• Ms Davidson said she hoped in his meeting with Lord Patten, the head of the BBC Trust, he would focus on "broadcasting jobs, careers and livelihoods" and not "waste a second of time on this petty side show".

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  • The time-share operator would queue up an assortment of customers so that not a second of processor time went to waste.

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  • He trotted out a more traditional starting lineup grouping, with a true power forward in Martin and Chandler at center, that hadn't even logged a single second of playing time together this season.

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  • In their view, by filling almost every second of down time by peering at our phones we are missing out on the creative and potentially rewarding ways we've dealt with boredom in days past.

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  • The highlight of another one-sided game was an excellent 87 by Matt Prior, who unselfishly gave away the opportunity to score his first hundred in one-day internationals, but who has now made his mark at the top of the order at the second time of asking.

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  • The Irish only approved the Nice treaty, which dealt with enlargement of the EU, at the second time of asking last year.

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  • Fraser was jailed for a minimum of 17 years in May after being found guilty for the second time of murdering his estranged wife Arlene, from Elgin, in 1998.

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  • Another hold to love put Federer within a game of the 23-minute opening set and he took it at the second time of asking by unleashing a rasping cross-court backhand to pass Soderling at the net.

    BBC: Federer claims historic Paris win

  • The 37-year-old American went out of the Athens 100 meters flat in the semi-finals on Saturday but lined up in the fifth heat of the hurdles as one of the favorites having recorded the second-fastest time of the year, 12.50 seconds.

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  • Still, when Bonds hits 715, it will move him into second place of all time.

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  • And with the contest entering the second minute of stoppage time, Palacio found space to drill home a dramatic winner.

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  • Walker's wonder strike came two minutes into the second period of extra time in a cup final of epic proportions.

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  • Nugent added another moments into the second period of extra time to give the final scoreline a flattering look for Swansea.

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  • Nyanga came closest to scoring in the second minute of injury time, but dropped the ball as he was attempting to ground.

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  • Goals in the second half of added time from substitute Dmitri Torbinski and the magical Andrei Arshavin capped a triumphant night for the Russians.

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  • James Chamanga had Zambia's best chance but he could not connect before half-time and Obafemi Martins shot over in the second minute of extra-time.

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  • Her unblemished record is the second highest of all time, trailing behind only Hungarian horse Kincsem, which apparently took 54 races in the late 1800s.

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  • The U's faithful will be hoping it is a case of second time lucky after missing out in the play-off final under Quinn last year.

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  • Vlasic piled the pressure on the others by clearing 2.04m at the second time of asking and Chicherova went out after failing with her attempts.

    BBC: Walker storms to 400m hurdle gold

  • Her unblemished 22-win record is the second highest of all time, only trailing behind Hungarian horse Kincsem, which apparently took 54 races in the late 1800s.

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  • Ireland's Robert Heffernan, who recently recorded the second fastest time of his career with a 1:20.55 clocking in La Coruna 4 weeks ago, will be in action.

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  • Great Britain's men made it through the heats of the 4x100m relay as Simeon Williamson, Tyrone Edgar, Marlon Devonish and Harry Aikines-Aryeetey set the second best time of 38.11.

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  • But 38-year-old Giggs, playing in his 900th competitive match for United, celebrated that milestone with a stunning winner, volleying home Ashley Young's cross in the second minute of injury time.

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  • Sammy Korir, who finished one second behind Tergat in Berlin to become the second fastest of all time, Chicago Marathon runner-up Daniel Njenga and fellow Kenyan Evans Rutto will also be in action.

    BBC: Tergat confirms London bid

  • Rather than going on to take the set, Nadal was broken back immediately - but it was a different story two games later as Nadal cemented his advantage at the second time of asking.

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  • It promised a great deal more than it delivered, and any serious attempt to make the euro zone more competitive would revisit the Lisbon goals and make sure they were met at the second time of asking.

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  • As the European Commissioner for Competition Joaquin Almunia approaches the second half of his time in office, in spite of the continuing economic crisis, practitioners expect no softening for antitrust enforcement at the European Union (EU) level.

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