He became a master at wing-chun, the kung fu style best used for close-quarter fighting.
Covering the fighting up close is almost impossible for journalists, who are prevented from gaining access to the front line.
Campaigners fighting plans to close accident and emergency departments in north-west London have handed a petition in to Downing Street.
In essence, the matadores aim to impress the crowd and jury with daring and graceful moves as close to an aggressive, fighting bull as possible.
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Last year campaigners fighting plans to close those departments handed a 50, 000-signature petition to Downing Street and they have marched in protest against the proposals.
Mr Sassou-Nguesso, a friend of President Chirac since 1983, and a member of a leading French freemasonry lodge, maintained his close contact with French officials throughout the fighting.
But evidently some do believe that it, or something close to it, could be useful for states fighting terrorists.
It is led by Abdel Hakim Belhaj, once head of the now defunct Libyan Islamic Fighting Group, widely regarded as being close to al-Qaeda.
Having missed the chance to close the gap before the break Clermont came out fighting after the restart, with Luke Abraham and Sebastien Chabal putting up a resolute defensive effort for Sale.
Chris Dodd, a close friend and colleague, said Kennedy spent his life fighting for justice for all.
Fighting between the M23 and the army has displaced close to a million people in North Kivu province and more than 300, 000 in the southeastern province of Katanga, according to the United Nations.
Humans co-operated with each other in hunting and fighting, but this co-operation occurred within groups of close relatives.
U.S. National Security Council spokesman Gordon Johndroe said the United States has been "in close contact" with India and Pakistan in probing the Mumbai attack and fighting terror.
Early tests at Michigan and at Purdue, as well as 2 tough games with BYU and at Stanford to close the season, will go a long ways towards revealing if the Fighting Irish revival is for real or just a wishful prayer.
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Since then, the only way to see a panda in the Sichuan province has been to visit the Chengdu Panda Reserve -- one of the most important international centres for panda research -- which provides a fantastic opportunity to get up close to the animals and watch them chomping down on bamboo and play fighting.
"I don't think it will be much different from what was important last year -- again it will be very close, so it will not be a case of two or three drivers fighting it out, " continued Vettel.
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Once you bring forces close together in face-to-face trench line, house-to-house fighting, it negates the use of much air support, especially as both sides have a lot of the same gear and it's very difficult to tell between friend and foe.
Campaigners fighting to save 11 care homes in Kent may challenge in court the decision to close most of them.
In Hillsboro, Texas, about 15 miles from West, hotels and storefront windows displayed fliers celebrating the life of firefighter Jerry Chapman, who was killed fighting the blaze, an indication that the mourning and sense of grief go far beyond the close-knit community of West.
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