That proved the last of Pompey's forward play - in fact they then firmly hit the self-destruct button.
It turns out that the recession was then firmly under way: the latest data show GDP shrank by 1% in the second quarter of 2008.
Aidan Watson was dismissed after a late challenge on 51 and then Coates headed firmly past Mark Surgenor on 66.
Ponting battled hard to make 26, but then hit Aamer firmly, and off the face of his bat, to Amin at short-leg.
Eventually he got the sack from his post in Hanover for being away so much, but by then he was firmly established in London, receiving a royal pension from the ailing Queen Anne.
"We have to change that, " she said firmly, then gave me a quick primer (see left).
The atmosphere in the press conference was electric, the cameras whirled into life, the photographers snapped and then the spotlight shone firmly on the England skipper.
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Since then, Turkey has firmly sided with the Syrian opposition, hosting its leaders along with rebel commanders and providing refuge to hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees.
The Getty is betting that in the years since then, commercial photography has become firmly enough established as an art form that such arguments won't carry the same power.
C. to kingdom come, and you watch the shock wave roll up, and then you wake, your tongue clamped firmly between your teeth.
There aren't too many occasions in life where one is called upon to climb a pole to a great height, stand atop it and then leap off--albeit while firmly strapped into a safety harness.
That cultural change happened because thousands and then millions of Americans independently, quietly and firmly stopped tolerating the bigotry.
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Then a moment of inspiration put the tourists firmly on top again as Dalrymple's stunning one-handed catch at backward point ended Watson's innings.
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During the PRI's 12-year hiatus from presidency, its members firmly opposed such measures proposed by then-ruling National Action Party, arguing the country would lose sovereignty by allowing foreign investment in Pemex.
Medical science keeps making staggering advances, and we now firmly believe that if something can be treated then it should be treated.
Well then, say the europhiles, all the more reason to lodge Britain more firmly at Europe's heart, so that our arguments will be listened to more carefully.
Craig Kieswetter and Michael Lumb then put on 68 in 8.1 overs for the first wicket to put England firmly on course.
Bopara then fell chasing a wide one, James was brilliantly caught at gully and James Middlebrook then became Gareth Berg's third victim before Murtagh wrapped up the tail and put Middlesex firmly in the driving seat.
Bothroyd was a surprise inclusion, but should he feature in a team where the emphasis appears to be firmly on youth he would become the first Championship player to receive a cap since David Nugent, then of Preston, scored in a 3-0 win over Andorra in Barcelona in March 2007.
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