The British bank spent $3.3 billion buying its American franchise and then bailing it out of the loan losses.

Customers fled, and Porsche nearly wiped out its American franchise.

Despite this setback, Birchall seemed set on a move to the American franchise.

Rooms have the high design and laid-back style characteristic of this playful American franchise.

The fraud proved particularly embarrassing because it involved its prized Latin American franchise.

Of course, as in any European city, American franchises have already come and conquered.

It has already saturated its main urban markets, much as many American franchises have.

Despite strong fan support, the Winnipeg Jets were at a financial disadvantage with many American franchises.

But promoting democratic values ought not to be an exclusively American franchise.

It is easy to imagine the quaint streets of Cuban cities filling quickly with all the familiar American franchises.