Big Country had a string of hits, including Fields of Fire, Chance, In a Big Country and East of Eden.

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Clients can bypass the big names and hire consultancies such as Eden McCallum, a British firm that packages teams of experienced independent consultants, or Point B, an American firm that provides only a project manager, letting the client select the team.

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Return after big rains and you'll encounter something close to a Garden of Eden.

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But Eden District Council, a Conservative and Independent Alliance coalition, said the Big Society was costing it little except in terms of council officers' time advising groups.

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The company pounced when the South Korean flag was shown next to North Korean players on a big screen before an Olympic football game in Glasgow in July and when Chelsea's Eden Hazard clashed with a ball boy in Swansea in January, taking out newspaper ads.

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