Twelve cities formed the bid, with Nottingham promising to build a 45, 000-capacity venue as part of the bid, on land off the A52 at Gamston.

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Twelve cities entered the race but were whittled down by an advisory panel chaired by Sir Jeremy Isaacs, former director general of the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden.

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Twelve cities have been part of England's bid.

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She and her son, who was busy playing computer games in his seat, were with a tourist group that had toured eight U.S. cities in twelve days.

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