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Baptism of Fire |
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Baptism of Fire A difficult situation that a company or individual experiences that will result in either success or failure. Examples include Initial Public Offerings (IPOs), a new CEO hired to manage a struggling company, and hostile takeover attempts. Notes: A baptism of fire will either weaken or strengthen the entity involved.The phrase is an allusion to the Bible in both Acts 2:3-4 and Matthew 3:11. |
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| Having literally gone through a baptism of fire, "bringing the best before God" became Ms. At the age of 16, Mikhail Pavlovich (the fourth son of Emperor Paul I) went through the baptism of fire, so to say, for taking part in the military operations against Napoleon I. Around dawn, having closed his eyes for half an hour--his only rest in 24 hours--the former vice president, now the country's leader, faced a baptism of fire. |
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