England's failure to gain the point they needed in their final Euro 2008 qualifier against Croatia at Wembley cost Steve McClaren his job as manager.

BBC: England to face Croatia rematch

No Pain, No High Tech Gain: To be sure, at some point in their development each of these systems experienced varying degrees of technical problems including in most of cases missed milestones and even outright test failures that were seized upon by the critics.

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Although flanker Edwards did force his way over in injury time to gain a losing bonus point for the Scarlets, it was scant consolation for all their efforts gone to waste.

BBC: Scarlets 14-21 Ospreys

While the equity market appeared at least partially shaken by the 10 a.m. reports -- the Dow Jones industrials turned a 112-point gain into a 31-point advance -- long-term interest rates in the bond market extended their recent rise, a sure sign that deflationary fears are waning.

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African American students in grades four and eight increased their marks on reading exams by 23 points, and eighth-graders posted a 40-point gain on the math exam, she said.

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While the equity market appeared at least partially shaken by the 10 a.m. reports -- the Dow Jones industrials turned a 112-point gain into a 42-point advance by midday -- long-term interest rates in the bond market extended their recent rise.

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