The Italian had made the halfway cut for the first time in six starts this year since returning from a worrying wrist injury, and was pleased with the improvements he has made under new swing coach Sean Foley -- who also works with Tiger Woods.

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Woods, who missed only two fairways, said the round was his best in terms of ball-striking since he started working on his swing under new coach Sean Foley.

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And even though the seats adjust for height, they don't move, so swing a lever under the dash, and you can adjust the entire Tilton pedal box.

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Mr Brown will be under pressure not to alienate the middle class swing voters who have backed new Labour since 1997.

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"Under those circumstances to get a 12% swing is pretty run of the mill, so I don't think that it's anything we can draw wider lessons from, " she said.

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Still, the tourists' decision to bat on in the morning under overcast conditions, seemingly ideally suited for swing bowling, could be questioned as the clouds burned away to allow Fleming and Bell to bat freely in the afternoon.

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The canvassing is in full swing and, given the turbulent past under independent leadership, the political parties are looking to make their mark.

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That's partly because capital has taken such a large share of profits for so many years that the pendulum is bound to swing back and partly because, having just given trillions of dollars to the banks, politicians will be under pressure to put vast amounts of money into saving jobs.

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