Everton did at least end a sequence of two straight home defeats but they remain perilously close to the relegation zone - a fact not lost on supporters who booed their team at the final whistle.

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That concluded a wild sequence in the Rangers' end that began with a 4-on-1 rush by the Lightning after a bad line change by the Rangers.

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It is awkward for Mr Blair to be seeing the president at the end of the sequence as he would have less chance of influencing any decisions.

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Sensors at the midway point of the table detect the angle, speed, and trajectory of the not-exactly-oncoming puck, and instructs the mechanism how and where to fire the disc -- you slap it back, and the same sequence happens on your compadre's end.

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Negotiations are often more about the sequence in which things happen rather than the end point.

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But Burns took the fifth round convincingly, two brilliant right hooks putting Martinez under serious pressure at either end, the Coatbridge boxer producing an impressive sequence of punches after the first and the bell then coming to Martinez's rescue.

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Many crazy things happen at the end of BioShock Infinite, but the final mind-warping sequence is kicked off by a surprise trip to Rapture, the underwater city from the original game.

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The Hungaroring this coming weekend should be a similar story - and Alonso heads there absolutely on a mission, knowing that only a sequence of victories is going to bring him into title contention by the end of the year.

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