Wearing lumbar corsets may have affected the swing's speed and accuracy as well as the carrying distance, or length of the shot, they said.

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The length of hospital waiting lists shot up, thousands of nurses lost their jobs and some hospitals even had to close.

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The lively Marlon King shot tamely at goal following a powerful length-of-the-pitch surge from Gary McSheffrey.

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At the University of Sydney, in Australia, Steve Manos used an evolutionary algorithm to come up with novel patterns in a type of optical fibre that has air holes shot through its length.

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In the final minute of regulation, he was given his best chance to dethrone Spain when he received the ball close to goal after a length-of-the-field break, but he sliced a left-foot shot into the stands behind the goal.

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Williams and Lopez combined for a defining play midway through a fourth quarter full of big shots from both teams when Lopez blocked a shot and Williams hit a fadeaway jumper on the baseline after dribbling the length of the court.

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Leeds regained the ascendancy and Freedman's shot forced Westwood into a full-length save before Johnson headed a corner against the outside of the post.

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Sheffield United held Middlesbrough at arm's length in the early stages of the second half, with only Alves threatening to break the deadlock with another shot that Kenny saved low down.

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Though the Spanish were rarely at their dazzling best, their trademark short-passing game kept France comfortably at arm's length, as they controlled the ball for 60% of the game and restricted the French to just one shot on goal.

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