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Eleanor Bateman, senior campaigns and public affairs officer at the National Residential Landlords Association, said there are circumstances in which landlords "legitimately" need to gain possession of a property and this requires a "timely mechanism".

Roldan attempted to gain possession, but with his cleat spikes up.

When the Sounders do gain possession of the ball, Rusnak immediately goes to work.

Clearly, the longer it takes an opposing power-play unit to gain possession and set up in the other team’s end the greater the chance of killing the penalty altogether.

Of course, it helps when opponents can’t gain possession of the puck to begin with, starting in the faceoff circle.