The deduction will leave the Dark Blues bottom of the First Division, facing a major task to save their Division One status or succumb to relegation.

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Mr Murray's self-appointed task is to reclaim the significance and status of a man whose high amateurism, as he calls it, was looking ever more out of date in an age when the pursuit of knowledge was becoming a monopoly of university departments.

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As well as posing a major task for the team to save their Division One status, the position - and possible relegation - could put off any potential investors.

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For that, they will (mostly) thank the prime minister, as well as David Mundell - and Michael Moore, the Liberal Democrat Scottish Secretary who has perhaps enhanced his status in the UK government by sticking to the task which he set himself back in January: to deliver a single question referendum.

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Two California law firms filed lawsuits seeking class-action status on behalf of stockholders this week, taking the company to task for allegedly concealing threats to its business and sales growth, such as Facebook platform changes that made it easier for users to find rival games.

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