The Canaries' summer signing insists that even the expectation of second place is not adding any undue pressure to the team.

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That was significant since existing home sales are not counted when a contract is signed, but when the closing on the property takes place, which is typically 30 to 60 days after the signing of a contract.

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The signing took place at the Headquarters of UNESCO, Paris, France.

UNESCO: Paris, 15 November 2011

An outline for that agreement is due to be in place by mid-February, with the signing of a deal to follow in September.

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Until last week, Shah had made just one County Championship ton this summer and his Middlesex place had come under threat following the signing for 2011 of Derbyshire's Australian opener Chris Rogers.

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During the debate, mullahs and other traditionalist MPs accused President Karzai of acting against Islamic Sharia law by signing the decree in the first place, the BBC's David Loyn reports from Kabul.

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Despite record-signing Ashton taking his place on the West Ham bench, the powerful front two pairing of Bobby Zamora and Marlon Harewood continued to cause problems to the Arsenal back-line.

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He has already made Portuguese midfielder Deco his first signing and also have the likes of Germany captain Michael Ballack and Michael Essien vying for a place alongside Lampard.

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