However, the Lib Dems are on less strong ground playing down expectations of winning particular councils.
Despite playing on home ground, Ferguson's men conceded a goal in the sixth minute as Liverpool's fleet footed boy wonder Michael Owen caught United's defence napping.
Also, a police report of an 11-year-old girl found playing on waste ground was picked up by a health visitor whose records showed the girl's mother suffered from mental health problems.
"We're on uncharted ground, playing these moves over a period of decades, " he says.
The 21-year-old Broad, playing on his home ground, was also pleased to bag his highest Test score, making 64 before being bowled by Chris Martin.
Van der Merwe, playing on his home ground, then picked up the key wicket of David Hussey for 27 as South Africa's spinners took control, restricting Australia to 139-8.
By urging the industry to develop common standards for the application of streaming video and audio in wireless internet applications and television set-top boxes, Apple stands to at least hold its ground if the playing field is leveled.
In the 20 or so years I have been playing here at my home ground in Perth, I must admit I had never seen so much grass on the surface of a Test pitch and it was therefore no surprise to hear all the talk and prediction leading into the match.
Now it's playing out very differently on the ground in terms of the media.
But playing partner Havret was also making up ground fast and McIlroy had a slender one-shot lead as the played the 18th.
Showing his broad lion face and stubby ears, his tail brushing the rocky ground like a rope, playing his part almost with embarrassment, he looked from side to side as though expecting the trainer's whip.
Real were in irresistible form from the outset and it seemed inconceivable that they would fail to find the net at least twice to overturn the tie and keep alive their hopes of playing in the final on their home ground in May.
Bond, playing his first Test match on his home ground, ripped through the Sri Lankan top order, taking three wickets in his first seven overs of the day, while Franklin picked up his three after lunch.
In the afternoon we watched soldiers playing hide and go seek with children on the ground below.
For small investors it will be either a great level-the-playing-field opportunity to get in on the ground floor of promising startups or a federally sanctioned invitation to fraud on a scale not seen since the boiler-room days.
We should be playing the leadership role there -- not on the ground with military, but play the leadership role.
When Lord Malloch Brown went into the classroom, officers were playing war games - imagining responses to situations on the ground.
Ireland were doing a great job of turning over possession as they prevented the England ball carrier from getting to ground, and Kidney's side were also playing with pace and width in attack.
"The advantage in playing the game in Beijing is that it is on neutral ground, it is a one-off game so the girls will have nothing to fear, " said Ghana coach Mumuni Gamel.
Yinka Casal is looking forward to playing with fellow Londoners Michael Timlin and Anthony McNamee at the County Ground.
"I am just looking forward to meeting everyone at the training ground, starting work and getting out on the pitch and playing in front of the fans, " added Bridge.
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The South Africans stunned Bangalore's Royal Challengers, playing at their home Chinnaswamy Stadium, and the supporters who packed out the ground.
These walls were a testing ground where Aalto experimented with different textures, materials and designs, playing with brick, stone and ceramic swatches and setting them against various finishes and ornamental plants.
Tredwell had a good season for Kent but this would be a tough baptism for him, and the fact that Monty Panesar is currently here, playing for the local franchise and living only a stone's throw from the ground illustrates just how out of favour he is a the moment.
Playing six batsmen at Headingley a few years ago would have been unheard of as the Yorkshire ground was renowned as being a seam bowlers' paradise.
The 27-year-old, attempting to loft Shahadat for another maximum down the ground, was snapped up by Tamim Iqbal at long-off and Suresh Raina was bowled playing across the line to Rubel.
Ground crews began working around 6 a.m. to clear several inches of snow from the playing surface at Coors Field, which opened in 1995.
Sure, the growth rate might not be what it once was, but Apple is now playing in a mature market, selling products that are evolutionary improvements over their predecessor as opposed to blazing new ground and creating new categories of products as it did in 2007 when it introduced the iPhone and again in 2010 when the iPad came out.
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