Labour
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Truth in Television: Due to the amount of time and labour, not to mention the cost, required to produce pure maple syrup, competition in the real world is steep and it's not unheard of for rivals to poison each other's trees or use tactics like force and theft to try and get ahead in the business.
Source: Series / Battle Creek -
Alys is also implied to be in danger of dying in childbirth — Ivan is a big boy, and the labour has already been going on for several days by the time Padma goes to try to get a doctor to her.
- Happens in labour disputes where management or unions try to recoup the losses from a strike or lockout, and that merely pushes the bargaining positions of the parties further apart.
Source: Sunk Cost Fallacy
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