The final point total is then subtracted from a time score, and the lowest number wins.

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It is this final point that you may want to spend some time pondering while waiting in line at the store.

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But if rivals Cambridge win both their remaining games, Roy McFarland's long-time leaders need a point from a tough final game away against Torquay United to be certain - or it could go down to goal difference.

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Last season United blew an eight-point lead before surrendering the title in the final minutes as City snatched an injury-time victory.

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As the final estimate of the costs from hurricane Sandy will not be known for some time, a reasonable starting point is to understand how damages are calculated, Barclays Capital economists led by Michael Gapen wrote in a research note on Friday.

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At the time, Lin was a lightly regarded, semi-known point guard who had completed his final season at Harvard.

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By the time the Pacers got on the board in the final period, the Knicks had opened a 26-point advantage.

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From that point on Wales dominated all aspects of the game until the final three minutes, but at a time when they needed composure and experience, they lost two crucial line-outs and knocked the ball on twice.

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