In New York, the stock market is down, investors are withdrawing assets from his fund, and he has borrowed four hundred million dollars to cover a hole in his balance sheet.

NEWYORKER: Risky Business

Ross Fisher was another to begin from the 10th at Carnoustie and recorded a double bogey at his opening hole, taking 41 to cover his first nine holes.

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The German weekly Der Spiegel has reported that an initial assessment by the inspectors suggested Greece may need to cover a financing hole of up to 14bn euros over the next two years, rather than the 11.5bn Athens has identified for 2013 and 2014.

BBC: Antonis Samaras

London Irish led 6-0 after 15 minutes through two penalties from fly-half Hewat, before a spectacular solo try from Armitage saw him cut into a hole in midfield before outpacing the cover defence to score in the corner.

BBC: London Irish 42-12 Gloucester

To put a lid on property speculation and plug the hole in municipal finances, China's property taxes will have to cover more homes in more cities.

ECONOMIST: One year on, China��s most-hyped tax is still mostly hype

The burial ground was so large that a machine had to be used to dig a hole, before Keiko was slid across the snow to the grave under the cover of night, with just seven people present.

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They cover a fairly wide range of issues, from acid rain and the ozone hole through cigarette smoking and global warming.

FORBES: A convenient truth, miscounted

The second suggests that a rod-like plug can block the hole by slipping across it sideways and stopping large ions from passing, rather like a drain cover stops leaves from entering the mouth of a pipe.

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