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The Australian was sacked days later and replaced by Thomas Frank who lasted eight months before leaving in February.
From BBC
He was caught in possession early on by Beto but was rescued by defender Jorrel Hato, before allowing a shot from the striker to slip through his fingers in the second half.
From BBC
The prospect of missiles that could reach the U.S. from Iran was considered unlikely even before the damage done by the war.
Dry soils and a parched atmosphere drank up the runoff before it could flow into storage.
From Los Angeles Times
Mueller led the FBI for 12 years, starting just days before the September 11, 2001 Al-Qaeda attacks on the United States, during which time he built up the bureau's counterterror mission.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
