But when the new shares were finally floated seven months later, they were absorbed without further trauma.
Some worry that this will become a quick fix for those without true emotional trauma.
Will we ever be able to have children, both Israel and Arab, grow up without trauma?
Emily's visit to the dentist had gone off without trauma.
Such developments have not been without trauma for the Greenlanders.
Europe's electricity exchanges appeared to weather the Enron debacle without extraordinary trauma.
And, she added, the various young Avivas seem to have survived their ordeals without trauma.
Both situations can result in brittle, fragile bones that are subject to fractures, even without trauma.
Lonely children of ten had imaginary friends - it was a healthy development stage that should be passed through without trauma.
"Speed humps are wider - you can go over them without too much trauma to the front end of your car."