It also meant the midfielder was unable to see England kick off against Greece.

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Tech companies like Google, Apple and Samsung, though, might be myopic when it comes to wearables, over-influenced by sci-fi cliches and unable to see past the obvious, the wrist and eye-wear.

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By contrast, a small and poor country such as Kirgizstan has to see the outside world as an opportunity rather than a threat because it is unable to retreat inside its borders.

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They seem confident that their mainframes will survive New Year's Eve 1999 without a hiccup but they may be unable to get into their office after the holiday to see it for themselves, or may have to shiver in an unheated room while they do.

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It is an almost pitiful sight and an almost inexplicable one to see Church leaders seemingly unable to explain why or how the Church denied membership to Blacks for so long.

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Barring a sudden change of heart from Mallya, who seems unable to save this airline by tapping assets from his United Breweries Holding company, it is hard to see how Kingfisher Airlines survives the year.

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With Thirush Kamini unable to resume after retiring hurt earlier in the innings, it was left to Raj and number 11 Gouher Sultana to see India home.

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