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Back on a track at which she has won three times, Run Ructions Run will give a good account - and while L'Ami Serge will be long odds-on, runners from his yard have been turned over at these sort of prices before.
Major ructions in west London last week between former Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page and former Take That buffoon Robbie Williams.
Meanwhile, there are ructions in the Platt abode although, let's face it, when aren't there ructions in the Platt abode?
AWAIT ructions this month as the Queen entertains former IRA big-wig Martin McGuinness at a Windsor Castle banquet in honour of Michael D Higgins, the Irish president.
The report mentioned that such a deal would represent a major olive branch after the ructions over the last, greatly shortened tour by the Indians to South African shores earlier this season, causing CSA to take a major financial hit.
The bank has nearly doubled its currency swap with the Bank of Japan on Friday in a deal aimed at providing an extra cushion against potential ructions when the U.S.
In particular, ructions within the ruling party and the uncertainty surrounding the identity of the governor are issues which could destabilise the economy.
I know this will probably cause ructions but, come on, get real.
There is an alternative to further expansion of Heathrow airport ("Runway ructions," PE September).
What had caused this last minute extension, I do not know, but there must have been ructions, and it may help explain Joseph Hansom's bankruptcy.
His patience is put to the test, however, by those seemingly intent on making his life a misery - former boss Jean-Marie, who wants to sell the English tea shop they co-own, ex-girlfriend Alexa, whose presence is causing ructions between Paul and his new girlfriend, and a cantankerous neighbour, whose loud Gallic swearing threatens to disrupt his new business venture.
The coach had specially flown down to Pakistan with the national team from Ireland on the inst ructions of the Board rather than flying straight to his home in Sydney, Australia.
THE ructions over illegal match rigging and the allegations of betting conspiracies, which have cast such a shadow over the current Pakistan cricket tour of England, are a significant threat to the future of the game.
Citi's retail business in Germany, which makes most of its money from loans for everything from televisions to cars, contributed nearly three per cent of the bank's global pretax profit in 2006 before the market ructions of last year.