| True to form, an amuse-bouche of gazpacho and curry with crab was delivered to the table and was a great kick-off. |
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| Are the reasons for participation in the kick-off meeting and each individual contribution to it clear? |
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| What in your view is the biggest benefit of a kick-off meeting for your project? |
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| Following this kick-off meeting, the work has been carried out at each individual level of administration. |
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| Project preparation is very complex and the appropriate time for the kick-off meeting is missed. |
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| In a kick-off meeting you establish committment, clarity and transparency and gain a solid foundation for your project. |
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| Following the kick-off meeting the detailed planning of the first stage will be developed. |
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| Invite all participants of the kick-off meeting and everybody else who was actively involved in the project. |
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| The Wasps made a mess of Batley's kick-off and from the drop out scrum-half Gary Barnett spotted a gap and beat Callaghan to score. |
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| On 22 January 2003 a kick-off meeting was organised by SICTA and a working group was set up. |
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| It's not unknown for the dulcet tones of Frank Sinatra to be heard on the team's ghetto blaster in the changing rooms prior to kick-off. |
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| Instantly on arrival at Balmoor an hour before kick-off there was evidence that this cup tie was in business. |
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| Dukinfield are workmanlike rather than spectacular and from the kick-off they displayed their intention of frustrating the home side. |
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| It was 45 minutes before kick-off and we were dressed in full kit, without boots, doing some leg weights and stretches. |
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| The referee was caught in traffic and did not make it in time for kick-off. |
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| He suffered the injury at Halifax a fortnight ago, cried off ten minutes before kick-off last Saturday and isn't fit yet. |
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| York City Ladies had a wasted journey last weekend when their game at North Ferriby was called off 20 minutes before kick-off. |
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| The Strawberry Board of Directors say its been a hectic week getting everything set up for the kick-off of the festival. |
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| She was presenting the match ball before kick-off and as club captain I had my photo taken with her to help promote the evening. |
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| All players are asked to be on the field 20 minutes before kick-off of their matches. |
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| We had some rain before kick-off and the players are taking full advantage. |
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| The side losing the toss has the kick-off from the centre point between the goals. |
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| The match kick-off had to be put back 20 minutes while another coach arrived to take the players to the ground. |
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| We want to raise a million quid, and it's an impressively strong line-up for the kick-off event. |
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| York were unprepared for Featherstone's short kick-off which they executed to perfection. |
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| A good half-hour before kick-off, place the salt in a mortar and crush it quite coarsely, then add the garlic. |
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| Their match with Hull, scheduled to kick-off at 1pm, has been postponed due to the pitch being unplayable. |
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| The crowd was probably north of 1,000 and the kick-off was even delayed to let the latecomers in. |
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| The Green Machine's engine was revving even before kick-off as table-topping Melrose made the short trip down to Hawick. |
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| The early evening kick-off saw a number of players stranded in rush hour traffic and the start was delayed. |
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| Skolars handed them the opportunity on a plate when their opening kick-off went out on the full. |
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| Prior to the kick-off, a minute's silence was observed in respect of the memory of Tom Dutton of Ferrybank. |
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| A turnover in possession after the kick-off saw Uni get the ball just into the Ballina half. |
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| In spite of the early kick-off most customers were snubbing the option of coffee and orange juice and opting for lager or bitter. |
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| Having done all the hard work, the time before kick-off on Saturday is a case of taking it easy, eating, resting and sleeping. |
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| In a defiant show of solidarity, fans are planning a peaceful march through the city to the ground prior to kick-off. |
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| Tension was high even before kick-off as the appointed referee failed to show. |
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| However, their exertions in Yorkshire seemed to have caught up with them as Celtic put them through the mill from the kick-off. |
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| The steady rain was not doing the pitch too much harm but just a couple of hours before kick-off it absolutely belted down. |
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| The Japanese were in highly excitable mood, doing Mexican waves as some local people ran around with English flags before kick-off. |
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| Before the kick-off meeting, several meetings have usually taken place in the preparation of a project. |
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| I'll be with the team until kick-off and I'll then have to take my seat in the stands, kicking my heels at missing out. |
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| Because the kick-off of the game was delayed it was too dark to play extra time and the match is to be replayed. |
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| Organizers expect the park to be skate ready for a tentative kick-off date of September 30 this year. |
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| The heavily sanded Turf Moor surface is a cause for concern ahead of tonight's big kick-off. |
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| Bury welcome Tyldesley to the Radcliffe Road ground tomorrow in a non-league fixture, kick-off 2.30 pm. |
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| Flowing football was always going to be a tall order on a heavy Home Park pitch that was still being sanded right up to kick-off. |
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| The Scots lost out to Wales 22-14 in the opening round of the event, but hope for better things in the 2.30 pm kick-off today. |
