But all French resistance crumbled when left wing Hall snapped up Bosc's pass near his own line and raced unopposed for his 34th try of the season.

BBC: England 34-12 France

Mr Yudhoyono has tried to set up his own high-powered team, modelled on the West Wing of the White House, but this has met with resistance from ministries which see their turf threatened.

ECONOMIST: Indonesia

Unfortunately, because of the nature of air circulation, any downward-pointing force created aerodynamically generates a backward-pointing resistance in the process just as an increase in the lift of an aircraft wing as the flaps are lowered for take-off or landing creates more drag in the process, forcing the pilot to open the engine throttles to overcome the extra wind resistance.

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