Hull pressed hard for a late equaliser but continued to lack the killer instinct in the final third.

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"As soon as you begin empathizing with your competitor, you may not have that killer instinct, " Tu told CNN.

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As the game wore on the Scarlets continued to press but lacked the killer instinct to break down their hosts.

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Finder's new novel has justifiably graced the New York Times bestseller list, and is a nice follow-up to his wonderful Killer Instinct.

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The younger one was actually a decent tennis player with a killer instinct, but decided, as had her older sister before her, that there was something uncool about being competitive.

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Give him points for having a killer instinct, too.

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There was no display of a killer instinct.

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Substitute Gabriel Obertan should have doubled United's advantage late on but his header from a corner fell wide, while Javier Hernandez was also guilty of lacking the killer instinct when he dragged a shot wide when ideally placed to score.

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Does he lack a killer instinct?

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Hone your killer instinct.

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