Torpedoed by a U-boat in May, 1915, the Cunard liner sank in eighteen minutes too short an interval, in other words, to generate stories.

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None of the options are as short a time interval as the 1-hour pass or as long an interval as the annual pass, however.

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Hodgson saw a 45m penalty attempt fall short before the interval and Sale director of rugby Philippe Saint Andre introduced Luke McAlister for Cueto and Brent Cockbain for Ignacio Fernandez Lobbe at half-time.

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The India skipper edged O'Brien's first ball after the interval just short of Jesse Ryder in the slips before feathering another to Brendon McCullum behind the stumps two balls later.

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But whereas before the interval Australia bowled far too short, allowing Strauss and Cook to cut and pull to their heart's content, they pitched the ball up afterwards and began to look more dangerous.

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Interval training involves alternating periods of moderately intense exercise that last one to three minutes with short, more intense exercise periods lasting from 30 seconds to a minute.

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