Tevez's very presence in West Ham's side means the relegation battle could yet go into extra time after his goal at Manchester United capped a remarkable rush to safety by Alan Curbishley's side.

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Also giving evidence to the committee, Consumer Focus Wales' senior director Maria Battle will urge AMs to seek extra powers enabling them to compel businesses to display ratings where consumers can easily see them.

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He believes News Corp. wouldn't be interested in attracting the sort of extra regulatory scrutiny a drawn out and highly public battle could incur.

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His need for extra time away from the track reflects on the fierce battle he had with McLaren's Kimi Raikkonen and the Williams-BMW of Juan Pablo Montoya before claiming his historic title in Suzuka.

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As ministers battle on, the latest figures show 24, 000 extra winter deaths.

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Nevertheless, the battle for the presidency will be close, and the selection of the extra 200 delegates will be both crucial and contentious.

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For the relaxation-phobes among us, we spoke with experts on career, organization and stress-reduction to come up with a battle-plan to get both workplace and psyche ready to weather the extra holiday duties and vacation days ahead.

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Pfizer can be expected to engage in a pitched marketing battle against any competition, perhaps arguing that lowering bad cholesterol with statins has extra, hard-to-measure benefits that doing so with Zetia does not.

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