• But ahead of the London Games last summer, the U.S. failed to qualify as a team in the sport for the first time a low-water mark for a nation that dominated synchronized swimming from its glittery Olympic launch in 1984.

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  • "The sight of the chancellor exhorting the low waged in work to turn their backs on the poor out of work has to mark a new low for one of the highest offices in the land, " he said.

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  • The pacy winger broke free down the right-hand side and sent in a low cross that keeper Mark Schwarzer spilled into the path of Cole, who tapped home for 1-0.

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  • As it stands, the 2012 campaign could easily mark a new low in voter excitement and turn out.

    BBC: Barack Obama struggles as Republicans seek a candidate

  • Opened in December 2010 by Alexis Soler, No 308 hits the mark as a low-key bar with a high brow cocktail menu, with house made sodas and freshly made juices forming the backbone of their mixology staples.

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  • He had Jefferson lbw with his third ball, and two deliveries later Sutton took a good low catch down the leg side to send back Mark Wagh for a duck.

    BBC: Doughty Read guides Notts to draw

  • Carroll came close to breaking the deadlock in the Magpies' goalless home draw with Fulham, testing keeper Mark Schwarzer with a low 20-yard effort.

    BBC: Chris Hughton talks up Andy Carroll's England claims

  • Offshore zone: extends from the low water mark to a water depth of about 15 m (49 ft) and is permanently covered with water.

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  • One strategy some retailers have taken is to buy lower quality merchandise at a very low price point and then mark it down slightly, she says.

    FORBES: It's an Apple-Style Black Friday

  • The revivial produced results after just nine minutes, Moussouni drifitng past defender Mark Fish before firing a low shot past Hans Vonk.

    BBC: South Africa 1-1 Algeria

  • Mark Ealham took a fine low catch to his left in the gully to dismiss Trescothick, as Pattinson bowled superbly in tandem with Andre Adams, making full use of the overcast conditions.

    BBC: Wickets tumble at cloudy Taunton

  • Boston, which according to Synergy Sports forced opponents into a league-low 34.5% shooting mark from mid-range distance, is typically there waiting for Anthony whenever he penetrates.

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  • The home team did not allow Villa any time on the ball and O'Neill's outfit had nothing to show for their endeavours until Steve Sidwell dragged a low strike wide just before the half-hour mark.

    BBC: Burnley 1-1 Aston Villa

  • The data show sales hitting their highest mark in 10 months, up 34% above a low point in 2010.

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  • Relative to drugs, these are bulky and low value, and neither face anything remotely corresponding to a hundredfold mark-up.

    ECONOMIST: On Barack Obama, legalising drugs, Kenya, Handel

  • Jim Cudmore, the father of one of the British victims, said it was appropriate to mark the second anniversary of the attacks with a more low-key ceremony, than those at St Paul's Cathedral and Westminster Abbey.

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  • David Bentley then fired a low 20-yard volley inches wide, while Bent volleyed tamely at Mark Schwarzer having squeezed between the two central defenders to reach Tom Huddlestone's raking pass.

    BBC: Fulham 2-1 Tottenham

  • Mark, you act like you think 73.7 is a low and reasonable figure.

    FORBES: Sky News' Appalling Factual Inaccuracies About Russian Abortion and Demographics

  • The yen is at a four-and-a-half year low against the US dollar, trading at about the 102 mark in Asia.

    BBC: New Year opening ceremony at the Tokyo Stock Exchange

  • With just over a mile to go, Earhardt, followed by veteran driver Mark Martin, went low on the track.

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  • City took the lead just after the hour mark as Toure received a fine pass from Spain star David Silva and scored with a low curling shot.

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  • From a free-kick, the Irishman picked out Mark Wilson rushing down the right wing and the full-back sent in a perfect low cross which Maloney touched narrowly wide.

    BBC: Rangers 2-1 Celtic

  • Coached by Argentine Marcelo Bielsa, they could have taken a 10th-minute lead after a brilliant move saw Jean Beausejour - a winger who plays for Club America in the Mexico - execute a clever one-two with Jorge Valdivia, but Mark Gonzalez failed to connect properly with his low cross.

    BBC: Chile 1-2 Spain

  • "Apple bonds are a low-risk alternative to Treasury...bonds in this yield-grabbing environment, " said Mark MacQueen, co-founder and portfolio manager at Sage Advisory Services Ltd.

    WSJ: Apple to Sell $17 Billion in Bonds

  • By a nice irony, however, a sustained period of low growth has meant that Germany itself is now unable to keep below the 3% mark.

    ECONOMIST: Europe's stability pact meets national sovereignty

  • Monday is budget day in Washington, and to mark the occasion, President Bush is expected to send to Congress a pro-growth, low-tax document with some eye-popping numbers.

    FORBES: Magazine Article

  • "The handset market is over a billion mobile phones today, and adoption is still in the low single-digits there, " said Mark Martin, general manager and vice president of Micromachined Products at Analog Devices.

    FORBES: Magazine Article

  • "The handset market is over a billion mobile phones today, and adoption is still in the low single-digits there, " said Mark Martin, general manager and vice president of Micromachined Products at Analog Devices (nyse: ADI - news - people ).

    FORBES: MEMS The Word

  • Both sides were relying on the counter attack in a cagey tactical affair and just after the half hour mark a classic Russian break saw Arshavin bear down on the Dutch goal to send in a low curler which Edwin van der Sar tipped around the post.

    CNN: Brilliant Russia beat Dutch in extra time

  • It has had some success in getting people into low-skill, minimum-wage jobs, but has a long way to go before it makes a mark on the region.

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