That would, quite simply, be like letting the coach of an opposing baseball team select half of your starting line-up for the championship game.

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An under-strength Canada suffered a monumental 102-8 defeat by Australia A last month and their Rugby Canada select suffered a second-half collapse against Scotland last weekend.

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More than half of the 600-page report from a select House committee is a rebuttal by committee Democrats, who charge Republicans are making "unsubstantiated" and "reckless" allegations against Lake.

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England's injury crisis forced them to select veteran centre Mike Catt at fly-half against South Africa, with a brief to share the duties with rugby league convert Andy Farrell, who was named as the goal-kicker.

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"It is up to the players to take responsibility but I take responsibility for the team I select, " added Moyes, who had to contend with half-a-dozen first-teamers out injured.

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Among the most aggressive funds we surveyed, the Fidelity Select Developing Communications fund ( FSDCX) is the most concentrated, with roughly half its assets in the top ten holdings.

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Students who are more discerning about their seats should head to the TKTS ticket booth in Leicester Square for half-price tickets for hot West End shows on the day of the performance, though a select number of discounted advance tickets also are available.

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The pain has been even more acute in energy stocks, with the Energy Select Sector SPDR down 17% and shares of the widely reviled BP have been cut in half in the past six weeks.

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It was a brave move but the team he did select can perhaps consider themselves unfortunate to lose after taking the match to Chelsea and, in the first half at least, creating numerous openings.

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