Its wings not only beat up and down, but also twist at specific angles.

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"It's been up and down all year and we went away to Wigan and got beat, but after we went ahead 1-0 today it was the first time I thought that the title was ours, " he added.

CNN: Chelsea romp to title with eight-goal triumph

However, Leicester fought back to grab an unexpected try from full-back Amorosino, who kicked ahead and beat everyone in the race to touch down, and Twelvetrees converted to set up a nervous finish.

BBC: Premiership: Saracens 26-20 Leicester Tigers

They followed up that historic beat down with home wins against Florida State and Boston College.

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Pro-Rajapaksa thugs tore down General Fonseka's posters and beat up his campaigners.

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"I did try and leave on a number of occasions, and he just beat me up so badly it completely broke me down as a human being, really, " she said.

BBC: Emma Barrett

Rose is undoubtedly the most talented player on the Bulls, but Chicago's soul belongs to players like Joakim Noah, struck with plantar fasciitis, pogo-sticking himself up and down the court on one foot to help his team beat Brooklyn.

WSJ: Derrick Rose and the Vacuum Cat

While it is within the power of the Republican leadership to to avoid the sequester through compromise and still end up with a plan that will begin to beat down the deficit without destroying the economic recovery, maybe the nation will, in the long run, benefit more from allowing the sequester to happen as the means to return sanity to our political process.

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