Those can either watch from the sidelines or get involved in argumentative wars.

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The markets have been very kind to investors this year so why not take some gains and let a portion of your money watch from the sidelines.

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But a back injury forced James out of two World Cup regattas and he had to watch from the sidelines as Welsh compatriot Tom Lucy replaced him in the four.

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"We watch from the sidelines in amazement after years of working on badgers and no-one even really knowing what they were, " Colleen Begg wrote in an email from northern Mozambique, where she and Keith live in a tent in a nature reserve.

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And both have had to watch from the the sidelines since the Rhinos squad returned for pre-season training in November under their new head coach.

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The 25-year-old limped out of last year's final after suffering damaged medial knee ligaments and could only watch on from the sidelines as the Giants lost 25-16 to the Warrington Wolves.

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Rather watch the circus from the sidelines?

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While interesting to watch, this is a story that conservative ETF investors would likely be best off following from the sidelines.

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