But then a single kick, touch or refereeing call might bring everything crumbling down.

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The visitors enjoyed plenty of possession in the second half but did not even earn a single kick at goal, two missed drop-goal attempts from long range by Derrick Hougaard the only time they threatened to get on the scoreboard.

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It can lead to the game-changing award of a penalty kick, probably the single most momentous refereeing decision in any sport.

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The paper says Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder "helped kick-off the single currency's latest slide" when he told a conference the low level of the euro was "more of a reason to be happy than concerned" because it stimulates the European economy.

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And there is no shortage of people outside Greece who would like to see Syriza win, bringing the Greek crisis to the long awaited moment of catharsis, where a clash with the Euro authorities gives them the excuse to kick Greece out of the single currency.

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Imagine the benefits to our economic growth and competitiveness if we had a single 17% rate that when applied to personal income would kick in only after generous exemptions for adults and children.

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