• And as you know, there is a convergence here in terms of reporting requirements towards FIFO -- first in, first out -- as opposed to last in, last out.

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  • Bendtner - heavily criticised after a succession of misses in Saturday's win against Burnley - scored twice in the first half to wipe out the 2-1 lead Porto were protecting from the first game in Portugal.

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  • The sale and run-off of non-core assets, first set out in early 2009 at the start of the RBS's three-to-five-year recovery plan, meant a fifth of the balance sheet was to be non-core, and the balance sheet was to be halved in size.

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  • And while the scrum and line-out worked well in the first-half they lacked the cutting edge of their Welsh opponents.

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  • The third is Brian Lara, who holds records for the highest-ever score in first-class cricket (501 not out), and in Test matches (375), and who returned to his best form in the recent series against Australia with two match-winning innings.

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  • The Wales full-back limped out of the first Test 26-21 loss in Durban with a recurrence of a previous foot problem, but then hurt his hand in training.

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  • In terms of accounting policies, firms using the last-in, first-out (LIFO) inventory cost valuation are more closely matching costs and prices in an inflationary environment.

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  • Lundqvist gave up 12 total goals in the first five games of the first-round series versus the Capitals before shutting them out in Games 6 and 7.

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  • They erased a 20-point deficit that North Carolina built in the first half and then nearly climbed out of a nine-point hole in the final minutes after the Tar Heels hit three consecutive 3-pointers and once again appeared to take control.

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  • Once established, the computerised registry was instructed to handle orders on a first-in, first-out basis.

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  • That way, you can find out first-hand about stories in another part of the UK - or in another country entirely - without leaving the classroom.

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  • Conversion and rollover contributions, on a first-in, first-out basis.

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  • The blaze broke out in a first-floor bedroom of the Parsonage, in Dunmore Park, on 5 July.

    BBC: Christophe Ferrand

  • Up to 60 children have been led to safety after a fire broke out in a first-floor classroom at an independent school in the west end of Glasgow.

    BBC: Major fire at Glasgow Steiner School in Yorkhill

  • But Leighton Baines curled a free-kick into the top corner with 75 seconds remaining, and although the left-back failed to convert Everton's first penalty in the ensuing shoot-out, misses from Nicolas Anelka and Ashley Cole allowed Neville to step up and fire home the decisive kick.

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  • In September the Oxford University Press brought out the first isiZulu-English dictionary in more than 40 years.

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  • The operation - a world first - was carried out by Noel Fitzpatrick, a veterinary surgeon based in Surrey.

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  • In Newcastle, one in eight families missed out on their first choice - while in Sunderland, only one in 25 did not get the place they wanted.

    BBC: Pressure on primary school places

  • But chasing 250 they were reduced to 22-3 after the first ball of the seventh over when Jonathan Trott departed for a first-ball duck and were bowled out in the 46th over.

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  • That appeared to be the end of the danger for the first set as Murray moved smoothly to 5-2 but his first serve went missing when trying to close it out in game nine, and the more attack-minded Tsonga broke back with a drop volley.

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  • His book Kitchen Confidential--part memoir, cookbook and tell-all--was a bestseller its first week out in 2000.

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  • Three seasons ago Ebbsfleet faced Crewe in the first round, while Bromley welcomed Colchester United to Hayes Lane two seasons ago, going out 4-0 in the first round.

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  • Rising energy bills was something that had got these first-timers out in force.

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  • Since Greece's first bail-out in May 2010, the government has imposed austerity, increasing taxes so much that people can barely manage.

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  • They think, for example, that domain names should be given out first come-first served, so those who slyly speculate in other people's trademarks can continue to disrupt Internet commerce.

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  • About 300, 000 showed up for George W. Bush's first inauguration, and about 800, 000 turned out to see Bill Clinton's first swearing-in ceremony, according to various estimates.

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  • The concept of automatically recruiting staff to pension schemes - but with the possibility of staff then opting out - was first suggested by Lord Turner's Pension Commission in 2005.

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  • Anthony, who leads the NBA in first-quarter scoring, came out hard with 11 points in the opening period.

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  • Having successfully neutered Leicester's power, Wasps delivered two knock-out blows in the first half with tries direct from line-outs.

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  • But this time the generals, who have thrice seized power directly in the past four decades and who squeezed the country's first Islamist-led government out of power in 1997, may have picked the wrong fight.

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