• Such ABM-related activities take on even greater strategic significance against the back-drop of a wide array of other Soviet defensive measures.

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  • Reports today that in the stadium where the main opposition party were to hold their rally, that Robert Mugabe supporters have taken it over, that there are people armed with clubs on the streets outside, how can you run an election against that back-drop.

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  • However, Inter will argue they deserved their slice of luck, and the match-up of Mourinho against Bayern boss Louis van Gaal, one of the men under whom he served his apprenticeship at Barca, provides a fascinating back-drop to what will be an hotly-contested final next month.

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  • Tovey seized the chance and the full-back send a huge drop-goal over from the halfway line to give the Dragons a 13-3 lead at the break.

    BBC: Blues 42-13 Dragons

  • There was a dramatic finish in which replacement fly-half James Arlidge and full-back Tovey each had drop-goal attempts charged down while the latter's final attempt drifted wide for Tom James to mark and kick off the field.

    BBC: Dragons 19-21 Cardiff Blues

  • Leeds, who had lost dynamic open-side Hendre Fourie to a rib injury, were on the back foot and after a Charlie Hodgson drop-goal attempt hit the upright, play was called back for a Sale penalty.

    BBC: Leeds 3-6 Sale

  • The fly-half saw a drop-goal attempt come back off the upright on the resumption before South Africa were again reduced to 14 men.

    BBC: South Africa 31-19 New Zealand

  • Striker Junior Hoilett opened the scoring with a 58th-minute volley to record his third goal in two games before a late Yakubu header sealed back-to-back wins for Rovers, who moved six points clear of the drop zone.

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  • The Sharks took the lead when Sililo Martens fed a quick ball from a ruck to his half-back partner Daniel Larrechea who slotted home a 22-metre drop goal.

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  • Sometimes power-play guys drop back a little, and I took advantage of it.

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  • That finally lifted Gradi's men back out of the drop zone - and they held on to seal the victory on a remarkable afternoon.

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  • "You get back from a conference -- you drop off 15 business cards into a little scanner and it places them all digitally, " said Gutsche.

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  • But the Dow industrials stormed back from a more than 82-point drop to trade firmly in the black, staging their biggest swing from negative to positive territory in nearly six months.

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  • However, Woods had a double bogey six at the fourth and then found further trouble with another double bogey at the par-four seventh to drop back to one under and out of contention.

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  • Gregor's conversion and drop-goal came back off the woodwork and Bath took full advantage of the misses, Stephenson powerfully running in from 10m and Berne scoring a minute later following a break from Matt Banahan.

    BBC: Bath 35-31 Glasgow Warriors

  • That appeared to be the end of the danger for the first set as Murray moved smoothly to 5-2 but his first serve went missing when trying to close it out in game nine, and the more attack-minded Tsonga broke back with a drop volley.

    BBC: Murray overtakes Nadal with win

  • And they had plenty of possession and territory, overcoming the loss of scrum-half Warren Fury to the sin-bin in the first half to even lead 6-3 at one stage, when full-back Thomas's penalty was followed by Scott Barrow's drop goal six minutes from half-time - fair reward for the bottom club's spirit and competitiveness at the breakdown.

    BBC: Bath 16-13 Leeds

  • But the Dragons switched back on and Sweeney's late drop-goal was enough to secure five points.

    BBC: Benetton Treviso 33-35 Dragons

  • Stewart Brand, one of the founders of the back-to-the-land movement, has been arguing fiercely that environmentalists need to drop their anti-GM stance.

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  • Of course, if you thought the tender offer were going to fail then it was not such a good deal, since you would expect the stock to drop back down to the mid-twenties.

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  • July's hearing saw Williams admit faking a facial cut during the 6-5 defeat by Leinster, who went on to win the tournament, to try and get substituted drop-goal specialist Evans back on the field.

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  • Three minutes into injury time the match appeared to be over as Everitt put London Irish back in front at 22-21 with a drop goal but, in an extended spell of added time, Barkley had the final say.

    BBC: Bath edge Exiles

  • Baroness Bakewell is urging the government to back efforts to stem the dramatic drop in part-time students.

    BBC: Joan Bakewell urges action on part-time students

  • Scott Murrell put Rovers back in front, with Dobson's drop-goal and Ben Fisher's late score sealing the win.

    BBC: Hull KR 37-24 Harlequins

  • The temptation for the American carriers is to drop prices to lure back both holiday-makers and business passengers.

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  • At this stage, roughly two-thirds drop out and are sent back to jail.

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  • Joe Lieberman of Connecticut -- the latest Democrats to drop out of the running -- are now looking for new causes to back.

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  • After scrubbing a back-door listing on Nasdaq scheduled for April 14 -- the day the exchange recorded its highest point drop ever -- Global Sources is going ahead with plans to go public.

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  • Knifed drop-shot from Murray on the back-hand side, but that's great scrambling from Chela to keep the game alive, yanking a backhand volley past the flailing Scot.

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