• Much of the rest has been grabbed in the hope of establishing de facto ownership eventually.

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  • In an online study by stopstreetharassment.com, 95% of respondents said they had been the victims of leering, honking or whistling and a large proportion have been groped or grabbed in public.

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  • In the weeks before the shootings he had touched the bottoms of several soldiers and grabbed one in a headlock.

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  • He grabbed headlines in 1999 when he traveled to Yugoslavia with the Rev.

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  • Brazil's Oscar gave them the lead in the 43rd minute after a pass from Frank Lampard, who grabbed the second in first half stoppage time.

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  • Frank Lampard turned in a close-range effort with nine minutes left and Rooney grabbed his second in injury time to give England the emphatic victory margin their supremacy deserved.

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  • But at times he was working the ball through mid-wicket in virtuoso fashion, although he was forced to begin in watchful fashion for the slowest of his Test hundreds after the Kiwis had grabbed two wickets in the opening 13 overs to help justify their decision to bowl first.

    BBC: Pietersen century rescues England

  • He grabbed a rebound in front of the crease and wristed it past Brodeur.

    WSJ: Panthers slip Devils 3-2 in OT

  • Durham turned to Gough's off spin and the move paid dividends as he grabbed two wickets in quick succession.

    BBC: Durham back on track

  • Robson grabbed the initiative in the opening game of the decider with a blistering forehand from outside the tram lines.

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  • Johnson and Hauritz each grabbed two wickets in two balls as Australia dominated the morning session at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

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  • The visitors at least grabbed a consolation in the 90th minute as Olejnik could only turn McLenahan's cross into his own net.

    BBC: Falkirk 4-1 Hamilton Academical

  • It was a magnificent effort from the Turkish striker, who grabbed both goals in Boro's 2-1 win at Villa Park earlier in the season.

    BBC: Middlesbrough 1-1 Aston Villa

  • The Iranian-born player grabbed 33 rebounds in the two tournament games.

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  • On Feb. 10, Kelly Clark grabbed the gold in the women's halfpipe snowboarding, and in the men's halfpipe yesterday, Americans took the gold, silver and bronze.

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  • Recently, Loeb has also grabbed a position in Herbalife (HLF).

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  • Scotland, however, failed to heed the warnings, and it was no surprise when Klaus Toppmoller's team grabbed an equaliser in a move which the home defence should have countered.

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  • Wing Blackwood grabbed a try in the corner nine minutes later after a pass on the left in the Salford danger zone, which full-back Damien Quinn, who had landed Chalk's conversion, booted as well.

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  • David Scullion scored twice as Coleraine beat Glebe Rangers 5-2, Samuel Devine grabbed a brace in Ards' 3-1 success over Moyola Park and Mark Miskimmin notched a double in Glenavon's 5-2 win against Portstewart.

    BBC: Holders Glentoran progress in Co-operative Cup tie

  • Dario Monteiro was the hero for Mozambique when he grabbed the winner in Maputo in the 83rd minute after he beat the offside trap and slammed the ball home from the edge of the penalty area.

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  • He averaged 31.5 points and 15.5 rebounds in two games while shooting 76 percent from the floor (25 of 33), and tied the Armor record with 39 points on 17-of-21 shooting and grabbed 18 boards in a victory over Maine.

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  • Either side could have grabbed a winner in the last few minutes of the match, first when 19-year-old Wigan striker McManaman forced another athletic stop from flying Finn Jaaskelainen before Wheater smashed a loose ball in the area inches wide of the Wigan goal.

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  • Some ten bidders looked at it before IBM grabbed the firm in January, paying an undisclosed sum, changing the company's name to IBM Entity Analytics and naming Jonas, 41, who didn't graduate from high school or college, to the lofty title of IBMDistinguished Engineer.

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  • "The police put up a roadblock, stopped the vehicles, slashed the tires, reached in and grabbed the telephones from my personnel, " said McGee, who was not in the convoy.

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  • In a complex transaction Macquarie issued debt and grabbed a 50% stake in the ultimately nicely producing offshore gas wells.

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  • Guidant came up with a new flexible version in October 1997 and grabbed 75% of the market in just 45 days.

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  • Hussey hit three sixes and a four in the final over as Australia grabbed an unlikely three-wicket win in St Lucia.

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