Oden and Conley's high-school dominance also had a more immediate effect.

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You can see the effect of the U.S. dominance in biology and medicine in the behavior of big drug companies.

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With the draw the likeliest result before a ball had been bowled on Monday, the intangible aspect of England's dominance over the last two days is what the effect might be on Australia.

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