Early on I had a half-chance.

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"I had a few break points early on and I gave them up with average returning, so when I got a chance I knew I had to go for it, " she added.

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And so, therefore, I had a series - I had a string of successes early on in my career.

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Early on, I think he had a little bit of the jitters, but he found a way to just get back to himself.

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"There was zero question in my mind to audition for the series of ads, because I had been a user of Apple products early on, " Hodgman tells me, seated behind an old grand piano that he'll end up playing with the soles of his shoes before the end of the shoot.

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Less than a fortnight to go and I had an early start on Monday morning on Radio 4's "Today" programme summarising the state of play.

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