I think all those goals are still possible, but I think that as a consequence to the war on Iraq, we took our eye off the ball.

VOA: special.2009.02.21

Ball says adults should start off with exercises at the base of the pyramid, like walking or climbing stairs.

VOA: standard.2010.02.26

take your eye off the ball.

VOA: standard.other

"Our work on and off the ball was very good, but to walk off the pitch having lost 2-1 was very hard to swallow, " he added.

BBC: Beattie suited to life at Stoke

The Dons defence allowed a high ball to bounce without clearing and McCarthy muscled Andrew Considine off the ball to steer it past Langfield.

BBC: Aberdeen 1-2 Hamilton Accies

New Zealand will have guys challenging for the ball and if you don't have numbers there, they will blow you off the ball.

BBC: SPORT | Rugby Union | Lions in NZ | Zinzan Brooke column