But he was broken for a third time as Nadal stepped up a gear before wrapping up his passage to the final.
That means rewarding them for shifting up a gear from making incremental improvements to their existing products, to coming up with radical innovations that rewrite the market rules.
But Leeds stepped up a gear with two tries in three minutes from Lauitiiti and Webb before Senior went over late on to wrap up the scoring.
But his rhetoric ratcheted up a gear when he talked of the UK's place in Europe.
But Woods, despite his good record since returning, is anxious to step up a gear.
Nadal did not let up in the second set, and perhaps even stepped up a gear.
But the French stepped up a gear as the first half moved into its closing stages.
It also kicked up a gear the commercialization by clubs of individual star players.
But, as Frodo delivers his line in the game, he also loads Sam up with gear supplies.
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"We have to step up a gear, otherwise the semi-finals will be our last stop, " Voeller said.
And with the battle over, First Platoon picked up their gear and resumed their march through the valley.
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Moore moved up another gear in the third, flooring him with a body shot right at the end.
But although she managed to capture the opening set, Kuznetsova stepped up a gear to polish off the tie.
The CBI has published a report 'Moving up a gear - Assessing the pace of public service reform in Northern Ireland'.
Seventh seed Djokovic, 19, stepped up a gear at the start of the deciding set while Federer struggled with his forehand.
After he lost Bell, Cook stepped up a gear, perhaps too anxious about reaching the century that had eluded him since December last year.
London Irish appeared to move up a gear and after some inter-play between backs and forwards Ireland lock Bob Casey crashed over.
His career moved up a gear after the success of "The Godfather" in 1972, which became one of the highest-grossing films in history.
Chanderpaul did eventually move up a gear, but having scored 68 in 108 balls he heaved Broad into the grateful hands of Bopara.
Nadal stepped up a gear to break back at 5-3 before taking it on a tie-break and one break was enough in the third.
Newport moved up a gear in the second half and looked dangerous when securing second and third phase ball, with Howarth steadily controlling matters.
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He then edged ahead in set five before Baxter stepped up a gear to win the tie and book a clash against Bob Anderson.
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The second half was a different story, with the skills and pace of halftime substitutes Saviola and Riquelme, and later Overmars, helping Barca step up a gear.
Toshack's side needed to step up a gear which they did as the break approached and Vokes should have had them in the lead on 39 minutes.
Stricker and Baddeley kept pace through the first half of the rounds to leave all three men deadlocked with nine to play before Woods stepped up a gear.
As Arsenal threatened to move up a gear, Baptista beat two defenders and fired in a shot, which James beat away after diving low at his near post.
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And nor is a kind of wistful isolationism where U.S. troops pack up their gear and come home, where bygones will be bygones and where al Qaeda won't follow.
Mr Sarkozy's arrival, in itself, allows the EU to move up a gear after a period of stagnation, and his energetic personality could be a breath of fresh air.
And as United stepped up a gear after the interval, Darren Fletcher was only inches away from restoring their lead with a flashing shot from the edge of the area.
Prop Rhys Thomas scored a try six minutes before the break, with fly-half Arlidge booting eight points, but Toulouse were always capable of moving up a gear when it mattered.
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