They lack the strength of character to drop the act.

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In a selfless act, Hussain decided to drop himself a place in order to give Vaughan the vital number three slot for the first Test of the 2001 summer against Pakistan.

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Tyrer added the conversion and Sean Long put over a drop goal in the final act of a thrilling first 40 minutes to open up a five-point gap.

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Then, humbly drop the pretenses and clean up your act.

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Being by the sea has always given me a boost, and it's great seeing them drop their electronic devices and jaded teen act in favour of eating fish and chips out of paper or building a fortress in the sand.

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Sylvester Ashioya, secretary-general of the Kenya Football Federation, said Opiyo's act has left them with no other choice but to drop him from the Harambee Stars for the time being.

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France also had to drop its demands for a grand political figure to act as the Union's foreign-policy mouthpiece.

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The report, Never too Late to Learn, says the drop in applications is evidence that higher undergraduate tuition fees may act as a deterrent to prospective mature students who tend to be debt averse.

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"It would be an act of betrayal to the species and habitats now under threat for this government to drop the whole bill because of the impractical and ill-thought-out access provisions they have added to it, " said Tory environment spokesman Damian Green.

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Their chosen act, Safura, was the first contestant to perform on Saturday's show with her song Drip Drop.

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