This now seems more likely to be a damp squib.
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There are also signs the election will be a damp squib.
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Anniversary celebrations of the annexation earlier this month were a damp squib.
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Euro zone inflation expectations hit record low after ECB damp squib: tmsnrt.
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Ultimately, 9-4R proved a damp squib, with neither side suffering major losses.
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The most eagerly awaited stockmarket flotation in years turned out to be a damp squib.
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Even if repatriation is a damp squib, however, America can expect capital inflows in 2018.
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Above all, I rue Italy having a rare damp squib of a World Cup qualification campaign.
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" Jessop said that, over the long run, the impact of a Brexit vote "may prove to be a damp squib.
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Westpac Bank said the treasury update was a "damp squib" and would have little impact on forecasts for GDP, inflation or interest rates.
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There are few examples—Britain has a system opening up payments and bank-account data, but it has so far been a damp squib.
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TO CALL the white-nationalist rally at Lafayette Square in Washington, DC, on August 12th a damp squib would be an insult to wet explosives.
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What promised to be a Bellator masterpiece was little more than a damp squib with wild scoring — 29-28, 28-29, 30-27 to Edwards.
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Genevieve: Also returning to the USSR this episode: Mischa, whose mission to track down Philip has turned out to be something of a damp squib.
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That was disappointing, a real damp squib of a climax, albeit actually unexpected (to the production's credit, I suppose)—but your experience will likely differ.
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IT WAS billed as the most important decision in Britain's telecoms industry for a decade, but in the end turned out to be something of a damp squib.
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The financial markets may have approved of the Bank of Japan's (BOJ) paradigm shift on Wednesday, sending shares higher and the yen lower, but analysts called it a damp squib.
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Politically, the tax cut is a damp squib: Most voters say they haven't seen any boost to their paychecks, and Republicans are barely talking about the law in their political campaigns.
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The European Parliament has criticized the U.K.'s proposals on EU citizens' rights as a "damp squib" and has vowed to reject a Brexit deal if Britain does not offer more.
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Look at the way the Department of Business's green paper on corporate governance, which included measures like shareholder votes on remuneration, was turned into a damp squib of a white paper by business lobbying.
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"Japan's keenly awaited fiscal stimulus proved to be a damp squib, disappointing yen bears who were hopeful for more forceful government spending to revitalize Abenomics," said Wei Liang Chang, a currency strategist at Mizuho Bank.
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Because of Khashoggi's murder, MBS's grandiose "Davos in the Desert" conference in Saudi Arabia a week ago was a damp squib, with many leading businessmen and all Western media organizations pulling out of the event.
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"Yellen's appearance Friday morning at Jackson Hole proved not to be the damp squib that many were expecting," Ray Attrill, global co-head of foreign exchange strategy at the National Australia Bank, said in a Monday morning note.
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"The sanctions on Iran have turned out to be a damp squib for the time being with the Trump administration granting exemptions," said Devesh Mamtani, head of investments and advisory at Century Financial, a brokerage firm in Dubai.
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Devoid of a single authentic emotion (the central romance is a damp squib from the start), "Why Him?" is a movie made by and for men, little more than a vehicle for Mr. Franco's peerless randy-pinhead routine.
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Forecasts of markets worth squillions by the end of the decade should be taken with a good deal of salt, especially since virtual reality, AR's close and even-more-hyped cousin, has so far proved a bit of a damp squib.
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AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Yulia Stepanova's much-heralded return to action turned into a damp squib on Wednesday when the Russian whistleblower, running as an independent athlete, dropped out of her 800 meters heat with a foot injury having been off the pace throughout.
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And certainly not Stephen Curry, the Golden State Warriors' sublime point guard and the winner of back-to-back Most Valuable Player awards, whose performance in the finals' deciding game was a damp squib as his supposedly invincible club went down to defeat.
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Layering a damp-squib thriller subplot beneath what appears to be an ad campaign for the one-percent lifestyle, the returning director and screenwriter (James Foley and Niall Leonard) test the newly married couple with an inconvenient pregnancy and an unconvincing car chase.
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"It's not shaping up to be the most thrilling session, in what has turned into a rather damp-squib second half of the week, the markets struggling for direction following the Fed's mixed bag statement on Wednesday evening," Spreadex analyst Connor Campbell said.
