"Yes, definitely, " Lambert said when asked if his team could avoid the drop, with seven games to play.
At that point, Saints were on course to avoid the drop as Leicester were being held by Stoke.
At the wrong end of La Liga, Getafe, Xerez and Tenerife will all do well to avoid the drop.
And finally, Arsenal must still face Wigan, fighting to avoid the drop from 18th place, and Newcastle on the road.
Keegan has admitted the club are precariously placed and has targeted the 40-point mark that should be enough to avoid the drop.
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Dunfermline looked set to take their quest to avoid the drop to the final day of the season when Jim McIntyre volleyed them into a 37th-minute lead.
Roberto Martinez's Wigan appear destined for a battle to avoid the drop after picking up just seven points from their last 10 games and fans will be disappointed to see the team surrender a lead once again.
Tuesday's point offers the Quakers a glimmer of hope in their quest to avoid the drop into the Blue Square Premier, although Staunton's side remain 16 points short of the total needed to move out of the relegation places.
However, Martin Paterson's neat finish pulled Burnley level ten minutes before the break, before two Graham Alexander penalties and a Wade Elliott free-kick in the second half saw the Clarets romp to what could be a vital three points in their battle to avoid the drop.
Wednesday chairman Lee Strafford has made it clear that relegation is not a financial disaster for his club, but it is certainly a major frustration for the Owls, who looked likely to avoid the drop after an upturn in results followed the appointment of Alan Irvine in January.
Wigan's performance was a battling one - which should give them heart in their quest to avoid the drop - but it also showcased enough fluency and ability to make one wonder why even with this point they remain in the relegation zone, albeit only on goal difference.
The First Minister said that was a lot of waffle to avoid welcoming the drop in waiting lists.
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In its moves, the U.S. Federal Reserve must avoid accelerating what has been a steady drop in the greenback relative to commodities and most other currencies.
In medical contexts, that means physicians will find every nook and cranny in the reimbursement system to avoid a drop in their income.
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Likewise, many office workers could avoid a drop in productivity by anticipating the extra day off, working overtime to compensate for the lost shift.
The two groups worked largely independently to avoid a common shortcut taken by many other manufacturers, which is to simply drop the top bar on a men's model and say it's for women.
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By delivering to convenient drop off locations and focusing on local, Relay believes it can avoid the mistakes of first generation online grocers and carve out its own niche in e-commerce.
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He no doubt wanted to avoid an IPO pop and the idea that he left money on the table, but a 50% drop is not what he had in mind either.
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It's likely that Hamlin will drop to the back of the field at the start of the race to try avoid an early accident, but he could also risk falling out of the draft.
Attorney Michael Rebell, who represents the parents, said he hoped the state would drop the penalty, especially in light of Cuomo's announcement this week that, to avoid further cuts, he would empower Education Commissioner John King to impose an evaluation system June 1 if the city and union don't agree on one by then.
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