We have players who can grab a game by the scruff of the neck, from normal play or dead-ball situations.

我们有能改变比赛的球员，不管是普通情况还是逆境中。

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Again, the feature worked like a charm, and wasn't something we accidentally activated during normal play.

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Even as the coalition sharpened its axe to take a swipe at spending and borrowing, the idea was to endure a few years of pain before normal play was resumed, in good time for the 2015 election, when voters could get back to the traditional task of deciding which party's goody bag was the most appealing.

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In normal times they play a crucial role in providing liquidity.

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