• Kuroda has criticized the central bank for failing to break a long spell of deflation, or falling prices that reflect feeble demand and can discourage corporate investment, further undermining economic growth.

    NPR: BOJ Gov Candidate Says Inflation Target Top Goal

  • McClaren's men passed the ball well enough but, apart from a promising five-minute spell before the break and a couple of periods of pressure in the second half, they barely looked like scoring.

    BBC: Nott'm Forest 0-0 Barnsley

  • Scotland were a changed side after the break, and were rewarded for a sustained spell of pressure when Lamont dived over from close range and Paterson converted.

    BBC: SPORT | Rugby Union | Internationals | Scotland 14-31 Australia

  • Whatever fairy dust was doing this to people, in the end it took a book to break the spell.

    NEWYORKER: Books as Bombs

  • Wasps mounted a sustained spell of pressure after the break but their only reward was a Walder penalty.

    BBC: Wasps 10-11 Worcester

  • Escape to a land far, far away, have a kiss to break the magical spell and live happily ever after.

    BBC: Daily deal: Vermont fairy-tale

  • Sunderland had a spell of possession after the break following the introduction of Jordan Henderson and Ahmad Elmohamady.

    BBC: Sunderland 1-2 Notts County

  • Gio Carchedi and Adam Jones were on target in the first half for the Gingerbreads with Ben Saunders, Rob Norris and Billy Stubbs scoring in a five-minute spell after the break.

    BBC: Davidson double gives Boston win

  • It's partly to break that spell, and partly because there comes a point in any spiral of decline when a line has to be drawn, that 25 of the country's leading wildlife and conservation groups have decided to pool the misery and publish a single, shocking stock-take of the British Countryside.

    BBC: Stark warning over the state of nature

  • In a pulsating 10-minute spell after the break, Egypt had the opportunity to take the lead but both Mohamed Aboutrika and Emad Moteab missed with free headers.

    BBC: Egypt 0-0 Ivory Coast (AET)

  • Shortly after the break, Hibs found themselves pinned back as United enjoyed a spell of early pressure, but with few gaps at the back in either half, it looked like being a long afternoon.

    BBC: Dundee United 1-1 Hibernian

  • If any club is going to break that spell, expect it to come from Florida, a seemingly natural baseball market that hasn't lived up to expectations.

    FORBES: Magazine Article

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