But they were unable to turn pressure into points and were quickly put on the back foot.
The England team's initial confusion at the hosts' decision turned to smiles as their calculations told them they had won the match, while the West Indies' celebrations were quickly put on hold as they hastily examined the Duckworth-Lewis scoring system.
Mr Estrosi was quickly put back on message, but Renault was furious.
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Human interactions are governed by a set of implicit codes that can sometimes seem frustratingly opaque, and whose misreading can quickly put you on the outside looking in.
Digital cameras are a handy way to quickly put photos on to Internet sites or to share pictures of the grandkids with grandma, but high-resolution digital images eat a lot of bandwidth when they're sent over the Internet and can slow down transfer rates.
As the new boss of wobbling Wachovia , he's either going to have to sell the ailing company to a stronger establishment or do something quickly to put it on a better footing.
As the backlash grew, opponents of gay and lesbian marriage, including many religious conservatives, moved quickly to put amendments on state ballots to short-circuit similar rulings from courts sympathetic to the argument that restricting marriage to opposite-sex couples was discriminatory.
"The doctor said she could go quite quickly - and they put mum on the pathway to die, " said her daughter.
United appeared in determined mood and quickly set about City and put the visitors on the backfoot.
But Ellis is adamant that his Tigers team-mate will quickly put his disappointment behind him and concentrate on the end of the domestic season.
Bourgoin hit back quickly when Denos put in a grubber kick on Ulster's 22-metre line and dived on the ball as it rolled over the line.
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"A carmaker's success depends on its ability to put a variety of innovative cars on the market as quickly as possible to satisfy various buyers' demands, " he says.
If supply increases more quickly than forecast, that could put downward pressure on prices.
Fortunately, we did start to get orders pretty quickly, and our initial decisions had put us on the right track to grow without needing to rebuild everything from scratch.
With a tandem jump you sign a release form, put on a jumpsuit and are quickly shown what to do once you leave the plane: how to cross your arms and bend your legs while in mid-air.
Yet those made destitute need to be put back on their feet as quickly as possible, not least to deny the Taliban and their allies who this week carried out three attacks in a single day more supplies of willing and hungry recruits.
He quickly reached 2-0 before Manley put the celebrations on ice winning the third leg.
The lower rates on personal income, capital gains and dividends, as well as some incentives for business to invest, quickly put the sluggish U.S. economy back on a growth trajectory.
They were formed in Londonderry in the 1970s - a city deeply affected by Northern Ireland's Troubles, yet few bands can put a smile on your face as quickly as The Undertones.
But Thenmoli quickly ran into a bureaucratic brick wall when she tried to put on a performance in English and Malay.
We had a very small budget with Heavenly Sword, so we quickly learned to take advantage of our resources and put every penny on the screen.
Could it be that it is very dynamic, that certain initiatives are worked on very quickly, quick winds are found and put out to the team?
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BofA is looking into whether or not the bank put thousands of homeowners out on the street too quickly, without verifying the information in the foreclosure case documents.
Robbie Keane quickly got the Irish level and Kevin Doyle netted on the hour to put them 2-1 up.
Scunthorpe had settled more quickly after a cagey opening to the game and Garry Thompson was put through on goal.
There's another game on Sunday and we can hopefully put this behind us very quickly.
It should be noted that the NFL quickly dispelled this notion, denying that any compromise or settlement had been put on the table.
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Britain's call to suspend sanctions against Myanmar, which was quickly backed by opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, will likely put more pressure on the EU to review restrictions on trade with the former military state.
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