Fulham enjoyed the upper hand in the opening stages and mustered two penalty shouts inside the first 10 minutes.

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Seton Hall officials wanted to avoid the perception that they were opening the upper deck to sell more tickets to an onslaught of merely Syracuse fans.

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An injury-hit Glasgow side held the upper hand during the jittery opening period but they were unable to turn their superiority into a significant points advantage.

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Mr. Bloomberg said he plans to dine at a restaurant that Lady Gaga's father is opening on Manhattan's Upper West Side.

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But Kallis admitted that the Australians had gained the upper hand after a strong batting performance across the opening two days.

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Opening the doors to more hard core business and strategic upper level management positions will clearly unleash the talent of many Latinas today and in the future.

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Two days after beating South Africa 6-0 in their opening group game, Hope Powell's team had the upper hand for long periods but could not find a winner.

BBC: England 2-2 France