For all of his economic brilliance, Mundell, I fear is playing out of his own game, an amateur playing a high-stakes Game of Thrones, and it is the peasants who are going to suffer the consequences when all the scheming goes bad.
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"By his way of behaving and playing, by his way of being what he is, he made me able to rehearse five, six hours a day, " he says.
The restless habit he developed during his playing days of always seeking an edge stayed with him.
So was his playing down of the Taliban threat a foolish throwaway line, which reflected the brigadier's personal view rather than the consensus among the British military?
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Two of his children are playing at his feet and a few of his neighbours are standing around his hut.
Most of his playing days were in the midfield of De Graafschap, a smallish club with no history of winning silverware.
His chances of playing some part against Scotland have been boosted by the withdrawals of defenders James Collins and Chris Gunter.
Celtic goalkeeper Rab Douglas did his hopes of playing in Iceland no favours by being to blame for at least two of the three goals conceded by the champions.
Now that his club has taken care of his playing future, it has been said that to be the greatest off the pitch, the superstar needs to crack the lucrative U.S. market.
Over the past decade Mr. Maret, 37, has turned up with virtually every musician in every style, from bossa nova to the avant-garde, but is clearly his own man in terms of his playing.
Chris Glass, a graphic designer in Cincinnati, Ohio, took a close-up photo of his screen as a representation of his day after playing with his iPad for hours.
In a reversal of the usual trajectory, he looked noticeably slimmer than he had at the end of his playing days, when his head and torso had appeared vaguely salt-swollen, but he retained that particular combination of detached cool and deep-seated insecurity which had made him a compelling antihero on the diamond for much of the past two decades.
Another expressive element of Mr. Jacobs's playing is his use of the swell box to make the sound louder or softer.
Spiller refused to get drawn into a discussion about his lack of playing time.
Mancini maintained his policy of playing Pantilimon in the cup competition, with Joe Hart on the bench.
Barton made his debut in November against Morocco but appears keen to keep open his options of playing for England.
While serving time in prison, Banks said he was forced to abandon his hopes of playing in the NFL someday.
Only because he defected, at much personal risk, was he able to achieve his dream of playing in the Major Leagues.
Jackson's agent Joel Segal said his client was eager to stay in Buffalo despite his lack of playing time last year.
On evidence, the brand of football should change to reflect his principles of playing the game at pace with fluid passing.
Plank did a postgraduate year at Fork Union Military Academy in Virginia to enhance his chances of playing football in college.
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Hussey hit five sixes in his 111 off 83 balls to boost his hopes of playing in Sunday's Twenty20 match with England.
Kallon had previously spoken about his dream of playing in the English Premier League but it seems the Leone Star has new goals in mind.
Gillespie made a point during his tour of playing with local bands, and the experience made an impact with both the Americans and the locals.
Bell, who spent a large chunk of his playing career in England, praised the support that the large number of travelling supporters from Britain gave the Kiwis.
We are happy that Brian will have a chance to live out his dream of playing in the NFL, and we look forward to seeing him on the field.
Fowler played in the 2010 Ryder Cup defeat against Europe, and Sunday's victory has lifted his hopes of playing in the U.S. team for this year's match in Medinah, Illinois.
In a wide-ranging interview, Rogers revealed the internal strife he went through when trying to reconcile his love of playing football for a living with his desire to be honest with those closest to him.
Newcastle striker Andy Carroll reported to England's team hotel on Sunday evening but his hopes of playing are in the balance after he picked up a groin injury in his club's 0-0 draw with Fulham on Saturday.
McCarthy, who will wear the number 17 shirt, joined Blackburn from Porto in the summer of 2006 and has scored 52 times for the club but is eager to boost his chances of playing for South Africa when the nation hosts the World Cup this summer.
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