Within five minutes, Markopolos sensed that the returns had to be fictional, and he became sure of it when he plotted on a graph the rising quarterly gains, year after year, and wound up with a virtually straight forty-five-degree angle.

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All three had efforts on goal during the first half, and while Van Persie planted a poor header wide and Sneijder shot straight at Slovakia goalkeeper Jan Mucha from an angle, Robben ruthlessly exposed Slovakia's defensive fallibility to score in the 18th minute.

BBC: Netherlands 2-1 Slovakia

Suarez, who is so prolific in front of goal for club side Ajax, was to squander further chances: hitting the side-netting from a tight angle from 10 yards and also firing straight at keeper Khune from a promising position 20 yards out.

BBC: South Africa 0-3 Uruguay

While I'm on the topic, the straight-angled 3.5mm jack should be a right-angle jack -- at the very least, an adapter should be thrown in.

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Soon after Charles N'Zogbia weaved his way past three United defenders before firing straight at Edwin Van der Sar who did well to close the angle at the feet of the Wigan man.

BBC: Man Utd 2-0 Wigan

In the dying moments of the game Rooney scuffed an effort straight at the Wigan keeper while Evra inexplicably fired wide from the angle of the six-yard box as the match ended 2-0.

BBC: Man Utd 2-0 Wigan

This adjustable table allows users to change the angle and height position of the Table PC, from lying flat to a straight-up, 'wall-like mount' at 90 degrees.

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Straight after the interval Sunderland managed their first meaningful effort on goal when Asamoah Gyan blasted over from the angle.

BBC: Manchester United 2-0 Sunderland

But since a single degree deviation of the face angle can cause you to miss a six foot putt, this data can help set you straight, once you figure out how to use it.

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