Nor has it made the cause of wider home ownership something of talismanic importance.
England star Gerrard is Liverpool's talismanic midfielder and Jones insists Ledley has the same impact on Cardiff.
Made of polished gold, with sweeping, scrolled, S-shaped antlers, it conveys a talismanic beauty touching on the divine and mysterious.
Roma, without talismanic striker Francesco Totti, looked toothless in attack and were reduced to half chances and long-range efforts.
Visitors Manchester City never really threatened the Villa goal, despite the presence of talismanic playmakers Eyal Berkovic and Ali Benarbia.
Without the talismanic Larsson, Celtic lacked a creative edge up front and failed to seriously trouble Main in the Livi goal.
The Tories are hopeful that Mr Mandelson's scalp might prove to be the equivalent of Michael Portillo's talismanic defeat in 1997.
Wakefield rested their talismanic scrum-half Danny Brough ahead of their Challenge Cup semi-final next Sunday but led inside the second minute.
The home side had received an attacking blow prior to kick-off when talismanic 22-goal striker Fernando Torres was ruled out with a knee injury.
Goals have largely been the preserve of the club's talismanic striker, Jason Walker, whose five strikes have driven Barrow on to the trophy final.
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Trundle is a player that needs to be loved so his transformation from talismanic regular to Bristol City bit-part was a huge blow to his self-belief.
With Grishin and Georgi Peev rampaging forward, along with the efforts of their talismanic lone striker Kushev, they came within inches of taking the lead after 28 minutes.
For an already talismanic figure at Bolton who has played through all four divisions, who knows what reaching the pinnacle of an England footballer's career might yet inspire?
England coach Brian Ashton has brought in 20-year-old Wasps rising star Danny Cipriani for the talismanic Wilkinson but otherwise left his team unchanged despite a dire display against the Scots.
It was another polished display, similar to the opening win at the Rose Bowl, and came after talismanic all-rounder Andrew Flintoff (sore knee) and Dimitri Mascarenhas (hand injury) were ruled out.
Italy play Cyprus at home on Wednesday and have been buoyed by the news that talismanic forward Francesco Totti has said he would consider coming out of retirement for the World Cup.
In a valley where the houses are spread out for miles around the talismanic Lone Mountain, he anticipates that there will be plenty of takers for the ski-resort equivalent of a stadium box.
But, the very next ball, England's talismanic all-rounder was also heading back to the pavilion, the victim of a poor decision by Tiffin when trapped by a Zaheer delivery that pitched outside the line of leg-stump.
And with talismanic forward Didier Drogba away throughout January at the Africa Cup of Nations, Blues boss Carlo Ancelotti has voiced his belief that Sturridge can help to fill the void left by the Ivory Coast front man.
It was the first competitive fixture of Sven-Goran Eriksson's short spell in charge of the Elephants and he can be pleased with the unity and discipline his side showed, particularly with talismanic striker Didier Drogba missing from the starting line-up.
With their lead cut to just four points at the break, the last thing the hosts needed was to have the talismanic O'Driscoll fail to reappear because of a knee injury, but they soon shrugged off his absence to extend their lead.
Apple already has a significant foothold in the laptop market, but the addition of their talismanic retina display to their most popular machine is going to drive the adoption of this popular laptop to new heights, bringing in more consumers to their world.
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Pricey power, fuelled by high oil prices, is already causing headaches, with MPs muttering about windfall taxes on utility firms and talismanic pledges to reduce fuel poverty (defined as living in a household that spends more than 10% of its income on heating) in tatters.
But after losing the talismanic Rush with a hand injury - which forced them to play a lock in the back row - the Blues found themselves under severe pressure in their own 22, returning Lion Matthew Rees being denied a touchdown after a prolonged examination by the TV official.
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