The elevator bell kept pinging, children from another floor playing pranks.

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In the second half the Pharaohs too often resorted to the long ball, replacing their traditional build-up along the floor, playing into the hands of a magnificent Algerian defence.

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"My personal view is that hiring is like musical chairs, and if only the people who are already on the dance floor are playing, then the long-term unemployed can't get in the game, " said Falk, who was laid off four years ago.

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