But since Aston Martin is not a part of group and as such does not have access to small cars that can help pull down the overall fleet's average CO2 emissions, the forthcoming emission targets are set to be costly, and it will be a burden it must carry on its own.

BBC: Rolls-Royce and rivals face challenging times

Atletico enjoyed some good fortune early on when Perea seemed to pull down Agger as he was about to shoot but was not penalised.

BBC: Liverpool 1-1 Atletico Madrid

The BBC's Barbara Plett, in New York, says Mr Annan told the closed session that Syria had said it was not ready to pull troops and heavy weapons out of the cities unless the armed opposition laid down their weapons too.

BBC: Syria 'agrees' to peace plan deadline, Annan tells UN

As we know, that's not the whole story, because there are lots of one-off factors acting to pull down the final figure for 2012-13, including the Royal Mail pension fund transfer and the debt interest now being transferred to the Treasury by the Bank of England.

BBC: More red ink for Chancellor George Osborne

Mr Chernov said the pilot had tried to pull the plane down six seconds after take-off, but could not avert the disaster.

BBC: Moscow crash jet 'stabiliser jammed'

Imports are subtracted, not because they pull down GDP, but, because not subtracting the import content of the other categories, would lead to an overstatement of spending on domestically produced goods and services and an overstatement of GDP.

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