Arsenal threatened to put the game to bed before Burnley got out of the blocks as Fabregas quickly wasted another chance and Andrey Arshavin struck an upright.

BBC: Burnley 1-1 Arsenal

Argentina wasted no time in declaring it had got the deal it wanted (see article).

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"I had to find a cup, I had to find some tea, I wasted, like, half an hour, and got really annoyed, " he recalls.

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Jeanne Campbell was among those who got power back and then lost it again -- meaning more wasted money and more wasted food.

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Adding to the Rays' frustration were wasted opportunities in the ninth and 10th innings, when they got their leadoff man on base and failed to get the winning run across.

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Nadir 'Carnavaro' Haroub got was on the scoresheet for Zanzibar in a match in which both sides wasted numerous scoring opportunities.

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His afternoon got worse on the stroke of half-time when he produced a reckless challenge on Koscielny and referee Martin Atkinson wasted little time in producing a straight red card.

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