The Blue Sox, who have enjoyed two rare successes at Odsal in the Super League era, threatened to spring another surprise when stand-off Martin Pearson put them in front after only three minutes with a penalty goal kicked from two metres inside the Bradford half.

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An agency spokesman said when the agency was closed next spring, the wave hub would continue as a stand-alone company.

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These attributes may make Gingrich the most plausible candidate to stand toe-to-toe with Romney in the spring of 2012.

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After serving in the U.S. Army during World War II, Robinson, who had been a stand-out athlete at UCLA, signed up in the spring of 1945 to play baseball for the Kansas City Monarchs in the Negro Leagues.

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