It matters, of course, whether this immunity from criticism is a transient phenomenon or a permanent one.

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"We cannot be certain whether this encouraging performance is merely a World Cup phenomenon or a longer-term trend towards recovery, " Chairman Ralph Bernard said in a statement.

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Darwin himself was intrigued by this phenomenon, in which different groups of organisms independently evolve similar solutions to similar problems, whether these solutions are teeth, eyes, brains, ecosystems or societies.

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