollars' worth of amps, batteries and subwoofers that can produce a sound wave forceful enough to crumple your lungs.
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Go back just a few more days, to last Friday, and there was another report that the Obama campaign would like to crumple up: U.S. durable-goods orders dropped by 0.4 percent in July, excluding the volatile transportation sector.
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Replacing steel with aluminium allows additional interior space to be offered, along with larger crumple zones at the front and rear for even better crash protection, all without paying a heavy penalty in fuel consumption.
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Mercedes says the 1959 220S was the first passenger car in the world to feature a dedicated crash structure around the cabin, replete with crumple zones.
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