We will be fitter and more confident and hopefully you'll see much better performances from our team.

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There's a lot of pressure, especially on the young guys coming through, to be fitter, stronger and faster.

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The merged company would certainly be fitter.

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The obvious conclusion might be that the 100-year-old car industry has done its rationalisation and consolidation and that what remains must therefore be leaner and fitter.

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Chief Superintendent Ian Johns said elderly and ill people tended to suffer the most, but warned that "people underestimate the heat and overestimate their ability and that would be particularly so for younger, fitter Australians".

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For example, in every state, you need a license to be a barber, a hearing-aid fitter or a pest-control worker.

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Privately, they acknowledge that Boeing has learned some hard lessons and will be back on its feet inside three years, leaner and fitter.

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"Generally, it would be fair to say that it comes down to the survival of the fittest as fitter occupants are more likely to survive a crash, " he said.

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