The top-line matched expectations and profits advanced 26% which was slightly better than expected.

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When the teams faced each other again Monday, Hagelin had two goals in a 3-0 Rangers win, and the Boyle-Mitchell-Dubinsky line was so effective at maintaining possession of the puck that Tortorella matched the trio against the Islanders' No. 1 scoring line.

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If Wasps targeted one of Leicester's traditional strengths, the line-out, they also matched them at scrum-time, where Tom French, a 23-year-old prop, was starting only his second senior game.

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The first half was characterised by phase after phase of Leeds possession, aided by their superb line-out, but their endeavour was matched by Sale's sometimes brutal defence.

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Despite the hostility on the picket line, the government insists any more money for firefighters must be matched with reform.

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Were Indiana to win this Eastern Conference final, it would be a significant upset, and perhaps provoke some ratings-hungry TV executives to order a double bourbon, but it would not be shocking, given how the Pacers have matched the Heat throughout the series and refused to yield to the expected story line.

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