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Defences set up in a low block will often drop even deeper when faced with a winger or forward trying to run in-behind.

From BBC

Almost two years later, having continued with injections for his cell treatment, he believes he is close to trying to run once more.

From BBC

But that hasn’t stopped foreign academics, officials and business executives from trying to find out—and some are turning to arcane tea leaf-reading techniques dating back to the era of Mao Zedong.

From The Wall Street Journal

"I filmed it with my friend Beau and we were in this cave, trying to catch lizards," he said.

From BBC

The initial response focused on trying to bring another vessel alongside to offload the Sea Empress' cargo of crude oil.

From BBC