However, the man closest to it was defender Jlloyd Samuel, playing in an unfamiliar left-midfield role, who appeared in the six-yard box but could not make contact, which rather summed up Bolton in the first half.

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We are members of a unique, living international organism which cannot be summed up in a phrase.

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In fact, the entire soundtrack can be summed up as something for which you really need to be in the mood.

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Nintendo President Satoru Iwata summed all this up in a recently released statement in which he also said that he personally will not be speaking at these smaller E3 events.

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This decision, which caused an intense debate, both inside and outside government, summed up the challenge in Brazil to reconcile the ambitions of a developing country alongside the need to protect the environment.

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Dr Mike Dixon, of the NHS Alliance, which represents doctors, nurses and managers on the front line, perhaps summed it up best in his interview with the BBC's Today programme.

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To wrap up the year I was blessed with a baby boy on the 7th of December which summed what was a great year for me.

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