It was a case of, it did feel very much like, well if I'm going to cause this much chaos to a lot of people, then maybe I should just, you know, bow out.

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"I want to go out on a high and I see the Test series against the Kiwis as a good way to bow out, " he said.

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But if something completely fails, as long as we bow out gracefully, pay off all our debts and nobody gets hurt, then I don't think people disrespect Virgin for trying.

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In schools the heads I encountered seemed to have given up the struggle and simply wanted to keep things running until they could bow out.

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But after a few minutes - probably about five - I could see that the end - I couldn't tell whether it was the bow or the stern - of the boat was sticking vertically out of the water.

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