• Denied one of the two matches allocated to them by the World Cup organising committee, the Kenyans were determined to make the most of the chance to cheer on their team.

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  • But a source said replacing the Israeli if he fails to meet the terms of the ultimatum would allow the club to make best use of the transfer window, giving the new manager "a chance to make the changes he wanted".

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  • The loan component of MyMela offers visitors to our site the chance to make zero-interest loans to artisan groups who use these funds to make capital improvements, buy raw materials and train other workers.

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  • Ameobi, 27, is top scorer with four goals at St James' Park and the forward is revelling in the chance to make the most of his first-team opportunity.

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  • "Through the English Baccalaureate, we want to make sure all pupils have the chance to study the core academic subjects which universities and employers demand, " he said.

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  • He observed that the European leaders did not seem to have taken the opportunity to coordinate their remarks in advance, so that they did not make the most of their chance to speak, as a group, to the president of the United States for 15 minutes on each subject.

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  • He said the squad would include a number of uncapped youngsters who have the chance to prove they can make the step up to international level.

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  • For those concerned about the cost of immigration to American taxpayers, we have a chance to make sure the bill lives up to its promise that today's illegal immigrants are not eligible for federal benefits.

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  • Shareholders, the real owners of corporate America, will never be privy to the virus of entitlement, because the 1% will make sure they never get the chance to have that sick kind of power.

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  • Their salaries are on the line, as well as their social benefits, and the chance to make money on the side as racketeers or bouncers in mafia-run bars and clubs.

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  • On the plus side: responsibility and opportunity, interesting work, the chance to make a difference in the lives of other people, learning, power, pay and perks.

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  • Favourite for the men's road race title is Italy's Paolo Bettini, who has the chance to make history by winning the event for a third consecutive year.

    BBC: Cooke leads GB Worlds challenge

  • Saying she thought the group would not have a chance to make a statement prior to the platform's approval, Susan Cullman, co-chair of the Republican Pro-Choice Coalition, seemed ready to concede this year when questioned on the floor late Monday morning.

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  • Cheddar Parish Council said it wanted to make sure local people had the chance to have their say on the plans.

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  • The following year, the team again had a chance to make the playoffs on the last day of the season, and lost.

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  • Third, we're going to build on the reforms we have initiated and make sure that Americans are getting the chance to get the skills they need to compete in this 21st century economy.

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  • The company's executive chairman, Eric Schmidt, and a Facebook representative were among those given the chance to make their case to White House Chief of Staff William Daley in December, helping to prompt the recent White House statement nodding to Google's concerns about excessive regulation of the Internet.

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  • The litmus test for companies who want more women leaders is to make sure they have the same chance as men do to fail, Barsh said.

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  • Yet many women shy away from the careers that will give them a chance to make the biggest difference, in part just because they do not understand them.

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  • And restoring the values that made this country great: hard work and fair play, the chance to make it if you really try, the responsibility to reach back and help somebody else make it, too -- not just you.

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  • Reflecting back, I realize that giving the students the chance to make a difference through interacting with those in the community is more powerful than any classroom curriculum.

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  • We wanted to make sure that the group got a chance to both get to know each other better while also learning something valuable that would help them in their day-to-day lives back at the office.

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  • "If you have a chance to make the team or especially if you want a pick it might be good to play, " said Hanson, who made the trip to the Czech Republic from America after receiving a sponsor's invitation on Monday.

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  • They trail the powerful Vancouver Canucks two games to none, though a pair of down-to-the-wire losses suggests that Boston has a chance to make it a long series as they head to home ice for the next two games.

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  • And I want every American to know that the path I'm laying out today is our best chance to make sure that the cars of the future are built where they've always been built -- in Detroit and across the Midwest -- to make America's auto industry in the 21st century what it was in the 20th century -- unsurpassed around the world.

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  • Pujara, promoted to bat at number three above Dravid, timed the ball to perfection off the front and back foot as he sensed the chance to make a name for himself.

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  • Instead, I can kick back and simultaneously be (1) happy for NIU and the MAC for its chance to make a statement in the national limelight while (2) snicker at the BCS yuks who will soon see their precious bowl system lose further relevancy when the new college football playoffs arrive in 2014.

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  • The electorate is choosing to either extend the National Front coalition's uninterrupted rule since independence from Britain in 1957 amid strong economic growth or to give the opposition a chance to make good on its pledges to root out corruption and boost wages and living conditions.

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  • The administration hopes the first foreign trip of his second term will give the president a chance to go beyond official talks and make a direct appeal to the people of Israel.

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  • For those who expressed concerns about giving the federal government too much discretionary power through waivers and exceptions in applying different aspects of the law, we have a chance to make clear exactly how the executive branch must enforce this immigration law and what the consequences are if it doesn't.

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