Realising they had witnessed a lucky escape, the rugby authorities acted quickly to make all subsequent internationals all-ticket affairs.
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By comparison with a Japanese-style malaise, even a traditionally painful, but finite, recession would seem like a lucky escape.
Arsenal had their own lucky escape when John Arne Riise eluded the Arsenal defence to collect Dietmar Hamann's pass.
"This lorry driver had a lucky escape, " Ch Insp Henry Parsons said.
Two men had a lucky escape in the morning, when snow gave way beneath them near the Fiacaill Buttress in the Coire an t-Sneachda area.
Turkey, sensing a lucky escape, came out after the break with renewed purpose and posed a greater threat as the pitch slowly drained of the excess water.
Although I was devastated at the time, it was a bit of a close call and a lucky escape, with a 30% morbidity rate and several days before help could have picked me up.
The victim had had a lucky escape.
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Mr Obama can reasonably point out that he was elected in the wake of a financial meltdown that had threatened to bring about another Great Depression, with an unemployment rate that would make the current one look like a lucky escape.
Force India's Vitantonio Liuzzi was 15th, but lucky to escape without injury after crashing into the pit wall.
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Williams was then lucky to escape with a yellow card after felling the home striker two yards outside the area.
He was lucky to escape a red card but then watched as Fabiano made a woeful hash of the penalty.
But the Scots continued to struggle in the scrum and they were lucky to escape when Rodriguez pulled a penalty attempt wide.
As Crewe pressed for a winner, on-loan Manchester United keeper Lee Steele was lucky to escape with only a yellow card after bringing down Jones.
Your correspondent, coming down through the woods, was startled to chance across one of these modern Robin Hoods in full camouflage, and felt lucky to escape alive.
Morrison had been lucky to escape a red card earlier in the match after pushing Bolton's Nicky Hunt to the ground in the build-up to a Birmingham free-kick.
The keeper, who was lucky to escape even a caution for her offence, made partial amends with superb saves from Yankey and Smith as England looked for a killer goal.
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The hall was lucky to escape destruction by both the 1834 fire and World War II bombing with its vast stained glass arched window dominating one end still intact (c).
The turning point came in the second half as Darren Bent won a penalty after being pulled down by home keeper Heurelho Gomes, who appeared lucky to escape a red card.
James missed the conversion and then a penalty when Gloucester flanker Peter Buxton was lucky to escape a yellow card for a reckless high tackle on Abendanon that sparked a brawl.
Dutch enforcer Mark van Bommel was booked after going through the back of Iniesta, while Nigel de Jong was lucky to escape red after planting his foot in the chest of Xabi Alonso.
Malan was lucky to escape when he also edged a drive but Rikki Clarke spilled the chance diving in front of Chris Rogers - who has just replaced him as captain - at first slip.
Dodds was lucky to escape a red card when he deliberately felled Fletcher on the edge of the penalty area with eight minutes left on the clock, and Zemmama's resulting free-kick shaved the United post.
In particular, Everton midfielder Pienaar and Wigan counterpart Hendry Thomas had their own running battle and both were lucky to escape second yellow cards - and an early bath - after crude tackles on the other.
Having just saved his side from conceding a try, De Kock then handed Saracens an opportunity as his kick was charged down by Calum Clark, and they were lucky to escape with just conceding a five-metre scrum.
But, on the pitch, his players kept their focus and Chelsea were lucky to escape again when Petr Cech missed Stewart Downing's cross and only a flick from Terry diverted the ball out of John Carew's path at the far post.
That should have acted as a warning for Spain, but they were caught on the break again early in the second half and were lucky to escape when Almeida's cross span off Carlos Puyol and looped just beyond the far post.
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