So Mr Kohl's big decision, reached during a slimming cure in Austria where he shed, it is said, 15 kilos, had to be based on more than personal taste for power and on soothing frayed conservative nerves.

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With a barely a moment to pause for breath, the 51st minute saw former Bath winger Higgins cross the whitewash for his first ever try in an Exeter shirt, soothing the frayed nerves of the vociferous home support, as Davis added the crucial conversion.

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Keep a regular bedtime schedule, get into a soothing routine to calm your nerves, and avoid both caffeine and alcohol right before bed.

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