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"It's one of those situations where the market has seen the details and said 'it's not changed our view that we're not getting inflation from anywhere', so it was a bit of damp squib really," said Rabobank rates strategist Lyn Graham-Taylor.
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AMSTERDAM, July 6 (Reuters) - Yulia Stepanova's much-heralded return to action turned into a damp squib on Wednesday when the Russian whistleblower, running as an independent athlete, dropped out of her 800 metres heat with a foot injury having been off the pace throughout.
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The ongoing saga between Saul "Canelo" Alvarez and Gennady "GGG" Golovkin is presently displaying all the frustrating hallmarks of the tiring episode between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao, which left the sport in a state of purgatory for a few years before their damp squib of a fight.
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Former UFC and WEC lightweight champion Pettis (18-4) is riding his first ever losing streak of consecutive fights—the first coming against Brazilian Rafael dos Anjos, who dethroned the Milwaukee, Wisconsin, native around this time last year at UFC 185—before his subsequent comeback fight against Eddie Alvarez in a damp squib of a contest.
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And yet, here we are: Lightning, the dour heroine of 2009's Final Fantasy XIII (pretty good), mostly absent supporting character of that game's 2011 sequel (not entirely bad), and sole protagonist of 2013's XIII trilogy-concluding Lightning Returns (yeah, a bit of a damp squib), is about to be plastered across magazines and dance her way through promotional videos in support of the new range.
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"It was a damp squib, proposing that Europeans obtain the status of 'third-country nationals' in the UK, with fewer rights than British citizens are offered throughout the EU." May's deputy, Damian Green, told BBC radio the government would preserve the basic rights of EU citizens in Britain, but reiterated that those rights could not be guarded by the European Court of Justice - a sticking point for the two sides.
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Tanul Thakur of the Wire did not find the film too compelling. Nandini Ramnath of Scroll.in described the film as a damp squib.
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While most modern squibs used by professionals are insulated from moisture, older uninsulated squibs needed to be kept dry in order to ignite, thus a "damp squib" was literally one that failed to perform because it got wet. Often misheard as "damp squid", the phrase "damp squib" has since come into general use to mean anything that fails to meet expectations. The word "squib" has come to take on a similar meaning even when used alone, as a diminutive comparison to a full explosive.
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Kenzie appeared on Never Mind the Buzzcocks in March 2005 and again in March 2006. Kenzie released his autobiography in April 2005, published by HarperCollins, titled Kenzie: My Life. The book was somewhat a "damp squib" with one reviewer saying "it's full of incredibly dull revelations." In autumn 2006, Kenzie appeared in the Sky One reality show Cirque de Celebrité.
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He felt that she failed to "add lustre to the film, and her effort comes as a damp-squib." Also writing for Deccan Herald, Aravind Gowda called the film "an exceptionally well-made movie". He felt, "The screenplay, the characters and the story-line, all go well together into making Deveeri a good film to watch." He concluded writing praises of all leading performances in the film.
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Author Howard Hughes gave Firefox a negative review, "Watch the trailer, read the book, play the game — just avoid the film, it's another Eiger Sanction. Less a 'Firefox', it's more of a damp squib, or at best a smoldering turkey."Hughes 2009, p. 200. Vincent Canby's review in The New York Times made a similar assessment, zeroing in on Eastwood's lack of control over the plot line.
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UK Prime Minister David Cameron said that the strike was a "damp squib", with many key services continuing to operate. The government claimed that the turnout was "much lower" than the two million claimed by the unions. On The One Show, BBC presenter Jeremy Clarkson expressed his pleasure at the strikes leaving the roads empty, and claimed that he would kill the striking workers. "I would have them all shot", he said.
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Macleod returned to the shadow cabinet under Home after the 1964 election. His remit of opposing steel nationalisation came to naught as given his tiny majority Labour Prime Minister Harold Wilson did not proceed with this measure. Macleod's speech opposing steel nationalisation had been trailed as his comeback to frontline politics, but in the event was a damp squib. Nigel Fisher wrote that it was the only really bad speech of his career.
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The latter has established 10 chapters within its first year of operation. However recent attempts to establish a presence in Denmark and the Netherlands have failed to attract support and were respectively described as "a humiliation" and as "a damp squib". The Norwegian Defence League (NDL) is a sister organisation of the EDL. There are strong connections between the two organisations, and the leadership of the EDL is also actively involved in the leadership of NDL.
