Sheffield boxing promoter Dennis Hobson has also tried to tempt Calzaghe out of retirement with a clash against light-heavyweight fighter Clinton Woods.

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If Jones ends up as Henry's fly-half, then the possibility of trying to tempt Scott Gibbs out of international retirement cannot be dismissed.

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Mr Edwards said they needed more spectators week in, week out, and hoped that the initiative would tempt people to attend more regularly.

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Ganguly was introduced in a bid to tempt the batsmen outside the off-stump but it turned out to be Tendulkar who broke the partnership.

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Morgan in New York, says a case like this might tempt other customers of banks selling complex derivatives to turn to the courts in order to wriggle out of deals.

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He even held out the prospect of going into the next election promising a net tax cut, which may tempt Tory voters frustrated with their own party's caution on the matter.

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Think back to the 1990s when consumer electronics companies tended to launch an innovative product with a high price to tempt the early adopters and then, generally, reduce the price to soak up a wider market (sometimes stripping out a few features).

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