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    Inexperience can be used as an excuse or an opportunity. It is as an excuse that it is most often trotted out England's management ... India, throughout, this series, have used is as an opportunity.

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I expected them to drive to the hoop. I think it might have been one of those instances where they read more

I expected them to drive to the hoop. I think it might have been one of those instances where they were young kids and they have not been here before and they tensed up a little and took those 3-pointers. But, you look at that team and they are so well coached. My guys didn't mind being on defense at the end and I think they were confident and comfortable because they had been in that situation before. The experience of being in the championship game before definitely paid off for us.

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If I win the gold I might say nothing and just wander past him, hopefully with some kind of medal read more

If I win the gold I might say nothing and just wander past him, hopefully with some kind of medal - a gold one preferably. I think I might dangle it in front of his face or something.

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It was a rite of passage. He was dad's right-hand man . . . he was just doing things like read more

It was a rite of passage. He was dad's right-hand man . . . he was just doing things like that. We made a conscious decision for him to be there to help.

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I helped them cut posts, working in knee-deep water to keep the fence up so you wouldn't get run over read more

I helped them cut posts, working in knee-deep water to keep the fence up so you wouldn't get run over by the animals,

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Intellectuals, academics, writers and poets were an important force in the early groups of volunteers. They had the means to read more

Intellectuals, academics, writers and poets were an important force in the early groups of volunteers. They had the means to get to Spain and were accustomed to travelling, whereas very few workers had left British shores.

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Anytime they can point to something concrete, something that's happening, it helps them refute all the allegations, all the daily read more

Anytime they can point to something concrete, something that's happening, it helps them refute all the allegations, all the daily news that comes in on the ongoing violence and the more-structural problems,

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Evidence suggests [bank reward programs] do work. It really depends on the individual program and how it is set up.

Evidence suggests [bank reward programs] do work. It really depends on the individual program and how it is set up.

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For several centuries what has passed for song in literary circles was any text that looked like the lyrics for read more

For several centuries what has passed for song in literary circles was any text that looked like the lyrics for a commonplace melodic setting.

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Right now with the roster as it exists, they're nowhere near contending. They're not even contending for the playoffs. That's read more

Right now with the roster as it exists, they're nowhere near contending. They're not even contending for the playoffs. That's going to be a tough pill to swallow for (Garnett). When you look up and you're now 30, and you don't see the team contending, it's hard. It's going to be a big dilemma for Kevin and those guys in what direction they go in.

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