When Mr. Barry hinted that he deserved partial credit in a British magazine in 1997 and London's Sunday Times followed up with a nasty jab at Mr. Norman, the theme's composer sued the paper, and the jury decided in his favor.

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Ben Affleck even gave a jab when he came up on stage to announce a category, though it was unclear if he was being snide because of a Gigli joke or a joke about Lincoln getting shot.

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In the UK, only people aged over 65 or in at-risk categories are advised to get a flu jab, with take-up in the elderly category averaging between 72% and 75%.

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It also envisages that it could be available as a pre-holiday jab for holidaymakers, possibly topped up once a year.

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Unemployment claims in the U.S. once again provided a negative shock to investors as initial claims shot up to a total of 472K and was one more jab to the dollar.

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