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" The Guardian gave the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions three stars out of five and said that the game "looks good, but feels generally soulless and generic. Hardcore gamers will like the advanced difficulty level, but novices will find it infuriating. A damp squib of a revival." Edge gave the Xbox 360 version a score of six out of ten and said, "The overriding impression is of a game that's physically too big for its action.
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Large mattresses were spread along the rim of the pool to prevent injuries to falling players.Zavos p114 One day was allocated to what was called the Olympic rugby tournament. The game was rather a damp squib and took place in a thick mid week London fog at a virtually deserted White City. Often a kick for touch saw the ball end up in the pool and it was said that the Australians were more adept at handling the slippery ball.
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The Spinoff's Alice Webb-Liddall wrote "I was prepared to like it until Taylor yelled 'Spelling is fun' and from that point in the video I felt a little bit sick". Matthew McAuley from the same magazine opined that Urie "pulled out all of the stops to try and ruin this one". Writing for The Independent, Alexandra Pollard stated that the song is "so blandly uncontroversial that there is literally nothing to say about it", and that it "has proven something of a damp squib".
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The EDL also established links to the Danish Defence League, which established 10 chapters within its first year of operation. However recent attempts to establish a presence in Denmark and the Netherlands have failed to attract support and were respectively described as "a humiliation" and as "a damp squib". The Norwegian Defence League (NDL) is a sister organisation of the EDL. There are strong connections between the two organisations, and the leadership of the EDL is also actively involved in the leadership of NDL.
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Clegg successfully argued in the Commission that strikes were caused by poor industrial management, not by unions, effectively derailing Barbara Castle's White Paper, In Place of Strife, which sought to establish legislative intervention in major disputes, and which the Commission had originally supported.Rogers (1996).Thompson (n.d.) He also became a member of the "National Board for Prices and Incomes" set up in 1965 to regulate a prices and incomes policy,Brown (1995) but the intractable circumstances of labour relations in Britain meant that this initiative remained a "damp squib".
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Upon release the film fetched predominantly negative reviews with Rediff.com claiming that the film "lacks substance" with "pot-holes the size of craters, uninspired acting and dull music", the film falls "after the first half-hour". In regard to the performances, the review claims that Navya Nair and Arvind Akash try "valiantly to act despite clichéd dialogues, weird situations and commercial twists" whilst Srikanth tries "very hard, but looks constipated". The review also criticizes the director claiming that the script had "potential" but "every intriguing plot-twist turns into a damp squib".
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Enga Veetu Penn was released on 23 October 1965, Diwali day. Writing in Sport and Pastime, T. M. Ramachandran called it a "damp squib", saying that "the picture attempts to sustain the interest of the viewers with its heartwarming story but the audience cannot but see a ring of familiarity around the whole theme." He applauded the performances of the cast, particularly Jaishankar and Rajan, but criticised the abundance of songs, saying that "holds up the story many a time". After the film's release, Nirmala prefixed Vijaya, the studio's name, to her screen name.
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And as he magnificently presents the climax of the film (which is funny in parts but overall ends up being a damp squib) he leaves you with a threat of a sequel. Spare us the horror, please?." Nikita Kapoor of FilmiTadka rated Double Dhamaal with 2 out of 5 stars and said - "In the end Double Dhamaal is a completely mindless, non-sense comedy, which is a sequel to 2007 film, Dhamaal. If the first one was Dhamaal, then this one was not an iota more than half Dhamaal.
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I thought this would be a great thing for BBC Enterprises to > market, but of course it was a total damp squib! I don't remember what else > I got them to change. Having worked quite a lot as a script editor I was > quite happy to get people to rewrite. Although his contract as a staff director was not renewed following the completion of his Doctor Who serial,Voice-over commentary on the BBC DVD "The Ark" (1966, 2011) Imison remained at the BBC and acted as story editor on the second series of Out of the Unknown under producer Irene Shubik.
