He said visitor figures in 2012 had shown that the Illuminations were "the single most important reason for visiting Blackpool during the autumn period spanning September to December".

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The statistics show Everton have just one away victory in eight trips away from home since September, and even that autumn success was just across Stanley Park at Liverpool.

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The other two are in September, when they turn their attention to autumn berries.

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The real battle is to come in the autumn session of Congress, beginning on September 8th.

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The series was first announced last September as part of the BBC's 2012 autumn and winter season.

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Half of in-year admissions happened in the Autumn term, with 30% in mid- or late September.

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The autumn's sales figures were distorted by a dip in September after the death of Princess Diana, and a rebound in October.

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The Autumn event was split to give the iPhone 5 all of September, while the iPad Mini and new Mac range were revealed at a separate event in October.

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The timetable for the proposed changes would see the STRB responding in the autumn - with the secretary of state announcing a decision next year, which could apply from September 2013.

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Fears that a September 11th-like attack would occur in London helped keep the upper half of the building empty by the autumn of 2004, with Swiss Re taking up the rest of the office space.

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