Detroit would pose a stiff test for Michigan's emergency-manager system, a controversial tool for municipal overhaul that hasn't had many successes yet.

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If that happens, the implementation of the program could pose a make-or-break test for the euro.

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Muralitharan, who became the first bowler to take 800 Test wickets on the final day of his Test career last July, would pose a real threat to the England batsmen on a surface which is likely to suit the Sri Lanka slow bowlers.

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This is a very strong squad that should pose the Lions plenty of problems before their three-Test series in Australia.

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