When 'long-standing' football fans nobody knew about suddenly fall from the sky, they invariably offer something that would appear to be of benefit to the team as it prepares to take on the world.
However, the changes initially appeared to be of greater benefit to the away side as the tempo was slowed to a crawl.
The week between Christmas and New Year was considered to be of more benefit to businesses than the one originally proposed, which was from 2 to 8 January.
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Dr Richard Griffiths, consultant anaesthetist at the hospital, said the approach was proving to be of particular benefit to older patients who carry an increased risk of reacting badly to a general anaesthetic.
The high-performance NAND memory is expected to be of immediate benefit to a host of NAND-based mobile and consumer electronics applications, especially where there is consumer demand for an extra stretch in performance.
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"I came to the conclusion that it would have been against the national interest to give up a deal that is going to be of enormous benefit to the rest of the economy because we couldn't get something on sugar, " Mr Howard told Channel Nine TV in Australia.
Some schools, aware of such skepticism, try to include course work that can be of direct benefit to students' employers.
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All of us need to recognise and accept the limits of what can be achieved in medicine to the benefit of the patient.
Whoever he sells his shares to, I believe, will be to the benefit of Watford Football Club.
For example the gleaning system by which farmers in Israel were forbidden to reap to the edge of their fields is mentioned by name as to be preserved for the benefit of the needy among the Jewish community AND the alien.
He declared there is no upper limit to managed economic migration because it can only be to the benefit of the UK. He says he will continue to open up legal routes to prove so.
In days gone by we could, of course, have said with some degree of comfort that the accounts were meant to be for the benefit of shareholders in this situation because directors were subject to something called the stewardship concept.
The Labour leadership has faced criticism from Conservatives and even some within its own ranks for appearing to be on the side of benefit cheats and people who do not want to work.
He said the theory was sound, but it would probably prove very difficult to develop a machine which could be of practical benefit to patients, not least because liver cells did not survive for very long outside the body.
Those who locked in a rate of 6 percent expecting it to be low received the benefit of a predictable loan.
Best Buy seems to be missing the benefit of its so-called showroom status: the retailer has the initial opportunity to make a direct connection with customers and close the sale before shoppers begin scanning SKUs.
In the meantime an African strategy to internationalize the yuan is more pragmatic and achievable and can be of benefit to both sides.
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He urged older farmers to "get a bit of help" where it would be of benefit to them, particularly when work needed done at height.
In sum, if online education is going to become the land-grant college of the 21st century, some measure of uniformity and mutual understanding needs to be implemented for the benefit of students, professors and administrators alike.
But you likely intend that all of your assets pass to your surviving spouse, to be used for the benefit of your surviving spouse and children.
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Another 10% of the income must be deposited in an international bank for the benefit of future generations, while a further 5% will be used to benefit the local population of the Doba basin, where the oil is drilled.
This is perhaps the only example of removing a nonaffected organ based on what appears to be patient misunderstanding of the potential benefit of the surgery.
Mark Schoenebaum, the biotech analyst at ISI Group, wrote in a note to investors that his poll of buy side analysts thought that an increase of 6 percentage points would be needed for the result to be meaningful in terms of patient benefit.
And in the details that have come out about the President's proposal, I think it is clear that he has demonstrated good faith and a willingness to meet Speaker Boehner and the Republicans halfway in an effort to achieve what would be a very significant agreement that would be of benefit both to the middle class and to the economy.
Even though differences over accounting principles have stymied the hope of a single standard in the past, Malan says there now seems to be a "spirit in the discussion" that there would be an obvious benefit to a convergence of rules.
Russia is a cleverer deceiver, and has been more prone in post-Soviet times to be given the benefit of the doubt.
Some suggest the government has done enough to be given the benefit of the doubt, while others resent the rebel ringleaders' tactics.
Compared with Northern Ireland's coppers, who struggle to overcome a reputation for Protestant partisanship, English and Welsh officers tend to be given the benefit of the doubt.
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"I hope that the decision he has made will be to the benefit of the game in Europe as a whole, as he seeks election to UEFA's Executive Committee, " United's co-chairman, Joel Glazer, said.
Referee Manuel de Sousa waved that penalty appeal away but needed a longer, harder look when Chris Gunter dived in clumsily on Vladimir Bystrov and was fortunate to be given the benefit of the doubt.
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