The business plan of April 2012 said one of the aims is to achieve the sale of 180, 000 bed nights in hotels and other accommodation for the duration of the games.

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While some people have been making their own accommodation arrangements - so far the figures for groups booking through official channels show 40, 000 bed nights have been reserved, about a quarter of the target set in April last year.

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Foss considers it a joy to sleep in the same bed for a few nights, but also likes train travel.

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The prize consists of a trip for the winner and a guest to England's World Cup game against Paraguay in Frankfurt on Saturday 10 June, including return flight from Stansted Airport and two nights' bed and breakfast accommodation in Frankfurt, plus match tickets to the game.

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She could neither read nor write, had never been to school, never been to a hospital or a clinic or a dentist, had never had a new dress or owned a pair of shoes, had gone to bed hungry on more nights than she could remember, and, like millions of other black South Africans, she had learned to settle for what was there and to expect nothing more.

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Half of these nights they spent in one bed and the other half in separate rooms.

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Other nights, they go to bed at 10 p.m.

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Now, some nights, the Los Angeles-based couple goes to bed at midnight.

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As I look back on my own experiences, there were nights when I came home from work long after the children were in bed and I was too tired for even a bowl of soup.

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