The ground is currently undergoing a transformation as a temporary stand is erected and new turnstiles are brought in to deal with the record crowd.

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This could look similar to the fall of 2008, when a complete loss of investor confidence and a massive flight to quality brought the global funding markets to a temporary stand-still.

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Schumacher almost returned this year as a temporary stand-in for Ferrari's Felipe Massa after the Brazilian's accident at the Hungarian Grand Prix, but the plans were dropped as he had still to fully recover from a motorcycle injury earlier in the year.

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Rounding out the top-10 on Saturday were De Angelis, Ducati's former world champion Nicky Hayden of the U.S., Italian Loris Capirossi on a Suzuki and Finland's Mika Kallio -- despite a crash in his stint as a temporary stand-in rider for Ducati.

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But managing director Jon Lansdown said demolishing the Hirerite site next to Ashton Gate and getting rid of the temporary huts alongside the Williams stand would free up more space.

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Sometimes the better mousetraps they invent need a temporary leg up to penetrate existing markets, before they can stand on their own.

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Set adjacent to the organization's original Stand Down House for male veterans, the two new residence buildings can provide temporary housing for up to eight single female veterans and two small families.

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Sale prop Stuart Turner will also join England on stand-by, replacing Bristol's Darren Compton who flew out as temporary cover in the immediate aftermath of skipper Phil Vickery's two-match ban for tripping USA centre Paul Emerick.

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White House aides have stressed there are no short-term solutions to the problems, a stand criticized by some Democrats, including California Gov. Gray Davis, who want temporary price controls.

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