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| Salford-born Russell is an England fan, but faces the 68,000-strong crowd before kick-off to sing the national anthems of both teams. |
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| Although the adverse weather had relented for the kick-off, earlier rain had left the Valerie Street pitch on the tacky side. |
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| One of the more cringe-making moments was the sight of tickets practically being given away on the streets in the hours before kick-off. |
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| This did not dispel Calderwood's good humour and buoyancy in a season far from finished as he embraced Levein on the touchline before kick-off. |
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| The 2001 Survey has, however, provided the kick-off benchmark for comparing the results of future surveys. |
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| He was trying to encourage universities to do so, and a two-day kick-off workshop would be held at the PTB the following week. |
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| During the kick-off phase, the partners developed a series of policies and procedures to be used throughout project implementation. |
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| From the kick-off, Sweden won possession and launched a sortie down the right. |
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| You're not ready until you have a batch of something seriously snackable for guests to munch on from kick-off to the final whistle. |
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| Wide-eyed youngsters watched as dozens of fireworks exploded in a shower of colour to kick-off the celebrations with a bang. |
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| Some journalists popped into Alexander during the opening night's kick-off party, taking pictures indiscriminately, frightening some of the less open guests. |
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| One of the more enjoyable moments of a Scottish Cup final is that hour or so before kick-off when you take a gentle stroll around the purlieus of Hampden Park. |
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| From the kick-off both teams put on a display of stylish, exquisite rugby. |
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| On Thursday, May 16, 2002, FundSERV held a kick-off rally to launch its 2002 United Way charity drive. |
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| The beginning of the game, choice of halves and the kick-off shall be decided by the toss of a coin. |
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| Stovin says the next series, set to launch around May long weekend, will tie in with the kick-off to barbecue season. |
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| The surrounding streets were awash with fans bedecked in green and white, dancing to the incessant music a good four hours before kick-off. |
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| In order to respond to these concerns, Round III of GenARDIS began with a kick-off workshop. |
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| The race started with a kick-off event where we partnered with the Vancouver Island Health Authority Aboriginal Health Team. |
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| Play is restarted with a kick-off and only then the referee sees the assistant referee's signal. |
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| I have played in sides that, away from training, were frankly cliquey and socially separated and yet felt invincible come kick-off. |
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| Active Seniors with spirit came together at the Tavolata kick-off conference with a view to initiate noontime get-togethers. |
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| Case in point Tuesday's White Cube kick-off party at Soho House and Le Baron at the Florida room Delano last night. |
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| Fans gathered two hours before kick-off to welcome the team bus, 55,000 tickets had been sold and the noise was deafening. |
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| Yet despite the emphatic nature of that win, the defining moment came when the players entered the field hand-in-hand prior to kick-off. |
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| This year's events included a kick-off breakfast and a Halloween bake sale. |
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| Straight from the kick-off, Forest goalkeeper Paul Smith dribbled the ball towards goal unopposed to put the two-time European champions 1-0 up. |
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| An important kick-off effect can also come from public procurement. |
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| If you are located near a Lions Eyeglass Recycling Center, consider using Lions World Sight Day as a kick-off for recruiting volunteers for the recycling center. |
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| Plan a fun, festive kick-off for the challenge during your meeting. |
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| Initiation and planning: The need to complete an assessment is acknowledged. The assessment is launched during a kick-off meeting with the assessment's sponsor to confirm the scope of the assessment. |
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| Vision IT Group took part at the kick-off organized by the Automatic Identification and Mobility division of IER on January 22 and 23, 2009 in Nantes, France. |
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| A kick-off meeting marks the official start of a project. |
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| That he also will be denied access to his players in the dressing room before kick-off has led the manager to believe that he is being unduly punished. |
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| The short kick-off after Martin's try was regathered by Darren Callaghan, who made a bigger impact at scrum-half in the second half than he had at full-back in the first. |
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| The Lions now will hope Lady Luck continues to smile on them as they take on their arch rivals West Ham at Upton Park on Sunday, kick-off at noon. |
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| The Stanley manager has been running the rule over his squad during their extensive pre-season fixtures in preparation for the big kick-off at Aldershot on Sunday. |
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| The second half was more of the same for the Warriors as Laurier followed the second kick-off with good intensity, notching a second tally early in the half. |
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| Botha also scored the first try, after just three minutes, as the Boks made their intentions clear from the kick-off as they drove strongly into the Irish territory. |
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| Half an hour before kick-off melt the butter and olive oil in a heavy, medium-sized saucepan and add the onions, cooking them very gently for 10 minutes without browning. |
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| Indeed his new team-mates credited his nous as a key factor in their surprising but enterprising victory at Newport in the Celtic League kick-off a week earlier. |
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| It was with buoyant optimism that Jamie Dolan and I donned the initialled manager's anoraks and led our young starlets to New Broomfield for the big kick-off. |
