The last one had resigned in September rather than face a vote of confidence it was bound to lose.

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Given these cross currents and our belief that competitive pressures will only intensify as we move through calendar 2011, we believe that shares likely remain range-bound until investors regain confidence in the growth and margin trajectory at CSCO.

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That was hardly a recipe for the sort of confidence some Welsh fans and pundits were displaying ahead of the clash with Australia, a team honour-bound by national tradition to do all in their power to redeem themselves in the eyes of a hyper-critical public and media.

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