DeMille's insistence that she allow a lion to paw her back.

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"You have to go back to The Lion King to find a show with as much invention, spirit and genre-re-defining verve, " Zoglin wrote in his review.

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But after losing the talismanic Rush with a hand injury - which forced them to play a lock in the back row - the Blues found themselves under severe pressure in their own 22, returning Lion Matthew Rees being denied a touchdown after a prolonged examination by the TV official.

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The All Blacks streamed back and closed in on the galloping Lion who desperately searched for a Welsh shirt to pass to.

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Back down to earth and police were called to investigate sightings of a "lion" in Essex.

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"Back a few years ago we'd be talking about how to split up the lion's share of assets and gains, " said Clement, the New York lawyer.

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