time bomb
- n a problematic situation that will eventually become dangerous if not addressed
- n a bomb that has a detonating mechanism that can be set to go off at a particular time
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- How to Defuse an Ethical Time-Bomb in Your Company
Maybe you think that problems can't infect your company because you've got clearly stated rules against them. Boy, are you in for a surprise. Nothing keeps a business owner up at night like the nagging feeling that ethical time bombs are ticking somewhere in his or her company. Human nature being what it is, no company is immune from problems--from the deliberate frauds and rogue actions of ...
June 10, 2013 - Inc Magazine - Greek militant group claims bomb attack outside prison director's home
ATHENS (Reuters) - A Greek guerrilla group claimed responsibility for a time bomb that exploded outside the Athens home of a prison director on Friday, slightly wounding one woman in the face, police officials said on Saturday. The Conspiracy of Fire Cells said it planted the device, which police estimate contained at least 1 kg of dynamite, under a car used by the director of the high-security ...
June 8, 2013 - Reuters via Yahoo! News - Bomb explodes outside home of Greek prison director
ATHENS (Reuters) - A time bomb exploded outside the Athens home of a Greek prison director overnight on Friday, smashing windows and slightly injuring one woman in the face, police officials said. The device, which police estimate contained at least 1 kg of dynamite, was left under a car used by Maria Stefi, director of the high-security Korydallos prison, in the Dafni neighborhood. Police ...
June 7, 2013 - Reuters via Yahoo! News