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If Gen. Ahmar's statement is a precursor to his defection, then the largest rat will have deserted Saleh's sinking ship.

From Time • Mar. 21, 2011

Our luck will have deserted us indeed, if we cannot find one and get them to take us aboard.

From A Cabinet Secret by Boothby, Guy Newell