In the most likely scenario Mr Brown will take his leave relatively swiftly, after recognising that any efforts to prop himself up with Lib Dem support are likely to be hopeless.

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Students at Harvard and on other campuses responded to these findings - and the ensuing outrage of many American investors that their money might be used, however unwittingly, to provide life support for and otherwise to prop up Sudan's regime.

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The fly-half overshot the ball slightly and opted to pop it up to his support rather than try to gather for himself, only for prop Geoff Cross to spill the pass with the line at his mercy.

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The recent intervention to prop up the euro by the European Central Bank was warmly received by Japanese authorities since there was also support for the euro against the yen.

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