As chief executive of Nissan Motor, Mr. Ghosn has already engineered one of the most spectacular turnarounds in Japanese corporate history.

He's forced to dismiss the spectacular turnaround, declaring it only "a temporary pause in Apple's long-term decline."

A poll published by the Sydney Morning Herald on Wednesday indicated a spectacular turnaround of political perceptions, effectively reversing the standing of the party leaders.

Instead, Lundqvist ended up the first star of the game, a spectacular turnaround on a night full of the unexpected.

One of the most spectacular turnarounds in New York bridge history occurred two weeks ago in the semifinal of the Grand National Teams.

In 1996 Fox was named Conde Nast Publisher of the Year after managing a spectacular turnaround at Vanity Fair.

Though analysts say Mr. Ghosn hardly deserves sole credit, Renault has had a spectacular turnaround since his arrival.

But his round was overshadowed by Ian Woosnam's spectacular turnaround.

And many workers say the 3 percent raise they received last year was wholly inadequate in light of the spectacular turnaround at PSA.

Bill Belichick helped create the defensive schemes that were so critical in last year's spectacular turnaround: the club pared 167 points from the total it had given up in 1996.