Blackburn probed away without creating a clear-cut chance but Arsenal always looked a threat on the break - and so it proved on 80 minutes when Eboue's run was brought to an end by Stephen Warnock's sliding tackle in the box.

BBC: Blackburn 0-4 Arsenal

And even when a hot new title comes out, High Street shops find that their profit margins are under threat from supermarkets offering cut-price deals.

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Ferguson replaced an out-of-form Carlos Tevez with Nani as United continued to probe from wide areas but clear-cut chances were not forthcoming and Villa reminded the reigning champions of their threat when Ashley Young's drive was well saved by Van der Sar.

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It is telling workers to cut costs by 50%--on top of already substantial savings--to thwart that threat.

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UCLA's last threat came when Muhammad scored four consecutive points, including a fast-break dunk that cut the lead to eight with about nine minutes to play.

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Now tack on uncertainties from a tumultuous stock market, and there is the real threat that consumers, whose spending accounts for two-thirds of the economy, will cut back.

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