"What I was saying was, let's have better informed dialogue about Sellafield but leave the emotive stuff out of it, particularly that claim, which doesn't have a leg to stand on, " he said.

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So when it comes to estimating economic impact for sporting events, best to show caution and restraint, and ultimately attempt to verify any public statements with market research vis-a-vis on-site data collection so that you have a leg to stand on when reporting such figures.

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Despite a weight disadvantage, he hiped Whitfield for the first fall, went down to an outside hipe for the second and then won the third and deciding fall by going to buttock but changing direction suddenly with a cross-click which left Whitfield without a leg to stand on.

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Sometimes the better mousetraps they invent need a temporary leg up to penetrate existing markets, before they can stand on their own.

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Instead officers say they're still checking drivers by getting them to do things like stand on one leg and walk in a straight line.

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