United continued to test the Motherwell goalkeeper at the start of the second half, but despite their best efforts, they could not find a way to goal.

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If such an event comes to pass, future commentators may one day conclude that despite their best efforts at producing a recovery, Ben Bernanke and company will have sold their collective souls for a mere phantasm of economic recovery.

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Johnson claimed his second success in the same over when Ravi Rampaul (10) was taken by a diving McKay at mid-off, but despite their best efforts, Australia could not manage a final wicket which would have sealed a 2-0 series win with a day to spare.

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As things stand for the current season, TCU and the Mountain West Conference will at least get a taste of a hefty BCS Bowl Game payout, but will likely be excluded from a chance to be National Champions despite their best efforts both on and off the field.

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But despite the company's best efforts, people in Louisiana shrug their shoulders when they talk about the transition of power.

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Torquay were trying to create their own bit of Cup history too, having never been beyond round four in their 111-year history, but missed out despite Bevan's best efforts.

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Carmen Reinhart and Kenneth Rogoff, the economists behind the original research, said in a statement: "It is sobering that such an error slipped into one of our papers despite our best efforts to be consistently careful, " but they added that the "central message" of their research was still valid.

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