"The reaction from broadcasters and audiences around the world has been phenomenal, " said Colin Jarvis, BBC Worldwide's director of programmes.

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But even if Gazprom snatches away most of the assets, Scaroni says Eni got "a phenomenal deal" in a world where reserves are hard to come by.

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Promptly gold reassumed its primacy of place in the U.S. currency system, and for the next 17-year run, till 1913 and the creation of the Federal Reserve, growth was 3.4% per year. 5.5% for pushing two decades, then 3.4% for pushing two decades, under gold auspices: these are the statistics of not merely success, but the most phenomenal push into mass prosperity that the world had ever seen.

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Lewis is in his second year and probably going to be the youngest ever world champion, which is a phenomenal story.

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There is phenomenal innovation going on in these schools, and the world and companies need innovations.

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Shane Bond and Daniel Vettori are world-class bowlers: Bond is a phenomenal competitor and Vettori a canny operator.

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There is some dispute as to whether it constitutes a world record or not but all agree that it is a phenomenal performance.

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Novy Kapadia, one of India's leading sports commentators, told BBC World Service's Sports International programme that Mirza's "phenomenal achievement" had made her a role model in the country.

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Skype is a phenomenal product and brand that is loved by hundreds of millions of people around the world.

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