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National Media in England picked up on specific themes from the document. The BBC focused on the bishops’ diagnosis of a core problem of ‘'lack of trust. Other commentators thought that the bishops were suggesting that “over-regulation” was undermining community spirit Some commentators viewed the bishops' document as a covert support for the Conservative Party’s support of marriage, although The Guardian dismissed it as a “cliché ridden damp squib” The head of the Catholic Church in England, Archbishop Vincent Nichols expressed surprise when the Prime Minister, David Cameron seemed to echo the call to focus on the Common good.
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But for Mr. Oz, finger-snap pacing and an expert cast (surely familiar to any BBC America viewer) bring this Death to giddy life." Philip French of The Observer said the film, "in which a fine British cast is wasted on feeble material, is directed by Frank Oz in less than wizardly form." Phelim O'Neill of The Guardian rated it two out of five stars and commented, "Scientists believe that black holes can slow down the progress of time. A similar effect can be felt by viewers of this damp squib of a farce as it grinds on from one lame set-up to the next.
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Review: Inga Enna Solludhu is boring – Rediff.com Movies IANS gave 1 star out of 5 and wrote, "It is not because Ganesh plays the lead that Inga Enna Solludhu is unarguably boring, but because it is a shoddily written story that fails to entertain. It's a film that makes a success story look like a joke on screen".Movie review: Vincent Selva's Inga Enna Solludhu is a damp squib – Hindustan Times Deccan Herald wrote, "V T V Ganesh turns Inga Enna Solludhu into a putrefied ego trip, soaked in self-pity, thanks to director Vincent Selva pandering Ganesh's whims without much qualms about his own reputation".
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The Board explained that the ban was "imposed because most of her programs were during family viewing time... and parents wanted to have some control over the sexual information for their children." In 1978 Arndt said that "The sexual revolution has been a damp squib" expressing some doubts about what level people were really more sophisticated in their attitudes toward sex. She acknowledged that the Women's Movement had made physiological discoveries about the sexuality of women, that there was more tolerance to one's sexual preference, and there had been a recognition of the importance of sex for senior citizens and those with disabilities. Arndt also praised the introduction of South Australian laws criminalising rape within marriage.
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In The War in Malaya Percival himself cites this as the major factor for the defeat stating that the 'war material which might have saved Singapore was sent to Russia and the Middle East'. However he also concedes that Britain was engaged in 'a life and death struggle in the West' and that 'this decision, however painful and regrettable, was inevitable and right'.The War in Malaya; Authur Percival p306 In 1918, Percival had been described as "a slim, soft spoken man... with a proven reputation for bravery and organisational powers"Kinvig, p. 47. but by 1945 this description had been turned on its head with even Percival's defenders describing him as "something of a damp squib".
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12 October 2013. Sify wrote, "Naiyaandi is not astounding but it is not a damp squib like most draft comedies we’ve had in recent times". Behindwoods gave 2.25 out of 5 and wrote, "Naiyaandi provides a few laughs but is nothing that you have not seen before".Naiyaandi Movie Review Naiyaandi, நையாண்டி விமர்சனம். Behindwoods.com (11 October 2013). Retrieved on 15 October 2013. The Times of India gave 2.75 out of 5 stars and wrote "Naiyandi is a leisurely-paced film, a genteel comedy set in a small town, revolving around a romance. But what sets it apart, in a rather unfortunate way from [Sarkunam's] earlier films, is that this time, the characters and scenes are less interesting, and the tone and rhythm of the film inconsistent".
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Upon release, Peter Kinghorn of Newcastle Evening Chronicle commented: "Although there's nothing with the impact of Cockney Rebel days, Harley can still put over a lyric and the compositions bear the hallmark of quality."Newcastle Evening Chronicle - Record reviews - Peter Kinghorn - 3 May 1993 - page 7 Neil McKay of Sunday Life commented: "Harley's first album for more than a decade is solid rather than spectacular. Everything is just where it should be, in a modern AOR-ish sort of way, and it cries out for the inspired weirdness that made some of his Cockney Rebel material so good." Andrew Boyd of the Reading Evening Post felt Yes You Can was a "damp squib of an album" and a "dreary, clichéd collection, unlikely to push Harley far into the charts".
