Despite topping the table, the constant speculation and rumours have affected the team - and club captain Chris Johnson is less diplomatic about the enquiry.

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Putting food on the table has become a constant worry for Jenni.

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Ruth grew up in a home where women's rights were a constant subject of discussion at the dinner table.

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The tipping point for so many people is the more constant concern of putting food on the table and providing for a family.

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The cast of characters building to the punch line is in constant flux, but as it happens, this is the group gathered around a kitchen table on a quiet street in Bethesda, Maryland, one night this past spring.

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The staff brought out dozens of dishes, and Lang, famished from the constant performance of his day, ate more than anyone, spinning the lazy Susan at the center of the table and scooping off heaps of shrimp, beef, eel, eggplant, string beans, tofu.

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