"Once she started off the match so fast, she jumped all over me, " added Davenport, who lost the first four games.

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In 2001, pundits worried that Mr Koizumi's popularity would wane once the media spotlight went off, and once voters started to shy away from his calls for reform.

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Even with all the work LaBarbera put in, it was like a fighter jet catapulting off the deck of an aircraft carrier once the real games started.

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Lara started off in sedate mood and allowed Gayle to play the attacking shots but once the opener was out, the captain began to hit out.

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Once he was alone in the plane, a Cessna 172, he started the engine and took off without permission around 5 p.m.

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