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| The Love Street pitch had apparently been like an inland sea only 48 hours before kick-off but apart from a couple of extended patches of sand the waters had subsided. |
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| From the kick-off the spectators roared on the Catalans who overwhelmed their opponents, creating at least a dozen chances in the first half alone. |
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| Badly in need of a runback specialist, he allowed his star cornerback to talk him into using him as the kick-off returner. |
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| Even without the tranquilliser dart of a Sunday morning kick-off, there would still have been no inflamed rumbustiousness from the locals, who knew better than to expect a win against a good Second Division team. |
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| This makes the cluster very easy to use by reducing the number of manual operations for the milker. It also avoids accidental air entrance during attachment or if the cluster falls due to kick-off. |
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| Wales kick-off the final round of fixtures in Rome while Ireland visit Murrayfield in the middle game. |
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| Oh, and yes, there are some actual banshees... Well, kick-off is in about twenty minutes time, so we've just got time to recap on the rules of the game before battle starts. |
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| The atmosphere is building down here in this beautiful city, ahead of South Africa's big kick-off against Mexico, and that means those infernal horns from sun up to sun down. |
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| The task promises to be much easier provided that their midfield linchpin is firing on all cylinders when the whistle blows for kick-off this Thursday. |
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| From the kick-off Storm got the ball and Joseph Procter came into the game with some jinking runs which caused the Rockets problems. |
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| Navy is the kick-off customer for the program and is purchasing the aircraft to replace its fleet of C-9 airlifters. |
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| Cineuropa: How does the EFM look a few days away from kick-off? |
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| Canning was only handed a start minutes before kick-off after spending two seasons out following two horrific leg breaks in succession. |
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| Manchester United can draw level with champions Chelsea before the Premier League leaders even kick-off if they win away to Sunderland on Saturday. |
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| But with the promise of a berth at the FIFA Club World Championship, plus the prestige and financial boost associated with it, the team will surely be keen to put their best foot forward when kick-off comes around on 31 May. |
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| It subsequently recovered, prompted by a switch from the traditional 3pm kick-off time to a primetime early evening berth in 2012, which it has retained ever since. |
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| He's 18th man and willing to contribute as best he can and be prepared for anything that might eventuate before kick-off. |
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| Have a kick-off meeting to create the to-do lists and to assign roles. |
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| The Foundation plans to hold a kick-off fundraiser on Thursday, January 8, 2004 at the Cyclorama, located in Boston's South End. |
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| After two kick-off weekends it is now in full gear. |
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| Apart from a few renditions of Hymns and Arias before kick-off the place was unrecognisably devoid of atmosphere. |
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| Muscat, May 25 The Arab Conference for the Multiple Olefins Plastics Industry will kick-off after-tomorrow at Al Bustan Palace Hotel. |
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| Eager to project the positive side of their country, the players were especially angry that they did not even have a pennant with which to perform the traditional exchange with opponents before kick-off. |
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| The Organising Committee, event partners and FIFA were royally entertained by the group Umoja as they enjoyed a musical kick-off to the competition. |
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| The determination of the North Africans was evident even before the kick-off, when they gathered in a circle to listen to goalkeeper Nadir Lamyaghri deliver a rousing pep talk. |
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| But Lega Calcio, governed by the presidents of every Serie A club, refused to bring forward the August 26 kick-off. |
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| Prior to kick-off, Fernando by Abba had been played over the PA system. |
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| The match was a nail-biter and the Brazilians, clearly smarting from their shock defeat against Gambia, started brightly, causing numerous problems for the Dutch almost from the kick-off. |
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| Some 50,000 English fans are expected to flock to the Russian capital by kick-off time, although a good few of them may struggle to find somewhere to bed down for the night. |
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| The children engaged in a kick-off activity involving a teacher created bus tour, in which the students had the opportunity to visit many of the tourist attractions in Toronto. |
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| There is glorious sunshine now with a stifling heat and a light breeze: at Aghios Nikolaos, it's hard to imagine the front which is forcing the 27 skippers to wait patiently for proceedings to kick-off. |
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| While Martinez became a father for the first time less than 48 hours before kick-off, on Saturday almost everybody inside Goodison was having kittens. |
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| Now, it is virtually taken for granted that the line-up will be common knowledge well before the day of kick-off, which is an unsatisfactory situation. |
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| And prior to kick-off Mr Chapman, who sponsors Stuart Barlow, presented an antiracism T-shirt to the Rovers striker to highlight the campaign's message. |
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| Widely available at 10-1 to win Group C before kick-off at Derwent Park, the Scots produced a stirring display to beat the 1-18 Tongans thanks to Matty Russell's late try. |
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| The region has its own representatives at Wembley this weekend when Gateshead take on Cambridge United in the Conference Play-Off final tomorrow afternoon, kick-off 4pm. |
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| Navy is the kick-off customer for the newest member of the Next-Generation 737 family and is purchasing the aircraft to begin replacing its fleet of C-9 airlifters. |
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| As the 11pm kick-off approached, gone was the earlier pessimism as the DJ made his way through Team England's back catalogue of official and nonofficial cup songs. |
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