• But they will regret this opportunity after spurning a number of gilt-edged chances during the compelling tie.

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  • Most nationalists blame John Major for the failure of the ceasefire, accusing him of spurning Sinn Fein.

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  • Spurning their parents' self-restraint, the baby-boomers rebelled against every form of authority and sampled every form of fun.

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  • After spurning a hostile bid from E-Trade in 2005, Moglia did his biggest deal yet, agreeing to buy online brokerage TD Waterhouse.

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  • Inefficiency and incompetence are not punished by "consumers" of their products or services spurning the UN and patronizing a competitor.

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  • Two years later, the 2010 Congress was criticized for accomplishing little and spurning leaders' attempts to bring both sides to agreement.

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  • Spurning America's good offices, and implicitly impugning its goodwill, are plainly an awkward corner for Mr Netanyahu to be painted into.

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  • But at least the voters have apparently stuck to another tradition by spurning all the religious parties, which made a poor showing.

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  • Lauren has not played for Cameroon since the 2002 World Cup finals, spurning several coaches and official overtures in the five years since.

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  • But it was not such good news for Shaw's England team-mate Monye, who was ruthlessly discarded after spurning two good try-scoring chances in Durban.

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  • He has kept to the public sector, spurning various private entreaties.

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  • As Americans look to their elected officials for solutions, lawmakers are spurning pro-growth policies and seeking instead to squeeze more revenue from an already beleaguered private sector.

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  • That, laments Ms Fritschi, means youngsters are spurning the craft.

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  • In October 2010, Ms. Quinn announced her opposition to the paid sick leave bill, spurning her usual liberal allies to side with the business community and Mayor Michael Bloomberg.

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  • Lopez scored 38 points and Williams had 31 in his first visit since spurning his hometown team in free agency, leading the Brooklyn Nets past the Mavericks 113-96 on Wednesday night.

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  • Houston-based ExpressJet, he thinks, made a mistake in spurning takeover inquiries from SkyWest, especially now that Continental Airlines has declined to renew its flying agreements for the bulk of ExpressJet's 50-seat jets.

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  • And second, the US's Middle East policy of rewarding states that lived at peace with Israel and spurning those that did not made attacking Israel a less attractive option for most Muslim states.

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  • Having weathered the pressure, Munster mounted an assault of their own, but after also spurning a chance to kick for goal home prop John Yapp gathered a loose pass to help clear the danger.

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  • Derek Young fired wildly over the bar before Mark Ferry was guilty of spurning an even better opening at the other end when he failed to apply the finishing touch to Tade's enticing centre.

    BBC: Aberdeen 3-2 Raith Rovers

  • In spurning such options, argue the pessimists, Mr Bush has abandoned any pretence that, in formulating foreign policy, he seeks a variety of options and then, like an efficiently impartial chief executive, picks and chooses.

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  • Castleford paid the price for spurning excellent chances either side of the break on 58 minutes when former skipper Ryan Hudson - strongly rumoured to be set for a return to The Jungle - burrowed over.

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  • Most investors were spurning Netflix again less than five months ago when billionaire Carl Icahn decided to go against the grain and buy 5.54 million shares to secure a nearly 10 percent stake in the company.

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  • Many if not most Tory MPs believe that Britain should try for what amounts to a free-rider membership of the single market (ie, staying inside while spurning EU rules on employment, the environment, fisheries and the like).

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  • Chelsea's 2-0 victory at Liverpool earlier in the day meant United had to beat Sunderland to keep their title hopes realistically alive and they did so, thanks to a first-half Nani strike after spurning several other opportunities.

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  • Barack Obama on Thursday, spurning both Sen.

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  • After a bright start from New Zealand, Team GB took control of the game, but after spurning numerous chances they had to wait for Houghton to break the deadlock on 64 minutes with a well struck free kick.

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  • But neither player could prevent Park Chu-young spurning another great chance to extend South Korea's lead in the 63rd minute when Cho-Doo-ri's perfect right-wing cross found the striker unmarked on eight yards, but his firm header flew over a relieved Tzoras's crossbar.

    BBC: South Korea 2-0 Greece

  • The new Pope has already stamped his humble style on the papacy - spurning a special car to take a bus with his cardinals after he was elected, and insisting on returning to his Rome hotel the next day to pay his own bill.

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