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The Times of India rated the film 3/5, writing "Director Vijay and actor Vikram collaborate again in this movie after their earlier successful outing in Deiva Thirumagal, And Thaandavam'has everything going for it – big cast, good locations, a story with potential and a competent director – yet the result is far from satisfactory because of a weak and meandering screenplay, and poor pacing." Thaandavam Review – The Times of India Rediff's Pavithra Srinivasan wrote that the film was a "damp squib" and gave 2 out of 5 stars. Indiaglitz wrote: "Thaandavam has good sides and bad ones". Sify's reviewer claimed that it was "Vikram and him alone who diverts your attention from the film's little logical script flaws and spellbinds you with an endearing act that is Thaandavam's biggest strength". in.
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He commended Graham for handling the two-part structure by using extra time to explore the characters and themes, and thought the highlight of the episode were Rory's scenes with Jennifer. However, he criticised the CGI used in some scenes, although he called the prosthetics used for the Gangers "impressive", as well as the episode for ending in "a damp squib of a cliffhanger" that was "clearly too telegraphed throughout the episode". SFX magazine reviewer Richard Edwards gave the episode four out of five stars, saying it "looks fantastic" and praised choice of the abbey as the factory, which blew "the cliché of a futuristic industrial setting apart immediately, and [made] you feel like you’re watching something new." Like Jeffery, he said the visual effects were "generally pretty good" but criticised the CGI used for Jennifer's special abilities.
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At the end of normal time both sides were again level and extra time was needed. The first period of extra-time saw Cork take a 1-21 to 1-20 lead, but Tipp edged forward with two more quick points. Michael Doyle, son of the legendary John Doyle, came on as a substitute and had the game of his life. He scored two extra-time goals to swing the momentum in Tipp's favour. Donie O'Connell bagged another goal to give Tipp an incredible 4-22 to 1-22 victory. After the highs of 1987, the 1988 installment of the Cork-Tipperary was a damp squib. Tipp led by 1-12 to 0-5 at half-time and eventually bested Cork by 2-19 to 1-13. In 1990 Tipperary were reigning provincial and All-Ireland champions and were expected to build on this success by retaining their titles.
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Without such a resolution, in Goldsmith's opinion, invasion would still be legal under past resolutions 678 and 1441, if it could be proven that there were "strong factual grounds for concluding that Iraq has failed to take the final opportunity. In other words, we would need to be able to demonstrate hard evidence of non-compliance and non-cooperation" on the matter of Iraq's weapons of mass destruction. Blair played down the importance of the advice's publication, remarking "This so-called smoking gun has turned out to be a damp squib", as it affirmed the legality of military action. Opponents of the Iraq war including Charles Kennedy, contrasted the contingent, caveat-laden advice in the document with the Attorney General's statement to the House of Commons ten days later on 17 March 2003, which stated that military action would be lawful, with no similar caveats.
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The team, under the guidance of Shaw for the final time, produced some bright sparks in amongst the smouldering ashes of the 1990s, sparks which morphed over time into phoenixes providing hope of a bright future, in Chris Tarrant, Paul Licuria, Tarkyn Lockyer, Anthony Rocca, Nick Davis, Heath Scotland, Damien Adkins and Rupert Betheras. The eight formed the nucleus along with incoming draftees who joined the club over the next three years as part of the 2001–2003 surge back up the ladder. As the game farewelled Victoria Park as a league ground in the final match of the year, a damp squib of a match despite the off field staff's best efforts, the day tarred by poor weather and a Brisbane side destined for greater things. It also signified the end of Shaw after four years and little success, and experienced stalwarts of the decade, Monkhorst, Alex McDonald and Scott Crow, also waved into the sunset (or, in Monkhorst's case, Moorabbin at St Kilda).
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Cosse created a complement of unique solutions such as the 'Sunny Golden World of B&H;' Radio musical hit show for British American Tobacco (BAT)in addition to the 'Star Wheel of Fortune' and 'Looking Good with Amstel Malta' both for Nigerian Breweries Plc (a Heineken international company) The Agency also contributed in making Star Lager and Benson & Hedges the number one brands in their respective markets, via unique experiential marketing initiatives. Cosse started Through-the-line (TTL) communication with the Benson & Hedges account in 2000 and got affiliated with Bates Worldwide network in 2001. It also became the first local agency outside the centre allowed to develop creative concepts for both the B&H; and BAT corporate accounts. In 2003, following a damp squib advertising pitch, Cosse won the Globacom Advertising pitch, an account which the agency later resigned after a couple of years following a breakdown of agreement between the two organisations.
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