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In explaining the reasons for England's poor performance in the Ashes, Key pointed to the white-ball series in New Zealand prior to this tour as a hindrance to preparation in Australia.
From BBC
He also pointed to the lack of a system for obtaining consent prior to the procedure being carried out.
From BBC
“Years prior to eventual diagnosis, average credit scores begin to weaken and payment delinquency begins to increase, overall and for mortgage and credit-card accounts specifically,” it said.
From MarketWatch
“In response, firms more than reversed the slight cut in charges seen a month prior, raising factory gate prices to the greatest extent in nine months in an effort to protect profit margin,” Bhatti said.
His only cricket on the Ashes tour has come in the warm-up game between England and England Lions prior to the first Test, then for the Lions against a Cricket Australia XI in Brisbane.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
