Needing to bat out the day to avoid an innings defeat, Northants were staring defeat in the face when Greg Smith (4-47) helped reduce them to 194-8.

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Ravi Bopara (61) and James Foster then steadied the ship before both fell to leave the visitors staring defeat in the face at 99-6.

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Happily, however, the answers to what ails are staring us right in the face.

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Like them, he was a man so blinded by his own intellect that he was unable to see the evil and wickedness staring him in the face.

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Add it all up, and it is no wonder politicians are so reluctant to make a deficit deal that is staring them in the face.

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The path to economic recovery is staring the U.S. in the face: Put a high priority on a strong and stable dollar, cut high tax rates and restrain Washington's economic expansionism.

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If you're not about to sell off your current stable of external USB hard drives just to experience the wonders of Clickfree backups, you're staring your solution right in the face.

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There is so much more we need to learn about how to prevent violence, but we could start with the sex difference that is staring us in the face.

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