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It created something called the Olympiatoppen, an organization whose sole responsibility was overseeing the recruitment and training of Norway’s second most coveted natural resource: Olympic athletes.

From The Wall Street Journal

He said the scam relied on using "a rather sophisticated device, which is adapted for the sole purpose of defrauding".

From BBC

As well as battling to avoid relegation for the first time since 1976-77, the north London club have reached the last 16 of the Champions League in their sole glimmer of hope this season.

From Barron's

Tudor's sole season in France saw Marseille finish third behind Paris St-Germain and Lens, despite surpassing the club's points total from the previous campaign when they finished second.

From BBC

Would contract negotiations actually even take place around a tournament when the sole focus must surely be on the World Cup games?

From BBC