But it would take very advanced wheeler-dealing skills to make concessions to Sinn Fein which didn't alienate the DUP and maybe other Ulster parties....back in 1979, one reason for the fall of Jim Callaghan's minority Labour government was that concessions to the Ulster Unionists had alienated the SDLP's Gerry Fitt, who had been a natural Labour supporter.

BBC: Numbers game

The Big Ten, currently at 12 members after taking in Nebraska this fall, would have room for another four, though commissioner Jim Delany would presumably reserve a spot for Notre Dame.

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Millions of Britons who grew up watching Savile on TV's "Top of the Pops" and "Jim'll Fix It" were shocked by the fall from grace of an entertainer who'd been awarded knighthoods by Queen Elizabeth II and the late Pope John Paul II for his charitable work.

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One way to detect whether this is the case for the NFL may be found in research led by Jim Collins and detailed in his 2009 book, How The Mighty Fall.

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Business strategist Jim Collins takes on this challenge in his latest book, How the Mighty Fall.

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