The fresh-faced Torres looks like easy pickings for bully-boy defenders but Antic is also sure he will answer the physical demands set by what is reputed to be the world's most physically demanding league.

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Whatever the merits of high taxes on fuel in ordinary circumstances, there is no respectable case for cutting them under present conditions, in the face of bully-boy tactics, actual or threatened, by pickets outside refineries.

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In addition, the bully-boy tactics of Amazon and other companies that set limits on issues like reviews, free books, and where one can or cannot sell books will also eat into their newly-won legions of fans.

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