Profits were dented by a $4.23 billion fourth-quarter loss, owing largely to pension accounting charges.

In 1650, though, owing largely to the rise of graphite, which was easy to sharpen and didn't cost an arm and a leg to re-point, silverpoint died out again.

The next two years did not bring the same level of success, owing largely to knee surgery.

The re-release received markedly poorer reviews, owing largely to improvements made by its successor.

Owing largely to environmental concerns, however, construction of the proposed dam was halted partway through construction in 1975 and never finished.