• The 43-year-old Galli (pronounced GAL-eye) has painted visions of greatness before, but they have fizzled out.

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  • But the probe seems to have fizzled out (the SEC refuses to comment on investigations).

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  • Mr Rakowski's career fizzled out, fittingly, in an abortive bid for the Polish senate in 2005.

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  • The centre's kick through proved too strong for wing Richard Fussell, though, as the first half fizzled out.

    BBC: Scarlets 18-3 Dragons

  • Hendrie's introduction gave Villa far more menace but in the end the game fizzled out into a draw.

    BBC: Liverpool rue Owen misses

  • With that chance missed, the challenge of Inverness fizzled out and Celtic controlled the ball for long spells.

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  • After each of these fizzled out pundits said Facebook would be the next to fade in the social media fad.

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  • Rob Portman looks set to win his Senate race easily, after the Democrats' attempt to make his a competitive race fizzled out.

    ECONOMIST: Ohio

  • But evidence would not guarantee prosecution: local prosecutors have been reluctant to take on the exiles, and most investigations have fizzled out.

    ECONOMIST: Cuba

  • The talks fizzled out after Netanyahu refused to extend the slowdown, which halted new housing starts but allowed previously started construction to continue.

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  • Some good build-up play from Haber near the hour mark fizzled out in the Celtic penalty area with Parkin waiting on the final ball.

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  • The first four chemicals they tried fizzled out in early studies.

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  • And the stage was set for a incredible finale when Jackson intercepted from deep but his attack fizzled out, leaving Bath breathing a sigh of relief.

    BBC: Bath 35-31 Glasgow Warriors

  • In the end, though, it mattered little as Hearts' challenge fizzled out and Celtic edged close to Rangers in the championship race as Walter Smith's men drew 1-1 at Motherwell.

    BBC: Glenn Lovvens scores Celtic's opener

  • Ian Humphreys put Ulster into the lead with a 12th-minute drop-goal, but a 40-metre charge by home number eight David Lyons failed to produce a response as the move fizzled out.

    BBC: Scarlets 16-16 Ulster

  • The Reform Party, launched by Mr Perot, fizzled out.

    ECONOMIST: Lexington

  • That shows how fast the far-right has fizzled out.

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  • For Ottmar Hitzfeld's Swiss, the euphoria of their opening victory over pre-tournament favourites Spain seemed a distant memory as wave after wave of attacks fizzled out or ended with a wayward shot.

    BBC: Switzerland 0-0 Honduras

  • Now that I have fizzled out, I still enjoy putting on art that I like and introducing new artists to our visitors, so I hope it makes it worthwhile to plod on.

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  • Few clear cut chances were on show in a second half punctuated by a string of scrappy fouls and free-kicks and the game eventually fizzled out despite the high-tempo efforts of both sides.

    BBC: Dunn tackles Bowyer at Ewood Park

  • With the end of the cold war, millions of Soviet weapons came on to the market, undercutting the profits of private dealers, while a number of wars fostered by the superpowers fizzled out.

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  • Hibs made an encouraging start to the game and could have opened the scoring in the third minute after Dean Shiels fed Colin Nish inside the box, but his pass to Fletcher fizzled out.

    BBC: Hibernian 2-1 Dundee United

  • They finally turned to Du Plessis's occasional leg spin just before tea and although he disappeared for a flurry of boundaries he at least removed Franks before the game fizzled out in a draw.

    BBC: Doughty Read guides Notts to draw

  • Yusuf Pathan, a Twenty20 star, has fizzled out.

    BBC: Why is the Indian Premier League floundering?

  • Unfortunately, Ms Lodhi, who was the Pakistani envoy in London at the time, ignores the uncomfortable fact that the excitement about that heady movement has now fizzled out, eaten up by internal squabbles and poor leadership.

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  • Veteran flanker Colin Charvis scooped up loose possession, but just as the threat seemed to have fizzled out Blues wing Richard Mustoe flicked it back along the floor and Fussell raced through to gather and speed away.

    BBC: Dragons 19-21 Cardiff Blues

  • But it fizzled out within months.

    BBC: Buy British: Why isn't there a new campaign?

  • McRae felt that he had proved a point with that performance, but his hopes of a full-time return for 2006 fizzled out, and he made his final appearance in the WRC as a replacement for Loeb in that year's Rally of Turkey.

    BBC: Magical McRae

  • It seemed a reasonable assumption given that the two clubs have a combined 24 years of Premier League history, but ahead of their meeting on Monday, Leicester's hopes have already fizzled out been extinguished, while West Ham looks to have missed out on the two automatic promotion berths.

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