It certainly hopes that it can break the strength of the Eritrean army, and an admission, once the war ends, of the serious Eritrean casualty figures, will put pressure on the Eritrean regime.

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Malone's perceptive long pass gave Brown time to build up a head of steam and the full-back showed great strength to break two tackles and send Luscombe over, Malone converting.

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Lovingly nicknamed Anna Konda (no explanation necessary), the Norwegian bot was assembled using 20 hydraulic motors powered by a regular fire hose, whose 100 bars of pressure give it enough strength to break through walls and even lift a car right up off the ground.

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England's strength showed after the break with quick tries from debutant Peter Fox and Keith Senior.

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Neither player has won a set 6-0 against the other in 34 meetings, but Djokovic came very close before Nadal summoned the strength to save five break points in the sixth game.

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All markets need to pause and take a break and the bulls appear to be merely gathering strength for their next big upside assault on the key target from the October 2012 peak.

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And head coach Andy Robinson hopes Danielli's try-scoring form with Ulster and his strength and pace will ensure Scotland capitalise on their possession and break down the home side's defence.

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The one area of relative strength early in the week, is starting to look ready to break down as well.

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"It's the community again coming together to show its strength... it is holding tight, it will not break, " he added.

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