Cook's shot selection was spot on, he was positive in defence and his timing when rocking back to pull or cut was exemplary, but the South Africans gave him plenty of opportunities to score.
But whereas before the interval Australia bowled far too short, allowing Strauss and Cook to cut and pull to their heart's content, they pitched the ball up afterwards and began to look more dangerous.
The frock coat full of wadding, cut close to pull the figure into shape, gradually gave way to a looser but still precise jacket.
Secure Wrap claims its plastic is the only one in the world with "shrink memory" that causes it to pull back if it is cut, making it impossible to conceal tampering, says new business director Nicholas Valdespino, Daniel's brother.
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Some cited this report as evidence that we had failed in Iraq and should cut our losses and pull out.
Over the years, Ota's craftsmen have fashioned humble but handy creations like the pull tab that doesn't cut fingers or a gizmo that sucks air out of bottles before they're recycled.
Because of an economic downturn in the UK described by NAB's chief executive Cameron Clyne as "longer and slower to recover than experienced in the 1930s following the Great Depression", the bank has decided to cut 1, 400 UK jobs, pull out of commercial property lending here and concentrate on retail and small business banking.
The President has a continuing commitment to go through the budget, to pull out programs that don't work, to cut them or to end them, and to ensure that taxpayer money is spent wisely as we put ourselves on a path toward fiscal sustainability.
The next ball produced another wicket as Haq top-edged a pull but a rain delay of around 35 minutes, which cut the innings to 49 overs, favoured Scotland more than the tourists.
In apparent response to the UN sanctions vote, however, North Korea has issued multiple threats, promising to abandon the Korean War armistice, pull out of non-aggression pacts with North Korea and cut cross-border links, including the hotline.
To help pull the economy out of the 2001 recession the Fed then cut rates a total of 13 times, not stopping until June 2003, well after the economy was recovering and the 2002-2007 bull market was well underway.
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Ricky Ponting cut his first ball for four but soon miscued a pull at promising 21-year-old Barbadian fast bowler Kemar Roach and spooned to mid-wicket.
Rescue workers cut off the garment worker's mangled right hand to pull her free from the debris Thursday night.
Before we reach our rest-stop each night, Juvva races ahead to cut down a few trees so the reindeer are better able to pull off the wispy beards of lichen that hang from their branches.
Boston cut a 26-point deficit to four points twice down the stretch, but failed to pull off one more improbable run.
To pull the economy out of the 2001 recession, hampered also by the 911 terrorist attacks, the Fed cut interest rates a total of 13 times, not stopping until June of 2003, well after the economy was recovering, and the 2002-2007 bull market was underway.
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