Through the Grand Slam fortnight, he has encouraged her to take one round at a time rather than looking too far forward in the 128-strong draw.

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But others, such as Robert Rubin, a former treasury secretary, warn that the financial markets, looking forward to deficits as far as the eye can see, may take fright.

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The Faroes is the land that time forgot and people there are so far out of touch they are fair looking forward to the seventies.

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But I am really looking forward to watching the competition and I would go as far to say I believe Britain will win medals in both men's and women's curling.

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"We have had such great times this year and I'm now looking forward to sustaining our conference premier status and seeing just how far we can take this group of players whilst building the club, " said Holdsworth.

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Unfortunately, the Bush Administration has thus far conceded the WMD debate, perhaps believing that it must remain forward-looking if Iraq is to be secured.

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As far as we're concerned there are no issues on our side and David is looking forward to promoting the game he is passionate about in China.

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Formula One was also looking forward to picking up American audiences by adding US races in Texas and New Jersey, but both races are far from done deals.

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