Direct and to-the-point contract negotiations between agents and teams throughout the week.

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But the point I was making at the beginning is that you have to be direct and honest about the situation we face.

WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

Warner then ran out Watson with a direct hit from backward point and Michael Clarke - yet to score a run on the tour after a duck in Ireland on Thursday - was plumb lbw to Murtagh for nought.

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Dominic Bradley of the SDLP said that the proposed telecommunications network would bypass Newry and that businesses and communities were dissatisfied that a "point of presence", or a direct link to the interconnector, would not be established in the area.

BBC: Project Kelvin telecommunications

Last week G14 released a 10-point plan seeking a direct vote for clubs in Uefa and for the organisation to be included when the international calendar was agreed.

BBC: SPORT | Football | Europe | G14 eyes Champions League changes

Airfare is another cost, depending on where you're coming from and where you choose to connect from, as there are no direct international flights into Ushuaia, the jumping-off point in Argentina.

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