Although he scored the odd sensational goal, Reyes had a notoriously awful time in England and never settled on or off the pitch.

尽管踢出了难得一见、轰动球坛的好球，众所周知的是无论在场内或是场外，雷耶斯在英国的日子都不好过。

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This means that the entire drama has to be carried on the ample shoulders of the grown-up Senta, Orla Boylan, whose display of passion is so convincing that her odd wobble of pitch only adds to our conviction that she's determined to stand by and save her man.

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The cycle circuit is the first phase in the planned redevelopment of the whole Odd Down site, which will include an artificial-turf pitch.

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Does it not, therefore, strike you as odd that the Republican leadership would choose to build their sales pitch around an objection that not only cannot be supported by facts, but requires a seriously dishonest portrayal of the situation to back up their claims?

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