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Baptism of Fire Informal; a difficult situation a company or manager is experiencing for the first time. Baptism of fire is generally thought to result in the company or manager's success or failure. Examples include the hiring of a new CEO at a time when a company is facing bankruptcy, or the entrance of a firm's first major competitor into the market. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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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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