If it ended up that way, it would certainly feel familiar: England found itself in the same position just two years ago when the Grand Slam slipped away on the final day against Ireland and it managed to claim the Six Nations title after Wales lost in Paris.
Which bring us to a story about a lost cat in Paris.
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Philippe Garrel, who, at the age of twenty, made a renowned film (now lost) in Paris during the turmoil of May, 1968, revisits those times in this intimate epic, which runs almost three hours.
Walcott, 19, was an unused substitute when England lost to France in Paris.
Diana and Dodi were killed last August along with driver Henri Paul when their Mercedes lost control in a Paris underpass and smashed into a pillar.
The 22-year-old Spaniard, who arrived in Paris having lost his 33-match winning streak on clay to Roger Federer in Madrid, did not appear to be moving as well as he usually does on the red dirt and he was given a thorough workout by Daniel.
Frankfurt's Dax index closed 1.2% lower, while the Cac-40 index in Paris lost 1.3%.
We lost badly to them in Paris three weeks ago, and we know that this game will be as close to international rugby as you can get.
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Mr Higonnet believes that, in the 20th century, Paris lost its cultural hegemony to New York, though he is sceptical about whether, in view of the opportunities offered by the Internet, any city will again enjoy that same primacy.
Born Christine Lallouette in Paris, Lagarde lost her father, a professor of English, when she was 17.
Nadal has lost only once at Roland Garros since his first appearance in Paris in 2005, when he began a run of four successive French Open titles, while Monaco's best effort is a fourth-round defeat in 2007.
Lazard also has a general problem similar to Cazenove's (see article): it lacks the ability to offer its employees share options, one reason why it has recently lost some of its top partners in both New York and Paris.
"I'd be very surprised if I was playing in Paris, " the British star, who lost in the quarterfinals in Madrid last week, told reporters following his match against Spain's Marcel Granollers.
Meanwhile, Mrs Buffet has lost face by her embarrassing inability at a recent football match in Paris between France and Algeria to silence the whistles that greeted the French national anthem.
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Nadal lost the Madrid final and then lost in the French Open fourth round that year, his only defeat in Paris.
The head was lost after revolutionaries ransacked the royal chapel at Saint Denis, near Paris, in 1793.
Trapattoni's side lost the first leg in Dublin 1-0 but were leading 1-0 in Paris before Henry handled the ball and squared for Gallas to nod in a goal that sent France to the 2010 World Cup finals in South Africa and left the Republic heartbroken.
The 21-year-old lost his place to Skrela for the victory over Ireland but wins it back for the clash in Paris as France look to cement their title ambitions.
Leading indexes in Frankfurt, Paris and London were all down around 1% and the euro lost 0.5% against the US dollar in early trading, but stock markets and the euro later recovered to show only minor falls.
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