Aston Villa, although inconsistent over the last six matches, had steadily reduced their odds of relegation from a seasonal high of 45% at match day 28 to 30% heading into this weekend.

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Although he was only six years old, he had gone to Birmingham last winter and there he had seen snow.

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Addressing members of the education committee, Adrian Arbuthnot explained that, although trends over the past six years showed improvements, there had been a slow down in the speed of change.

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Although Rudolph did approach one friend six months after going into hiding, he had apparently surveilled the friend for weeks, Nahmias said.

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However analysis of a different set of tests, taken by 16-year-olds six years later, suggested that although the performance of English students overall had not worsened, the brightest had done less well, compared with their counterparts overseas.

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Although I had talked them through it, the thought of my pals swimming behind me with six-foot sharp-tipped spears was a bit unsettling.

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At kick-off, Aberdeen were six points behind Well, the only team they had any chance of catching, although Brown's side had played one match fewer.

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Botmeh lost an appeal against his conviction in 2001, although he gained support from Gareth Peirce, solicitor for the wrongly jailed Birmingham Six, who claimed he had been the victim of a miscarriage of justice.

BBC: London Metropolitan University

Although the Dome attracted more than six million visitors to Greenwich, its finances were based on 12 million visits and organisers had continually to ask for more lottery funds from the Millennium Commission.

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